List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

Sardinia tornado

200

Sardinia, Italy

1

?

Tornado in Sardinia. Earliest known European tornado and the first-ever recorded tornado.

France tornado of 580

580

France

1

Many fatalities

Tornado tracked 1 mile (1.6 km), killing many people.

France tornado of 588

588

France

1

Unknown

Tornado, described as "snakes from the clouds", that destroyed a village.

689 Sachsen tornado

689

Sachsen, Germany

1

Unknown

Tornado in Sachsen.

788 Freising tornado

Summer 788

Freising, Francia

1

?

Tornado in Freising.

Northern Umbria tornado

793

Umbria, Italy

1

?

Tornado in the northern parts of Umbria.

885 Württemberg tornado

885

Württemberg, Germany

1

?

Tornado in Württemberg.

962 Poitiers tornado

March 962

Poitiers, France

1

Unknown

Tornado reported in Poitiers.

979 Kiev tornado

979

Kiev, Kievan Rus'

1

?

Tornado in Kiev. The tornado was never rated.

989 Sachsen tornado

989

Sachsen, Germany

1

Unknown

Low-end F1/T2 tornado in Sachsen.

1011 Württemberg tornado

1011

Württemberg, Germany

1

?

Tornado in Württemberg.

1043 Kievan Rus' waterspout

1043

Kievan Rus'

1

?

Waterspout in the mouth of the Danube River in Kievan Rus'.

Rosdalla tornado

30 April 1054

Kilbeggan, Ireland

1

0

Recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters, which described a "round tower of fire" (Irish: cloictheach tenedh) that sucked in birds, a greyhound dog, and clothing, then dropped them.

Northern Umbria tornado of 1067

6 December 1067

Umbria, Italy

1

?

Tornado in the northern parts of Umbria.

London tornado of 1091

17 October 1091

London, Middlesex, Kingdom of England

1

2

The London Tornado of 1091 is the earliest reported tornado in England, occurring in London on Friday, 17 October 1091. It has been reckoned by modern assessment as possibly a T8 on the TORRO scale (roughly equivalent to low-end F4 on the Fujita scale) making it potentially the strongest recorded tornado in the British Isles, although this estimate is based on reports written 30 years after the tornado. The church of St Mary-le-Bow in the city of London was badly damaged; four rafters 26 feet (7.9 m) long were driven into the ground so that only 4 feet (1.2 m) protruded above the surface. Other churches in the area were demolished, as were over 600 (mostly wooden) houses. For all the damage inflicted, the tornado claimed just two known victims from a population of about 18,000. The tornado is mentioned in chronicles by Florence of Worcester and William of Malmesbury, the latter describing it as "a great spectacle for those watching from afar, but a terrifying experience for those standing near".

Vyšehrad Tornado

30 July 1119

Vyšehrad, Bohemia

1

?

Earliest known and perhaps strongest Czech tornado, possibly rated F3/F4. Destroyed the palace of the Czech duke at Vyšehrad, which is now in Prague.

Czech tornado of 1144

14 May 1144

Bohemia

2

0

Two tornadoes near the military camp of Duke Vladislaus II. This source may describe the first storm chasers ever documented in history.

1255 Prague tornado

8 April 1255

Prague, Bohemia

1

1

Tornado at Prague Castle.

Russian tornado of 1406

1406

near Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

1

1 fatality known

According to the Trinity Chronicle, a tornado occurred near Nizhny Novgorod. This is the earliest known Russian tornado. It is said to have picked up a horse-drawn carriage and threw it so far away that it could no longer be seen. The carriage and the horse were later found but the man remained missing. Another source says that "a mighty storm and whirlwind ravage[d] the village", suggesting that structures were also affected by the tornado.

1406 Venice tornado

1406

Venice, Venetian Republic

1

Many fatalities

A strong tornado hit Venice, destroying many houses and killing many people. [citation needed]

1453 Rodenberg tornado

1453

Rodenberg, Germany

1

18

A strong tornado moved through the village, destroying all barns and around 50 houses. 18 people were killed. According to tornadoliste it was rated F2.

1535 Oleśnica tornado

11 September 1535

Oleśnica, Poland

1

5

An F4 tornado destroyed part of the town. The roofs and gables on several houses were destroyed and streets were littered with shingles as a result. A brewery was completely destroyed. The tornado also damaged the castle of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony. 5 people were killed when the gable of the city hall collapsed on them.

Lequile tornado

22 June 1546

Lequile, Italy

1

24

A tornado struck the villages of Lequile and San Pietro in Lama in southern Apulia near Lecce, causing catastrophic damage along a roughly 3 km long path. The tornado uprooted trees, destroyed houses and blew the roof off a church. 24 people were reportedly killed.

Grand Harbour of Malta tornado

23 September 1551 (or 1556)

Malta

1

≈600 fatalities

An intense waterspout came on-shore and struck the Grand Harbour of Valletta. A shipping armada which was about to go into battle was destroyed, causing the deaths of around 600 people. TORRO suggests the tornado caused T7 damage, equivalent to a high-end F3 or low-end F4 on the Fujita scale. Perhaps the deadliest European tornado.

Nottingham tornado

7 July 1558 (or 1 July or 11 July)

Nottingham, United Kingdom

1

5–7

On either 1, 7 or 11 July (sources differ) 1558 a tornado struck Sneinton (which today is a suburb of Nottingham). According to one contemporary report, the tornado tore through two towns, destroying all the houses and churches. Another independent report cites the near total destruction of the village of Sneinton. It is also reported that the tornado sucked water out of the river Trent and ripped trees out of the ground, throwing them several feet away. One child and 5 (possibly 6, sources differ) men were killed. TORRO suggests a rating of T7 for the tornado, equivalent to high-end F3.

Kestřany tornado

24 May 1582

Kestřany, Bohemia

1

?

A tornado struck Kestřany, destroying houses and uprooting trees. The tornado received a rating of F3.

Rockhausen tornado

15 July 1582

Rockhausen, Germany

1

?

The tornado which was rated F4 nearly completely destroyed the village of Rockhausen; only two houses remained untouched.

Neznašov tornado

6 July 1585

Neznašov, Bohemia

1

?

A tornado formed near Neznašov. From there it moved through a forest, uprooting trees along the way, before it reached the village of Temelín, where it completely destroyed several houses. The tornado then continued to Sedlec where it destroyed another house and turned a barn upside down. Multiple academic sources list this tornado as an F3.

Koclířov tornado

14 August 1585

Koclířov, Bohemia

1

?

A tornado formed near Kocléřov, which uprooted trees and destroyed several houses, including one manor. People were reportedly hurled into the air by the tornado and thrown into the mud, where they laid unconscious for some time. ESWD lists this tornado as an F3.

Augsburg tornado

2 July 1587

Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire

1

?

Rome tornado of 1645

4 December 1645

Rome, Papal States

1

Many fatalities

Probably F3.

