A small but intense tornado which struck Smithtown, on the lower Macleay about 10 miles northeast of Kempsey, was investigated on the spot two to three days after the event. The estimated path of the tornado and some of the damage and destruction are illustrated in diagrams and photographs. Evidence along most of the track favoured a cyclonic sense of rotation of the tornado. The synoptic situation prevailing about the time of the occur-rence is discussed and copies of isallobaric charts over the genetic area, the relevant surface synoptic char t, aerological diagram and pluviograph charts are shown. Noteworthy features of the tornado are listed and discussed. A definition and some note s on tornadoes are given.
P. E. Carr (Mon,) studied this question.