List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

Parent article: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Europe.

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Pre-20th century

Event Date Area Tornadoes Casualties Notes
Rosdalla, Ireland Tornado April 30, 1054 Kilbeggan, Ireland - - Earliest known European tornado
London Tornado of 1091, England Tornado October 23, 1091 United Kingdom - - Earliest known and perhaps strongest British tornado
Vyšehrad Tornado of 1119 July 30, 1119 Vyšehrad, Bohemia - - Earliest known and perhaps strongest Czech tornado which destroyed palace of Czech duke at Vyšehrad now in Prague
Czech Tornado of 1144 May 14, 1144 Bohemia 2 - Two tornadoes near military camp of duke Oto
Prague Tornado of 1255 April 8, 1255 Prague, Bohemia - - Tornado at Prague Castle
Valletta, Malta Tornado September 23, 1551 (or 1556) Malta - ≈600 fatalities Perhaps deadliest European tornado
Neznašov, Czech Tornado July 6, 1585 Bohemia - -
Augsburg, Germany Tornado July 2, 1587 Germany - -
Roma, Italy Tornado December 4, 1645 Italy - Many fatalities probably F4
La Rochelle - Paris, France Tornadoes September 1669 France - - Longest track tornado family in Europe
Utrecht, Netherlands Tornado August 1, 1674 Utrecht, Netherlands - - Destroyed part of the Dom Tower of Utrecht
Roma, Italy Tornado June 12, 1749 Italy - 3 fatalities Destroyed many houses in Rome and Ostia,probably F3 multivortex tornado
Padua, Italy Tornado August 17, 1756 Veneto, Italy - - A likely F3 tornado hit the city of Padua, heavy damaging masonry buildings, with leaded roofs throwns several kilometers away
Great Malvern Tornado October 14, 1761 United Kingdom - -
Woldegk, Germany Tornado June 29, 1764 Germany - - probably F5
Hainichen, Germany Tornado April 23, 1800 Germany - - probably F5
Fernhill Heath - Hampshire, England Tornadoes September 22, 1810 United Kingdom - - Widest known and perhaps strongest British tornadoes
Southsea, England Tornado December 14, 1810 United Kingdom - - Perhaps strongest British tornado
Seine - Maritime, France Tornado August 19, 1845 France - 70-200 fatalities Perhaps strongest European tornado
Sicily, Italy Tornadoes December 1851 Sicily, Italy 2 ≈500 fatalities Among deadliest European tornadoes
Brno, Czech Tornado October 13, 1870 Brno, Moravia - - Detailed scientific description by Gregor Mendel
Vienna, Austria Tornado June 29, 1873 Vienna, Austria - Many fatalities
F4 Rhineland-Tornado July 1, 1891 North-Rhineland, Germany 1 at least 1 fatality, many injured Total destruction of Anrath, a small village

20th century

Event Date Area Tornadoes Casualties Notes
Javaugues, France Tornado June 3, 1902 France - 1 fatality Widest known European tornado
Moscow, Russia Tornado June 29, 1904 Moscow, Russia ≥2 ≥30 fatalities
Barry - Chester, Wales- England Tornado October 27, 1913 United Kingdom - Several fatalities Perhaps deadliest British tornadic supercell
Wiener Neustadt, Austria Tornado July 10, 1916 Wiener Neustadt, Austria - 32 fatalities, 300+ injured Deadliest and strongest known Austrian supercell tornado. (F3/T7)
Southern Netherlands Tornado Outbreak April 26, 1924 Netherlands ≥3 -
Borculo, Netherlands Tornado Outbreak August 10, 1925 Netherlands Many 3 fatalities
Uetersen, Germany Tornado Outbreak August 10, 1925 Uetersen 1 1 fatalities Tornado (F3)
Lichtenvoorde - Neede - Tubbergen, Netherlands Tornado June 1, 1927 Netherlands - Germany - 10 fatalities Possibly multiple tornadoes, T9-T10 damage near Neede
Montello, Italy Tornado July 24, 1930 Veneto and Friuli, Italy - ≥23 fatalities Perhaps strongest European tornado struck tornadicly active area of Italy, supposed F5, gusts of about 500km/h, leveled masonry buildings.
Lublin Tornado July 22, 1931 Poland - 6 fatalites Described as the F5 but it is uncertain value.
Nurmijärvi - Konginkangas August 4, 1932 Finland - 1 fatality 6 tornadoes (one F3) track 20 km)
Kiuruvesi July 11, 1934 Finland - 1 fatality F4 tornado, strongest one in Finland
Loray, Doubs Tornado June 9, 1935 Doubs, France - -
Buckinghamshire - Cambridgeshire, England Tornadoes May 21, 1950 United Kingdom - - Longest known British tornado/tornado family
Veluwe, Gelderland - Haulerwijk, Friesland, Netherlands Tornadoes August 23, 1950 Gelderland - Friesland, Netherlands ≥2 - Strongest recorded tornado in Nederlands, T10 (F5) damage in 50 kilometre long path in Veluwe forest.
Castelo Branco, Portugal Tornado November 6, 1954 Portugal - 4 fatalities, 200 injuries
Rawa Mazowiecka and Nowe Miasto Poland Tornado May 15 - 16, 1958 Poland 2 3 fatalities, >100 injuries
Rzeszów, Poland Tornado May 20 South-East Poland near Rzeszów and Tomaszow Lubelski many 4 fatalities
Parma, Italy Tornado July 4, 1965 Italy ≥1 25 fatalities, 160 injuries
Western Europe Tornado Outbreaks of 1967 June 24–25, 1967 France - Netherlands - Belgium ≥8 ≥15 fatalities Same storm system produced two destructive outbreaks with fatalities in three countries
German Black Forest Tornado July 10, 1968 Germany - 3 fatalities
Nicosia, Cyprus Tornadoes December 22, 1969 Cyprus Several 4 fatalities Waterspouts (probably tornadic) came ashore
Venice, Italy Tornado Outbreak September 11, 1970 Veneto, Italy Several 47 fatalities The tornado outbreak originated near Padua, passed through it and ended in Venice bringing death and havoc
Ameland Island, Netherlands Tornado August 11, 1972 Friesland, Netherlands - 7 fatalities, 90 injuries
Moerdijk, Netherlands Tornado October 6, 1981 North Brabant, Netherlands - 17 fatalities NLM CityHopper Flight 431 encountered tornado shortly after takeoff and crashed
Gwynedd - Humberside - Essex Tornado Outbreak, Wales and England Tornadoes November 23, 1981 United Kingdom 105 0 fatalities Largest known European outbreak[1] though predominately weak tornadoes
1984 Yaroslavl tornado (1984 Ivanovo-Yaroslavl, Russia, Tornado Outbreak) June 9, 1984 Western Russia 22 >400 fatalities, 213 injured At least one F5, one F4, and one F3 were in the outbreak that damaged 36 cities and villages, including Tver and Kostroma, in a wide area north of Moscow.
Shel'vov July 20, 1987 Ukraine 1 - F4 tornado that destroyed the town of Shel'vov.
Ameland Island, Netherlands Tornado August 17, 1992 Friesland, Netherlands - 1 fatality
Sigüenza, Spain Tornado May 24, 1993 Sigüenza, Spain - - F2 damage in a path across the town
Spijkenisse, South-Holland June 7, 1997 Netherlands - F1 Damage on houses, and trees ripped out of the ground
Mikkeli, Rantakylä June 12, 1998 Finland - F3 (track 10 km) destroyed some airport facilities
San Leonardo de Yagüe, Spain Tornado June 1, 1999 Spain - - F3 damage and thousands of trees uprooted in a forest near Soria, Spain