Lincolnshire tornado

23 October 1666

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

1

3

On 23 October 1666 the most intense tornado on record for the UK (and England) passed through Welbourn, Wellingore, Navenby and Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire. The tornado has been rated at T8-9, roughly equivalent to an F4 on the Fujita scale. The tornado tracked for 5 km and reached a maximum path width of 200 meters. Thomas Short writing in 1749 described it as "it came with such Violence and Force, that at Welbourn it levelled most of the Houses to the Ground; broke down some, and tore up other Trees by the Roots, scattering abroad much Corn and Hay. One Boy only was killed. It went on to Wellingore, where it overthrew some Houses, and killed two Children in them. Thence it passed on and touched the Skirts of Navenby, and ruined a few Houses. Keeping its Course to the next Town Boothby Graffoe, where it dashed the Church Steeple in pieces, furiously rent the Church itself, both Stone and Timber Work, left little of either standing, only the Body of the Steeple."

La Rochelle – Paris tornadoes

September 1669

France

>2

?

Longest tracked tornado family in Europe at 400 km (250 mi), but the distance may be greater as the tornado possibly started as a waterspout over the Bay of Biscay. Earliest-known French tornadoes.

Cádiz tornado

15 March 1671

Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

1

≥600 fatalities

Sánchez-Laulhé (2005) classified this tornado as an F3, although ESWD lists it as an F4. The tornado destroyed houses and capsized many ships leading to the death of at least 600 people, although the number could be as high as 1500 fatalities.

Veneto tornado

29 July 1686

Terrazzo, Dolo, Italy

1

8 fatalities

A strong and long tracked tornado caused extensive damage from Terrazzo to Dolo, travelling for 40 miles in 1 hour, killing 8 people and injuring many others. This might have been an F3.

Kaliningrad tornado

12 August 1701

Kaliningrad, Russia

1

?

ESWD lists this tornado as an F3.

Olomouc tornado

13 August 1701

Olomouc, Moravia

1

?

Strong winds presumably from a tornado caused serious damage at Jindřichův Hradec and at Praskolesy near Telč. A number of houses were reportedly completely swept away. Despite this scientific literature only indicates an intensity of F1-F2.

Schleswig-Holstein Tornado

26 February 1718

Schleswig-Holstein, Holy Roman Empire

1

?

On the night of 25 to 26 February 1718 a violent tornado struck somewhere in modern-day Schleswig-Holstein. Not much is known about this tornado but reliable sources list the rating as an F4/T8 and indicate that well built stone houses were destroyed by this tornado.

Möklinta Tornado

27 September 1725

Möklinta, Sweden

1

?

One of the earliest known tornadoes in Sweden. The ESWD mentions that the tornado had an average width of 82 meters.

Rome tornado of 1749

12 June 1749

Rome, Papal States

1

2

Originated as a waterspout over the Tyrrhenian Sea before coming on land and tracking for about 38 km. Reportedly devastated large parts of Rome. ESWD lists a rating of F3.

Groden Tornado

26 June 1756

Cuxhaven, Holy Roman Empire

1

0

A violent tornado struck Groden (today part of Cuxhaven). A strong "whirlwind" accompanied by severe hail and heavy rain caused extensive damage in the village. According to contemporary sources several houses were destroyed or severely damaged. The roof of the local church also suffered extensive damage. Large trees were either snapped or uprooted. Tornadoliste lists this tornado as an F4.

Padua tornado

17 August 1756

Veneto, Italy

1

0

A strong tornado, possibly an F3, hit the city of Padua, apparently damaging the Palazzo della Ragione, destroying part of its roof.

Great Malvern tornado of 1761

14 October 1761

Malvern, Worcestershire, Great Britain

1

?

1764 Woldegk tornado

29 June 1764

Germany, Poland

3

1

Small tornado outbreak over Poland and Germany with 1 F5, 1 F3 and 1 F1. The F5 tornado traveled for 35 km along a 400–800 m wide path. 1 person was killed and 3 more were injured. A very detailed survey of the damage caused by this tornado was conducted by Gottlob Burchard Genzmer. This survey was remarkable for its time and would even hold up to modern scientific standards. The tornado caused phenomenal damage. In a field, the stumps of previously felled trees were pulled out of the ground and carried away. Houses were completely razed down to their foundations. Heavy cobblestones weighing 75 kg were rolled and according to eyewitness reports, a meteorological tsunami-like event occurred as the tornado tracked over a lake. ESWD lists the strongest tornado from this outbreak as an F5/T11, T11 being the highest rating on the TORRO scale. This tornado is regarded as the strongest in German history and is one of only 2 F5 tornadoes that have ever been recorded in the country. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

1774 Central Europe tornadoes

19–20 June 1774

Germany, Czech Republic

2

3

High-end F2/T5 tornado hit Götzenhain, Germany along an 11.5 kilometer path, killing 3. An F1 tornado hit Telč, Czech Republic FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Belfast and Carrickfergus tornado

2 September 1775

Ireland

1

?

A small tornado which damaged crops and structures and lifted people into the air. It also lifted the waters in Larne Lough, hit land on Islandmagee and then disappeared into the North Channel.

1776 Barbaira Tornado

6 August 1776

France

1

0

F2 tornado hit Barbaira, France.

Gräfenberg tornado

8 June 1778

Germany

1

7 fatalities, 10 injuries

A low-end F3/T6 tornado struck the town, killing 7 people and injuring 10 others.

Hainichen tornado

23 April 1800

Germany

1

0

A violent tornado formed near the town of Hainichen at around 4–5 pm and subsequently tracked for around 8 minutes for 9.5 km in the north-northeast direction. The tornado was 50 meters wide. In Arnsdorf all houses lost their roofs. The tornado subsequently apparently intensified before striking Dittersdorf, where several houses and stables were completely destroyed. Lots of livestock was wiped out and several people were severely injured. After this, the tornado tracked into a forest, where no tree in its path remained standing. Some trees were reportedly debarked and thrown hundreds of meters away. Finally, the tornado struck Etzdorf, where several houses were completely leveled. Thankfully no-one was killed in the tornado because most people were out in the fields but 5 people were injured. ESWD lists this tornado as an F5/T10, one of only two documented F5 tornadoes in Germany.

Southsea tornado

14 December 1810

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

1

0

Third-strongest British tornado, rated a T7-8 (high-end F3 to low-end F4). Some homes were completely leveled and others so badly damaged that they had to be demolished. Chimneys were blown down and lead on a bank roof was 'rolled up like a piece of canvas'.

Horb Tornado

15 April 1831

Horb am Neckar, Germany

1

0

A tornado affected Horb am Neckar in modern-day Baden-Württemberg. The tornado reportedly ripped the roofs off several buildings, destroyed numerous trees and threw people and animals alike high into the air, although no fatalities were reported. ESWD lists this tornado as an F2/T5.

Louny tornado

2 May 1831

Louny, Bohemia

1

1

2 people were reportedly killed by the tornado, which might have been an F2 to F3.

Carrickfergus tornado

12 June 1834

Carrickfergus, Ireland

1

0

A tornado struck Kilroot, damaging a house and taking the thatch off it. It also killed a hen, which was carried into the wind, and lifted two people off the ground; they were uninjured.

Nýrsko tornado

25 May 1843

Nýrsko, Bohemia

1

2

A tornado killed several people, threw people and cows high into the air and damaged 28 houses as well as the church. ESWD lists a rating of F2 and a rather long path length of 37 km.

Cartagena Tornado

21 November 1843

Cartagena, Spain

1

4

The tornado is listed in ESWD as an F2.

Southern Germany Tornadoes

22 June 1845

Engstingen, Germany

2

?

An outbreak of severe weather across southern Germany produced at least 2 tornadoes. One tornado rated F3 caused a 9.5 km long path of destruction through a forest near Engstingen. In Straubing, Bavaria an F2 tornado damaged several houses and a church.

Seine-Maritime tornado

19–20 August 1845

France

5

75

A small outbreak produced at least 5 tornadoes in France, the Netherlands and Germany. The strongest tornado of this outbreak was an F5 tornado that passed through the Cailly Valley after having formed near Le Houlme. Along its path the tornado caused damage that experts at Keraunos described as beyond imagination. The tornado completely destroyed three spinning mills, some of which had just been built. One of the mills was a solid 4 story brick building and another was of a build quality that one quote: "dared to qualify as excessive ". The tornado also destroyed several regular houses and uprooted, snapped and debarked numerous large trees, throwing some of them a considerable distance away. Debris of various kinds was found scattered up to 30 km away from the tornado. The tornado killed at least 75 people and injured 130 more, making it the deadliest tornado in French history. It is also one of only 2 recorded F5 tornadoes in France, the other being the one that occurred in Palluel on 24 June 1967. Keraunos also mentions two other tornadoes that occurred in France on that day: an F3 in Villey-sur-Tille and an F1 in Avosnes. There were also at least 2 other tornadoes outside of France: one in Zevenbergen, the Netherlands and another in Trier, Germany.

1851 Sicily tornadoes

8 December 1851

Sicily, Kingdom of Sicily

2

≈500 fatalities

Among the deadliest European tornadoes.

Middle Poland tornado

31 May 1866

Jarluty Duże, Humięcino

4

≥7 fatalities, 18 injuries

A small outbreak of 4 tornadoes occurred across western and central Poland. The strongest of the outbreak was an F3-F4 tornado that hit Humiecino and Jarłuty, destroying several houses and lifting animals. The tornado killed at least 7 people, although 12 remained missing. It reportedly tore the limbs off some of its victims. The tornado was preceded by a hailstorm, producing hail up to potato size, coating the ground in a 9-inch layer of hail. Another tornado, listed as F2 in the ESWD, touched down just northeast of this tornado a short time later and destroyed 2 houses. This second tornado was presumably from the same cyclic parent supercell. Two other tornadoes occurred further west earlier that afternoon. One of these near Święte just northwest of Wroclaw was rated F2 on account of damaging 31 houses and lifting an entire windmill.

Palazzolo dello Stella tornado

28 July 1867

Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy

1

15 fatalities, 50 injuries

A strong tornado, which might have been an F3-F4, hit the villages of San Mauro, Ronchis and especially Palazzolo dello Stella. 15 people were killed and 50 more were injured.

Veneto tornado

24 September 1867

Venice, Italy

1

20 fatalities, 15 injuries

A strong tornado, possibly an F3-F4, struck Venice and caused damage along a 25 km path. The tornado killed 20 people and 15 more were injured.

Tuscany tornado

29 July 1868

Roccatederighi, Grosseto, Italy

4

0

An intense 400 m wide tornado, possibly an F3, struck Roccatederighi, Roccastrada and surrounding areas in Tuscany. Several houses lost their roofs and some were even partially demolished. Some olive groves are said to have been almost completely annihilated and several large chestnut, walnut and oak trees were snapped and twisted. Ground scouring was also reportedly observed.

Brno tornado

13 October 1870

Brno, Moravia

1

0

Detailed scientific description by Gregor Mendel. Mendel's detailed study of the tornado's damage reportedly would also hold up to modern standards today. One interesting thing is that Mendel, who witnessed the tornado personally, described the rotation as anticyclonic or clockwise in the northern hemisphere, which is unusual for these parts. Scientific literature suggests a rating of F0-F1.

South-East Sicily tornado

24 October 1872

Modica, Palazzolo Acreide

1+

63 fatalities

One or perhaps two intense tornadoes (F3-F4) carved a path of destruction trough the southern and eastern portion of Hyblean Mountains and struck the towns of Modica and Palzzolo Acreide killing 63 people. (31 near Modica and 32 in Palazzolo)

Vienna tornado

29 June 1873

Vienna, Austria

1

?

A (possible) tornado struck Vienna during the 1873 Vienna World's Fair and affected the festivities. Besides the tornado, the thunderstorm also caused large hail and torrential rain, which caused widespread flooding. According to contemporary newspaper reports the tornado damaged several houses, including damage to gables, chimneys, roofs and windows, and uprooted several trees. Some later sources attribute several fatalities to this tornado but ESWD only mentions many chickens being "battered to death" and newspaper reports only mention two people who drowned in the floodwaters. ESWD lists this tornado as an F2/T4 but also mentions that this might have been a gustnado instead of a tornado.

Gødvad – Kattrup tornado

6 September 1882

Gødvad, Kattrup, Denmark

1

?

A long tracked, violent F4 tornado struck Gødvad and Kattrup along a 32.3 kilometer long path. 6 half-timbered oak homes were destroyed, and trees were uprooted and thrown. A pond had all of its water sucked up. Several fields sustained scouring, and in one case the scouring was very deep. This is the strongest tornado ever recorded in Denmark.

Catania tornado

7 October 1884

Catania, Italy

1

30 fatalities, 600 injured

A violent IF4 caused great destruction around Catania. Many buildings were (almost) completely destroyed, telecommunications infrastructure damaged and trees uprooted along a 30 km path. 30 people died and about 600 others were injured.

Caprarica di Lecce tornado

23 November 1884

Caprarica di Lecce, Italy

1

1 killed, 8 injured

An intense tornado struck Caprarica di Lecce and caused great destruction within the village. Among other things the bell tower collapsed, crushing 2 people. One of the two men crushed by the bell tower was killed, while the other was injured along with 7 others. ESWD lists this tornado as an F3.

Madrid tornado

12 May 1886

Madrid, Spain

1

47

An F3 tornado struck Madrid, causing extensive damage to buildings, some of which collapsed, killing the occupants, on a 12 km path from Carabanchel to Ciudad Lineal with a width of 1 km. It is the deadliest Spanish tornado of the last two centuries.

Lonato tornado

14 May 1886

Lonato del Garda

1

5 fatalities

A strong or intense tornado (maybe an F2 or F3) tracked for 10 km from Castiglione dello Stiviere to Lake Garda and devastate the eastern part of the town of Lonato where many homes were badly damaged or destroyed.

Rhineland tornado

1 July 1891

North Rhineland, Germany

5

3 fatalities, 100 injured

Tornado outbreak over central Germany. 3 tornadoes are unclassified. 1 was an F0 that travelled 12 km from Beeskow to Müllrose (Brandenburg), and 1 was a powerful F4 that brought the total destruction of Anrath, a small village, killing 3 people and injuring 100 on a 20 km path while moving at 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph). 8 cm hail fell near Anrath before the arrival of the tornado.