21st century

Event Date Area Tornadoes Casualties Notes
Kontiolahti, Viinijärvi Tornadoes August 20, 2004 Finland - - F2 (track 10 km) At least 2 tornadoes
Garderen Tornado July 27, 2005 Garderen, Netherlands 1 - T4 tornado damaging mainly woods, also some damage to property.
Birmingham, UK Tornado July 28, 2005 Birmingham, United Kingdom - 30 injuries, 3 of which were serious T4 tornado, briefly became a T5 (sustained F2 tornado on the Fujita scale)
Hamburg, Germany Tornado Outbreak March 27, 2006 Germany 8 2 fatalities
Central Europe Tornado Outbreak May 20, 2006 Germany ≥12 Some injuries
Noordwijkerhout Tornado May 21, 2006 Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands 1 - T3-T4 tornado causing damage to crops and buildings
August 2006 UK Tornado Outbreaks August 16–18, 2006 United Kingdom - 8 injuries At least 4 tornadoes
August 2006 Mainland Europe Outbreak August 21, 2006 Western Europe - 38 injuries At least 7 confirmed tornadoes, a further 4 unconfirmed others
London Tornado of 2006 December 7, 2006 London, United Kingdom 1 6 injuries[2]
Central England Tornado Outbreak September 23, 2007 Central England - - At least 4 tornadoes reported in Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and West Midlands. [1]
2008 Hautmont, France tornado August 3, 2008 Hautmont, France - 4 fatalities, 13 injuries F4 damaged several villages
Northern Netherlands Tornado Outbreak August 3, 2008 Friesland, Groningen, Netherlands 2 confirmed, 4 reported - T3-T4 tornadoes caused damage to property
2008 Poland Tornado Outbreak August 15–16, 2008 Mykanów, Poland 8 confirmed, 11 reported 3 fatalities F3 - F4 tornadoes in Opolskie, Silesian, and Łódzkie Voivodeships
Lichtenvoorde - Vragender - Winterswijk, Netherlands July 12, 2010 Netherlands 1 6 injuries Tornado destroyed church tower in Vragender and Zwarte Cross Festival area in Lichtenvoorde. damage T5-T7, uncertainty about nature of winds, some sources cite a strong derecho as cause of damage.
Lumda - Schluechtern, Germany August 28, 2010  Germany 2 confirmed, 3 reported - F2 tornado in Lumda & F1 tornado in Schluehtern, caused a damage of about €500 Million
Northern Sweden Tornado Outbreak June 4, 2011 Northern Sweden - At least 3 injuries Several tornadoes reported in the provinces of Ångermanland, Västerbotten, and Norrbotten in northern Sweden. [2][3]
Sachsen - Anhalt, Germany September 11, 2011  Germany 1 F3 tornado confirmed. -
England and Wales tornadoes November 29, 2011 England and Wales 1 F0, 2 F1 tornadoes 1 injured One tornado in Greater Manchester, England and another in Anglesey, Wales. Later that day, a F1 tornado struck north of Breighton.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.torro.org.uk/site/whirlwind_info.php
  2. ^ "Six hurt as tornado hits London". BBC. 2006-12-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6217514.stm. Retrieved 2011-12-08. 

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