Novska tornado

31 May 1892

Croatia, Austria-Hungary

2

1

Strongest known tornado in Croatia. A large multivortex F4 twin-tornado struck the southern part of the village of Novska and surrounding woods. 1 person was killed, 3 people were heavily injured, and many had minor injuries. At least 150,000 trees were destroyed in its path. A train was derailed; one train wagon (14 t) was lifted at least 6 m into the air and thrown 30 meters onto a field. The average width of the tornado was 800 m, with the maximum width exceeding 1.2 km. Hail size from this tornadic supercell was 8 cm.[citation needed]

Badalona tornado

15 June 1892

Badalona, Catalonia, Spain

1

3 fatalities, Unknown injuries

An F2 tornado touched down in the village of Badalona, and a few factories were damaged, with the roof being partially removed and some walls either damaged or collapsed, injuring some people. Overall, the tornado killed 3 and injured others. It reached windspeeds between 150 and 190 km/h. "La Vanguardia" – newspaper.

Polesella tornado

19 July 1892

Polesella, Veneto, Italy

1

2 fatalities and 21 injured

A strong tornado struck the village of Polesella. This tornado might have been an F3 or F4.

Paris tornado

10 September 1896

Paris, France

1

5

The Paris tornado of 10 September 1896 is the only documented case of a tornado forming and dissipating within an urban area in France.

Central Germany tornado outbreak

18 March 1897

Germany

5

4 fatalities, 4 injured

A tornado outbreak produced 5 tornadoes over central Germany. The outbreak began with two tornadoes that struck the city of Gelsenkirchen. One of the tornadoes, which affected the district of Schalke, damaged several houses, commercial buildings and a glass factory. This tornado ended up killing 3 people and injuring 4 more. An F3/T6 tornado struck Kirberg and other nearby villages on a 40 km path, killing 1 person. Two other tornadoes struck Stelzen (Thüringen) and Fürth am Berg (Bayern).

Oria tornado

21 September 1897

Oria, Apulia, Italy

1

59 fatalities, 267 injuries

A strong F4 tornado struck the villages of Sava and Oria, killing 59 people and injuring 267 on a 40 km long and up to 850 meter wide path. At least 21 houses were destroyed and other buildings were severely damaged.

Cologne tornado

7 August 1898

Cologne, Germany

1

3 fatalities, 100 injured

A violent tornado struck the city of Cologne. The storm began 3 km from the city center, in Zollstock, accompanied by hail of 5 cm. The tornado caused heavy damage and was classified as an F4/T8. For instance, the tornado caused severe damage to a factory complex on the west side of the Rhine, where no building remained untouched and damage exceeded 400 thousand German Mark (about 3 million euros in today's money[when?]). On the other side of the Rhine damage was also severe: countless houses lost their roofs or were otherwise severely damaged, the spire of a Catholic church was torn off and a large dance hall was almost completely destroyed. The storm ended just northwest of Wipperfürth after it had traveled for 38 km and after it had killed 3 people and injured about 100.

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0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1902 Javaugues tornado

3 June 1902

France

1

1 fatality

An F3 tornado struck Javaugues and other villages along its 7 km path. With a width of 3 km, this is the widest documented French tornado.

1904 Moscow tornado

29 June 1904

Moscow, Russia

2

9-100+ fatalities

Two strong F2-F4 tornadoes struck eastern Moscow, causing severe damage along its 42 km path in a densely populated area and with a width of 400-700m. They killed over 100 people and wounded over 800.

1905 Armavir tornado

1 March 1905

Armavir, Russia

1

?

Details unknown.

1906 Opladen tornado

14 August 1906

Opladen, Germany

1

1 fatality

An F3 tornado struck several villages along its 15 km path, killing 1 person and injuring 25 others.[citation needed]

1910 Central Europe tornado outbreak

11 May 1910

Germany, Czech Republic and Austria

10

1 injured

Tornado outbreak over Central Europe. 1 F3 tornado in the Czech Republic struck Klatovy and other villages over a 13 km path, with a width of 1 km.

1910 Lower Saxony tornadoes

4 June 1910

Lower Saxony, Germany

2

0

1 F3 tornado and 1 F4 tornado struck Bad Zwischenahn and Ostrhauderfehn.[citation needed]

1910 Germany tornadoes

22 July 1910

Germany

12

0

Tornado outbreak over Germany, with 12 tornadoes, causing severe damage. 1 F3 tornado struck Platten (Rhineland-Palatinate). Several other tornadoes produced F2-F3 damage, with paths of 10–30 km.[citation needed]

1910 Lombardy tornado

23 July 1910

Lombardy, Italy

1

36 fatalities

A violent long-tracked tornado caused severe damage along a 62 km path north of Milan. The tornado completely destroyed many homes in Busto Arsizio, Solaro, and Saronno, killing 36 people and injuring another 50, becoming one of the most destructive Italian tornadoes.[citation needed]

1912 Brețcu tornado

13 May 1912

Brețcu, Romania

1

17 fatalities

A violent F3 tornado struck the town of Brețcu, destroying 1,548 houses and killing 17 people and injuring another 150.[citation needed]

1913 Plochingen tornado

1 June 1913

Plochingen, Germany

3

40 injuries

A violent F3 tornado struck Echterdingen and Plochingen, traveling for 20 km and injuring 40 people. On the same day, 2 other tornadoes touched down in Germany: 1 F1 in Nürtingen and 1 in the Taunus region.[citation needed]

1913 United Kingdom tornado outbreak

27 October 1913

United Kingdom, Ireland

13+

5 deaths, 150 injuries

The 1913 United Kingdom tornado outbreak occurred on 27 October 1913, mainly in England and Wales. It started off with a deadly F3 tornado that tracked through Dyffryn Dowlais, Llantwit Fardre, Treforest, Cilfynydd, Abercynon, Edwardsville and Bedlinog, killing at least 5 people and injuring over 100. 2 F2 tornadoes struck Bulkeley and Widnes. Other tornadoes were reported in England at Blackpool, Craypole, Peckforton, Oundle, Exeter, Collumpton and Worthing. The final tornado of the outbreak was reported at Witcombe Park, Gloucester at around 17:20 on 28 October. A tornado was reported in Scotland at Crathes and in Ireland at Crosshaven. However, all of these tornadoes were generally weak. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 10 0 0 2 1 0 0

1916 Itzgrund tornado

3 January 1916

Itzgrund, Bavaria-Germany

2

1

A long-tracked F3 tornado struck the cities of Itzgrund and Grafenwöhr, traveling for 85 km and killing 1 person and injuring another. On the same day, an F2 tornado struck Greiz.[citation needed]

1916 Wiener Neustadt tornado

10 July 1916

Wiener Neustadt, Vienna, Austria

3

35 fatalities, 328 injured

This F4 tornado was the deadliest and strongest tornado in Austria. More than 150 homes were destroyed along a 20 km path. 2 other tornadoes were confirmed: 1 F2 in Theresienfeld (Austria) and 1 F3 tornado in Saxony (Germany).[citation needed]

1920 Germany tornado outbreak

28–30 June 1920

Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt

9

3 injured

Small outbreak over the northern part of Germany, with 1 F3 tornado that struck Bargteheide, 5 F2 tornadoes that caused 3 injuries and 3 F1 tornadoes.

1924 Southern Netherlands tornado outbreak

26 April 1924

Netherlands

≥3

?

[citation needed]

1924 Pilisvörösvár tornado

13 June 1924

Pilisvörösvár, Hungary

1

6 fatalities, 33 injured

A strong F4 long-tracked tornado killed 6 people near Budapest. The storm traveled for 65 km with a width of up to 500 m. Several villages were razed to the ground and an F5 intensity was suspected, but according to windspeed, was more likely an F4.[citation needed]

1924 Jels tornado

20 July 1924

Jels, Denmark

1

?

The tornado appeared near the Jels and Grønnebæk areas and traveled for 2.7 km. Unknown damage.

1924 Østervrå tornado

9 September 1924

Østervrå, Denmark

1

5 injuries

A strong F2 tornado severely damaged homes. Barns collapsed and large animals were killed. 5 people sustained injuries.

1923 Solihull tornado

24 October 1923

Solihull, England

1

1 fatality, 7 injured

A strong F1/T3 tornado struck the towns of Shirley and Solihull in England, carving a 3-mile damage path from Burman Road in Shirley to Damson Lane in Elmdon Heath, destroying a barn, killing a man taking shelter inside.

1924 Nice tornado

1 December 1924

Nice, France

1

30 injured

An F3 tornado struck the city of Nice, damaging the city for 4.5 km in a 100 m wide area. 30 people were injured by the storm.[citation needed]

1925 Netherlands tornado outbreak

10–12 August 1925

Netherlands, Germany and Czechoslovakia

5

4 fatalities

A powerful F4 tornado struck the town of Borculo, with several houses destroyed nearly to its foundation walls. The church was also seriously damaged. Another F3 tornado killed 1 and injured another 13 in Uetersen in Germany.[citation needed]

1926 France-Switzerland tornado

12 June 1926

La Chaux-de-Fonds

1

1 fatality, 7 injuries

An F4 tornado that started in France, weakening to F2-F3 (T5-T6) while it traveled over rural areas of Switzerland. In La Chaux-de-Fonds, multiple limestone homes had their roofs completely destroyed and their interior walls fully collapsed. Up to 246 farms were damaged or destroyed, numerous cows and horses killed and many trees were downed or snapped. The tornado had a path width of 300 to 1000 meters and a path length of at least 20 km. The estimated duration of the tornado was 30 minutes. This tornado was never documented by the ESWD.

1927 Netherlands tornado outbreak

1–2 June 1927

Netherlands/Germany

7

8 fatalities

Strong tornadoes over the Netherlands and Germany, with 1 high-end F4 tornado in Neede that killed 7 people and another one near Vrees in Germany, where 10 people were injured by an F4 tornado. A strong F3 tornado struck Schepsdorf and Lingen, causing severe damage along a 6 km path, killing 1 person and injuring 17.[citation needed]

1927 Asipovichy tornado

12 June 1927

Belarus

1

1 fatality

At 17:30 local time an F3 tornado crossed the territory of the Staryya Darohi and Asipovichy districts. The tornado destroyed some residences, outbuildings and crops, and left a 250–300 m wide сlearing in the forest. One farmer, who was driving a dray, was tossed into the air along with his horse and load of logs and chips and thrown into the distance. He died two hours later. The tornado threw off a loaded train from the trackbed embankment on the construction site of the Asipovichy-Mahilyow railway line. The observers noted the rotation of the parent cloud. The phenomenon was accompanied by a thunderstorm and torrential rain. The tornado travelled a path of 37 km, with a width between 100 and 200 m.

1927 Austria tornado outbreak

29 September 1927

Austria

3

1 fatality

2 F3 tornadoes caused extensive damage in Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab and Unterrohr. The first tornado destroyed several homes, some also with ground floor walls having collapsed, injuring 10 people over a 20 km path with a width of 1 km. An F1 tornado struck Hirnsdorf, damaging some trees and roofs. The third tornado struck Unterrohr and other towns over a 15 km path, killing a 14-year-old boy who was lifted, thrown down and hit by roof tiles.[citation needed]

1928 Monza tornado

29 August 1928

Monza, Italy

1

8 fatalities

A strong tornado struck the city of Monza, killing 8 people and injuring about 60 others.

1928 Hostrup tornado

24 November 1928

Denmark

1

?

An F4 tornado erased a farmhouse to the ground and deroofed several other homes. A pump was ripped off the ground and thrown 10 meters.

1930 Montello tornado

24 July 1930

Montello, Veneto, and Friuli in Italy

4

23 fatalities 102+ injured

A tornado family cross the provinces of Treviso and Pordenone. The first tornado started near Castello di Godego and tracked through the small towns of Vallà, Altivole, Montebelluna, Volpago del Montello,and Nervesa, causing catastrophic damage to houses and churces along a path of 35 km. This tornado that was rated IF5 is considered to be the strongest Italian tornado on record, and one of the strongest in European history. The tornado killed 21 people and injured 102. After no much time the second tornado tracked trough the southern portions of the town of Sacile causing severe damage and resulting in the deaths of 2 people. After this tornado the supercell responsible putted down two strong tornadoes that tracked some kilometers before dissipating near a large river.

1930 Naples tornado

16 August 1930

Naples, Italy

1

4

A strong tornado struck Naples, causing severe damage, killing 4 and injuring 70 people along a 4 km path.

1931 Birmingham tornado

14 June 1931

United Kingdom

1

1 fatality

A strong F3 tornado struck the suburbs of Birmingham, killing 1 woman and injuring many other people.

1931 Plettenberg tornado

17 June 1931

Germany

2

4 fatalities

A tornado damaged the town of Willertshagen and Plettenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia. 4 people were killed and 80 others were injured.[citation needed]

1931 Lublin tornado

20 July 1931

Poland

1

6 fatalities

A strong F4 (or low F5) tornado struck Lublin and Zemborzyce, killing 6 people and injuring many others along a 20 km path.

1932 Finland tornado outbreak

4 August 1932

Finland

6

1 fatality

6 tornadoes (one F3) tracked 20 km.

Kalundborg tornado

11 February 1934

Kalundborg, Denmark

1

Unknown

ESWD mentions that an F2 tornado struck Kalundborg.

1934 Finland tornado outbreak

11–15 July 1934

Finland

8

1 fatality

Includes an F4 tornado, the strongest one in Finland.

1934 Kyrenia tornado

17 October 1934

Cyprus

1

3 fatalities

A strong tornado struck the city of Kyrenia, causing the collapse of the church tower and the roof of a school, killing 3 children.[citation needed]

1935 Bezděkov pod Třemšínem tornado

8 April 1935

Bezděkov pod Třemšínem, Czechoslovakia

1

1 fatality

1935 Polichno tornado

6 September 1935

Polichno, Czechoslovakia

1

1 fatality

F3 tornado.

1936 Düsseldorf tornado

10 January 1936

Germany

2

2 fatalities

An F4 tornado damaged Düsseldorf, causing extensive damage, 2 fatalities and 37 injuries along a 10 km path. On the same day, an F3 tornado struck Hamm (Sieg).[citation needed]

1936 Wiepkenhagen tornado

15 July 1936

Germany

2

?

A violent tornado struck Wiepkenhagen (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), causing severe damage indicative of F4 intensity.[citation needed]

1937 Mottola tornado

13 September 1937

Apulia – Italy

1

10 injured

A long-tracked F3 tornado caused severe damage to the towns of Mottola, Martina Franca, and in the Monopoli area, traveling for 43 km with severe damage to homes and trees. 10 people were injured.[citation needed]

1937 Lincolnshire tornado

25 October 1937

Lincolnshire – United Kingdom

0

several injured

A strong F3/T7 tornado caused severe damage to the village of South Kelsey, Lincolnshire. Homes had their roofs torn off, and seriously damaged several buildings, including a joiner's shop which suffered near total structural collapse

1938 Nienhagen tornado

8 July 1938

Germany

1

0

A long-tracked F2 tornado caused damage to Nienhagen, Lower Saxony up to Uelzen, traveling for 75 km.[citation needed]

1945 Moscow tornado

2 September 1945

Moscow, Russia

1

Several fatalities

A strong tornado, with a diameter of 50 to 300 meters and a speed of about 60 km/h, traveled for 12–15 kilometers and destroyed two villages near Moscow – Khomutovo and Oboldino. The tornado was accompanied by large hail the size of a chicken egg.

1948 Bavaria tornado outbreak

22 July 1948

Germany

3

5 fatalities

3 tornadoes were confirmed. A strong tornado hit the Nürnberg city area, destroying 40 homes, killing 4 people and injuring 11 others. Another strong tornado caused damage from Auerbach up to Grafenwöhr, killing a 12-year-old boy by falling debris.[citation needed]

Buckinghamshire – Cambridgeshire, England tornadoes

21 May 1950

United Kingdom

4

0

An F2 tornado crossed Britain for 107 km (one of the longest-lived tornadoes in Europe) from Little London (Buckinghamshire) to Coveney (Cambridgeshire). Three other F1 tornadoes were documented on the same day.[citation needed] FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

1950 Borod tornado

23 July 1950

Borod, Germany

1

0

An F2 tornado lasted only a few minutes as it passed the town's outskirts. All the tiles of many houses were torn off, trees were pulled out of the ground and some houses lost their entire roofs, including rafters and boards.

1950 Gelderland–Friesland tornado outbreak

23 August 1950

Gelderland – Friesland, Netherlands

4

0

Almost as strong as 1927 Neede according to the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, causing F4 damage along a 47 km path in Veluwe Forest.

1951 Osterholz-Scharmbeck tornado

11 July 1951

Lower Saxony, Germany

2

0

A strong F3 tornado caused severe damage along a 52 km path from Hude to Gnarrenburg in Lower Saxony.[citation needed]

1951 Khimki tornado

17 August 1951

Khimki, Soviet Union

1

?

A strong and multivortex tornado, accompanied by rain and hail, swept through the Khimki district. The village of Skhodnya suffered the most, where a wooden railway platform was overturned.

16 May 1953 event

16 May 1953

Germany and Denmark

4

0

Tornadoes struck Germany and Denmark. The 2 strongest were rated F2. 1 high-end F2/T5 tornado touched down in the German region of Schleswig-Holstein. A second F2 tornado touched down in Hejls, Denmark. Trees were uprooted or snapped in a forest, homes were deroofed and a chicken barn was picked up and thrown several kilometers into the ocean. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0

1953 Turin tornado

29 May 1953

Turin, Italy

1

5 fatalities

A F1 tornado struck the centre of Turin, causing considerable damage and the collapse of part of the roof of the Mole. 5 people were killed.[citation needed]

1954 Castelo Branco tornado

6 November 1954

Portugal

1

5 fatalities, 220 injuries

A strong F3 tornado struck the town of Castelo Branco, causing extreme damage to the city, killing 5 people and injuring 220 others.[citation needed]

1954 United Kingdom tornado outbreak

8 December 1954

United Kingdom

7

0

7 tornadoes were confirmed that day over England, and in particular over the western parts of the Greater London area, where 3 tornadoes (1 of them caused F3 damage from Gunnersbury to Southgate) were confirmed. In total, there was 1 F3 tornado, 4 F1 tornadoes and 2 F0 tornadoes.[citation needed] FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 0 2 4 0 1 0 0

1956 Naro-Fominsk tornado outbreak

25 August 1956

Naro-Fominsk-Soviet Union

1

0

A group of long-tracked F2 tornadoes caused severe damage along an 80 km path in a 200–350 m wide area.

1957 Robecco Pavese and Vallescuropasso tornadoes

16 June 1957

Robecco Pavese, Italy

2

6 fatalities, 59 injuries

Two intense tornadoes struck Pavia province in southern Lombardy. The first tornado tracked trough the small village of Robecco Pavese and causes severe damge to several houses and injures 28 people. Shortly after a second and more intense tornado struck the village of Vallescuropasso, causing violent damage. The tornado was an F4 tornado, but at some point, it may have produced F5 damage. 6 people died and almost 31 people were injured along a 4 km path. This is the second most violent tornado to ever hit the country.

1958 Rawa Mazowiecka and Nowe Miasto tornado

15–16 May 1958

Rawa Mazowiecka and Nowe Miasto in Poland

2

3 fatalities, >100 injuries

1960 Rzeszów tornado

20 May 1960

Poland and Ukraine

8

5 fatalities, ≥100 injuries

Tornado outbreak over southern Poland and northern Ukraine with 8 tornadoes. 1 was an F4 tornado that struck the town of Niechobrz, causing the total destruction of some houses and killing 3 people. The tornado may have reached F5 intensity as well. Another 2 victims were recorded in Dynów and Gorliczyna.

1960 United Kingdom tornado outbreak

26–27 August 1960

United Kingdom

13

0

A light tornado outbreak over southern England with 13 tornadoes over a 2-day period. Most of them were at F0/F1 strength. The strongest tornadoes (F1) struck Hornchurch (Greater London) and Poulton, Gloucestershire.[citation needed]

1961 Évreux tornadoes

4 May 1961

France

2

1 fatality and 100 injured

Two powerful F3 tornadoes struck Évreux and Cormeilles. In the city of Évreux, 1 person died and 100 others were injured.[citation needed]

1961 Bavaria tornadoes

14 May 1961

Germany

2

5 injuries

A strong F3 tornado struck Gangkofen and Wurmannsquick, traveling for 22 km and injuring 5 people. A second tornado struck Mitterskirchen and Hirschhorn, traveling for 30 km and producing F2 damage. Both tornadoes caused extensive damage.[citation needed]

1961 Central Europe tornado outbreak

8 August 1961

Germany and Austria

7

1 fatality

All the tornadoes were classified as F1. They caused severe damage near Hamburg, while an F1 tornado struck Innsbruck, producing large hail and killing 1 person.[citation needed]

1961 Giarratana tornado

18 October 1961

Sicily, Italy

1

7 fatalities, 20 injuries

An intense tornado (maybe an F3) traveled 40 km on land, from the Mediterranean coast near Punta Braccetto, and struck the western portion of the city of Ragusa and the near comune of Giarratana in the Hyblean Mountains. 7 people were killed and 20 were injured.

1961 Pomezia tornado

30 October 1961

Pomezia, Italy

1

3 fatalities

An F3 tornado traveled 20 km on land near Rome. 25 wooden and brick houses were completely destroyed, six factories were strongly damaged and some concrete houses were completely destroyed. 3 people died and 60 were injured.[citation needed]

1962 Holstebro tornado

11 February 1962

Denmark

1

Unknown Injuries

A powerful high-end F3 tornado struck Holstebro in Denmark, causing devastating damage. More than 100 houses were badly damaged or destroyed, making this event the most devastating tornado in Denmark's history, and the third strongest tornado documented in Denmark. Many injuries were reported, but the number is not exactly known. The tornado traveled 13 km, with a maximum width of 500 meters, while remaining on the ground for 25 minutes. ESWD mentions that F4 intensity may have been reached.

1962 Isla del Moral tornado

27 October 1962

Spain

1

1 fatality

An F1 tornado hit Isla del Moral, killing 1.

1962 Brenes tornado

14 December 1962

Spain

1

3 fatalities, 30 injuries

An F1 tornado hit Brenes, killing 3 and injuring 30 others.

1963 Fårvang tornado

27 August 1963

Denmark

2

Unknown

The day started with a waterspout over the Baltic Sea. A couple hours later, a high-end F3 tornado caused severe damage to 20 homes in Fårvang, Denmark, including a large school. The school partially collapsed and a further two homes collapsed. ESWD mentions that F4 intensity may have been reached. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

1964 Kirovo-Chepetsk tornado

20 May 1964

Soviet Union

1

0

A long-track tornado struck Kirov Oblast and Udmurtia, travelling for 175 km from Kirovo-Chepetsk to Glazov. It was classified as an F2 tornado.

1964 Lower Saxony tornadoes

15–16 September 1964

Germany

3

?

3 F3 tornadoes struck several villages in Lower Saxony. The first tornado struck on the 15th, killing 1 person and injuring 20 others along a 20 km path from the town of Minden to Stadthagen. The other 2 tornadoes struck Mellendorf and Schessinghausen.[citation needed]

1964 Sicily tornadoes

31 October 1964

Sicily, Italy

2

8 fatalities, 170 injures

Two intense tornadoes (possibly F2 or F3) struck the southern and eastern portion of the island. The first one traveled about 10 km from the Mediterranean Sea to the small village of Santa Croce Camerina and kills 5 people. After an hour the second tornado forms in the Piana di Catania and traveled 16 km killing 3 people and injured 100 people. In this tornado several industrial building were heavily damaged and several small Aircraft in the MARISTAELI Military Base and in the Fontanarossa Airport of Catania were destroyed.

1965 Italy tornado outbreak

4–5 July 1965

Italy

4

15 fatalities, 215 injuries

Violent outbreak of tornadoes. The first tornado of the day an IF3 rain-wrapped wedge tornado formed between Cadeo and Roveleto and tracked 30 km and devastate the small town of Busseto. This tornado killed 8 people and injured 61 people. Shortly after another powerful supercell dropped an F4 tornado that devastate the small village of Torricella di Sisa, killing 3 people and injured 46 people. A third supercell dropped another large IF3 wedge tornado in eastern Emilia-Romagna region and killed one person between San Giovanni di Ostellato and Comacchio. At the sunset yet another severe thunderstorm produced another IF3 tornado that tracked 30 km through the Apennine Mountains in southern Piedmont. This final tornado kills 3 people and injures dozens. Overall 15 people were killed and 215 people were injured.

1966 Czech tornado

18 July 1966

Czechoslovakia

1

8 injuries

F3 tornado.

1967 Western Europe tornado outbreak

24–25 June 1967

France – Netherlands – Belgium – Germany

7

15–20 fatalities, 112 injured

From 24 to 25 June 1967, a violent tornado outbreak struck western Europe. The event started with an unrated tornado which occurred near Jüterbog in eastern Germany at around noon. This was followed by an intense F3 that travelled for 8 km and struck Davenescourt, France during the evening. Shortly after, an F5 struck Palluel, killing 6 and injuring 30, and a violent F4 struck Pommereuil, killing 2 and injuring 50. The next day started with an F2 which travelled 12 km and struck Argoules. It was followed by 3 unrated tornadoes in areas further north, that struck the communities of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Merck-Saint-Liévin and Bergues. Shortly after these tornadoes, an F3 struck Oostmalle in Belgium, damaging homes. Another F3 struck Ulicoten, Chaam and Gilze killing 2. The final tornado of the outbreak was a high-end F3 that struck Nieuwaal, Crob, Deil and Tricht, killing at least 5, although some sources say up to 10 were killed in Tricht. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 4 0 0 1 4 1 1

1968 Black Forest tornado

10 July 1968

France and Germany

2

2 fatalities

A long-tracked F3 tornado struck Uberach and other villages in Alsace, causing 3 injuries. The same supercell produced a powerful F4 tornado that struck Ittersbach and Pforzheim (Baden-Württemberg), killing 2 people (one additional person was killed during clean-up efforts) and injuring 300 others. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

1969 Belarus tornado outbreak

31 May 1969

Belarus

4

0

A powerful tornado outbreak produced 3 F2 and 1 F1 tornadoes across Belarus. The strongest one struck Svetlahorsk (Gomel Region).[citation needed]

1969 Nicosia tornadoes

22 December 1969

Cyprus

Several

4 fatalities

Waterspouts (probably tornadic) came ashore.[citation needed]

1970 Soviet Union tornado outbreak

6 July 1970

Soviet Union

6

0

6 long-tracked F1 tornadoes struck 400 km south of Moscow. One of them had a path length of 100 km.[citation needed]

1970 Venice–Padua tornado

11 September 1970

Veneto, Italy

1

36 fatalities

A violent tornado struck the outskirts of Padua and Venice, causing heavy damage and killing 36 people. 21 of the victims were on a ferry on the island of St. Helena when the tornado hit. 12 people died in a campsite in Ca'Savio, where some cars were found more than 200 meters away. The F4 tornado traveled 70 km.[citation needed]

1971 La Rochelle tornado

25 January 1971

France

1

1 fatality

An F4 tornado struck La Rochelle traveling for 2.9 km, causing severe damage in a 50 m wide area. 1 person died and another 12 were injured.[citation needed]

1971 L'Abbaye tornado

18 October 1971

Switzerland

1

0

A powerful F4 tornado struck Bois d'Amont and L'Abbaye, causing severe damage to houses, cars and completely destroying sections of forests. The path of the storm is similar to that of the 1890 F4 tornado.[citation needed]

1971 Kiel tornado

18 October 1971

Germany

1

1 fatality

An F3 tornado struck Kiel, killing 1 person and injuring 13 others.[citation needed]

1972 Ameland Island tornado

11 August 1972

Friesland, Netherlands

–

7 fatalities, 90 injuries

[citation needed]

1973 Northern France tornado outbreak

20 September 1973

France

3

2 fatalities

3 F3 tornadoes struck Fleury-les-Aubray, Sancy-les-Provins and Grainville-Langannerie killing 2 people and injuring 14 others.[citation needed]

1974 Nizhny Novgorod tornado

3 July 1974

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

1

?

South-east of the village Dubenki, at about 17:00, an F3 tornado suddenly formed. Passing along the Volga River, accompanied by a thunderstorm, rain and hail, the tornado broke the equipment of the weather station "Myza" and traveled to a residential area of a new building in the Prioksky City District. All buildings in the path of the tornado were severely damaged, with the roof of the Annunciation Monastery also torn off. Crossing the Volga, in the port of the Spit of Nizhny Novgorod, the tornado dropped a 240-ton crane into the river, tore off the hatch covers of a cargo steamer standing in the port, and scattered the goods prepared for shipment. Then the whirlwind went into the field and disappeared near Lake Kislenko. After the tornado, a squally wind swept through the city. As a result, a lot of material damage and possibly human casualties occurred.

1978 Seville Airport tornado

27 Dec 1978

Seville, Spain

1

Unknown

The F3 tornado hit the airport in the city of Sevilla. Multiple cars were overturned, and a plane was moved and overturned. 70 vehicles were affected by the tornado. Later, the tornado tore off the roof of a house in which a girl was sleeping. Miraculously, the girl was not hurt.

1979 Christ's Ascension Day outbreak

24 May 1979

Germany

6

3 injured

A major outbreak struck parts of Eastern Germany with one violent F4 tornado near Bad Liebenwerda (Brandenburg) where harvesters were sent flying.[citation needed]

1980 Ukraine tornado outbreak

2 June 1980

Ukraine

4

0

4 tornadoes were confirmed. 3 of them were of F2 strength, while the first tornado was an F1.[citation needed]

Mid-June 1980 Germany tornado outbreak

14–15 June 1980

Central Germany

7

8 fatalities, at least 11 injuries (serious)

Some tornadoes struck the Central German states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. A campsite was severely damaged with some fatalities. The tornadoes were classified as being of F1-F2 strength.[citation needed]

1981 Širvintos tornado

29 May 1981

Širvintos District, Lithuania

1

1 fatality, 30 injuries

An F2 tornado travelled for 6 km with a path 100–300 m wide. This was the strongest known tornado in Lithuania. One fatality documented.

1981 Moerdijk tornado

6 October 1981

North Brabant, Netherlands

1

17 fatalities

NLM CityHopper Flight 431 encountered a tornado shortly after takeoff and crashed.

1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak

23 November 1981

United Kingdom

104

8 injuries

Largest known European outbreak, though predominantly weak tornadoes. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 21 24 57 2 0 0 0

1982 Levier tornado

2 June 1982

France

1

?

A powerful F4 tornado struck Levier, causing severe damage along a 3 km path.

1982 France–Belgium tornadoes

20 September 1982

France and Belgium

3

7 injured

3 tornadoes were confirmed, 1 F2 and 2 F3s. A strong F3 tornado struck Belgium, injuring 3 people along a 31 km path. Possibly the strongest tornado event in Belgium.[citation needed]

1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak

9 June 1984

Western Russia

≥8

69–400+ fatalities, 213 injured

The deadliest tornado outbreak in Russia. Two violent tornadoes touched down, both rated F4, in the outbreak that damaged 36 cities and villages, including Tver and Kostroma, in a wide area north of Moscow. Almost three F2 tornadoes were fixed over no-population areas, and an F3 tornado also occurred.[citation needed]

1986 Ojos Negros tornado

23 September 1986

Spain

1

?

An F3 tornado that moved 4 km, damaging a mine, destroying a farm, destroying entire crops, and killing hundreds of livestock. Damages were estimated at €32 million.

1987 Shel'vov tornado

20 July 1987

Ukraine

1

4 fatalities 30 injured

F3 tornado that destroyed the town of Shel'vov.

1988 Italian Alps tornadoes

3 August 1988

Italy

2

12 injuries

Two strong F2 tornadoes struck the Italian Alps during the night hours. The first one struck the town of Edolo, Lombardy and injured 10 people. The second one hit the small village of Ortisei in South Tyrol and causes considerable damage to houses and carpentry and injured 2 people.

1991 Humlebæk tornado

18 May 1991

Humlebæk, Denmark

1

Unknown

ESWD mentions an F2 tornado struck Humlebæk.

1992 Ameland Island tornado

17 August 1992

Friesland, Netherlands

1

1 fatality

[citation needed]

1992 Ciutadella-Ferreries tornado

9 October 1992

Ciutadella-Ferreries, Spain

1

0

The F3 tornado reached wind speeds of 320 km/h. Thousands of trees were destroyed.

1993 Sigüenza tornado

24 May 1993

Sigüenza, Spain

1

0

F2 damage in a path across the town.[citation needed]

1994 Espluga de Francolí tornado

31 August 1994

Espluga de Francolí, Spain

1

0 fatalities, 0 injuries

A tornado struck Espluga de Francolí. The tornado destroyed roofs of houses, high voltage towers, trees and railroad tracks. The tornado was rated F2.

1994 Northern Italy tornado outbreak

31 August-14 September 1994

Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto and Friuli, Italy

23

Many fatalities

Between 31 August and 2 September, 9 tornadoes struck Liguria and the Po Valley, with fatalities and damages; on 2 September, two other tornadoes formed in Pordenone and Brescia; on 14 September, a violent cold front entered northern Italy, producing 12 tornadoes all over the northern regions.

1997 Spijkenisse tornado

7 June 1997

Netherlands

1

0

F1 damage to houses, and trees ripped out from the ground.[citation needed]

1997 Eastern Europe tornado outbreak

23 June 1997

Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland

11

17 fatalities, 50 injuries

As a cold front moved across Eastern Europe, it produced many deadly wedge tornadoes. The tornadoes affected an area from Lublin Voivodship to Lutsk Oblast to the Minsk Region. The outbreak began at 13:00 local time when at least 5 F1s touched down. Many homes would be destroyed and 1 person would die in Łaszczów. Later that day, an F2 touched down in Pidrichchia, Ukraine, killing two. As the storm moved through Ukraine, it is thought 9 more people were killed but it is unsure how many of those deaths were related to tornadoes. Within the span of 20 minutes, 2 tornadoes touched down in Belarus, one in Molodovo, and another in Chatava, both F1s. 3 more F2s touched down across the Minsk Region, one in Krasnahorki, one in Skamaroški, and one that killed 5 people and injured 50 in Rubiaževičy. Overall, the storms killed 17 people, with 50 more being injured. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 0 0 7 4 0 0 0

1997 Copenhagen tornado

30 June 1997

Denmark, Germany, Russia

3

Unknown

An F1 tornado struck the capital city of Denmark. Based on the ESWD, the tornado traveled 0.7 km with a maximum width of 60 meters. 1 F1 tornado struck near Ginsheim in Germany, while a landspout tornado touched down in Russia. FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

1998 Selsey tornado

7 January 1998

Selsey, West Sussex, England

1

0

The Selsey tornado was the widest tornado in the UK. The tornado had a maximum width of 900 m where it initially made landfall as a waterspout. Fortunately, no one was hurt as the event occurred slightly before midnight.

1998 Mikkeli tornado

12 June 1998

Finland

1

0

An F3 tornado traveled 10 km, destroying some airport facilities.[citation needed]

1998 Nørager tornado

31 August 1998

Nørager, Denmark

1

Unknown

ESWD mentions that an F2 tornado struck Nørager. The tornado traveled 4 km with a max width of 500 meters.

1999 San Leonardo de Yagüe tornado

1 June 1999

Spain

1

0

F3 damage and thousands of trees uprooted in a forest near Soria, Spain.[citation needed]

1999 Gudar Range tornado

28 August 1999

Sistema Ibérico, Spain

1+

0

F3 tornado in mountainous terrain.

1999 Mosqueruela tornado

28 October 1999

Mosqueruela, Teruel, Spain

1

0

F3 damaged 800,000 pine trees, some were uprooted in a forest. No injuries were found, however, a person was not hit by the miracle for some meters.[citation needed]

10

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

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