List of European tornadoes in 2012 explained

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed throughout Europe by the European Severe Storms Laboratory and local meteorological agencies during 2012. Unlike the United States, the original Fujita Scale and the TORRO scale are used to rank tornadoes across the continent.

European yearly total

Tornadoes by Country

Country	bgcolor=# align="center"	Total	bgcolor=# align="center"	F?	bgcolor=# align="center"	F0	bgcolor=# align="center"	F1	bgcolor=# align="center"	F2	bgcolor=# align="center"	F3	bgcolor=# align="center"	F4	bgcolor=# align="center"	F5
Austria	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Belarus	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Belgium	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bosnia	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Croatia	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cyprus	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Denmark	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	19	1	9	9	0	0	0	0
Georgia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germany	20	8	2	8	2	0	0	0
Greece	9	3	0	3	3	0	0	0
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ireland	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	26	9	9	3	4	1	0	0
Lithuania	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Malta	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Moldova	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	9	5	3	1	0	0	0	0
Poland	9	3	1	3	0	2	0	0
Portugal	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
Romania	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Russia	24	19	0	4	1	0	0	0
Serbia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovenia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Spain	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sweden	9	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
Turkey	32	18	5	7	2	0	0	0
Ukraine	6	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
United Kingdom	7	6	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	215 <	-- Total -->	112 <	-- F? -->	33 <	-- F0 -->	50 <	-- F1 -->	16 <	-- F2 -->	4 <	-- F3 -->	0 <	-- F4 -->	0 <	-- F5 -->

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January

January 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, January 3, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
United Kingdom
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Portsmouth	Hampshire		1200	Unknown	60 mph winds rip through the town, uprooting trees
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Hainault	Greater London		1418	Unknown	Trees uprooted, roofs damaged
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Clacton-on-Sea	Essex		1457	Unknown	Trees uprooted, streets flooded
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, January 6, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Greece
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Amaliás	West Greece		1000	Unknown	Several homes sustained roof damage and trees were uprooted.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, January 7, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Beykonak	Antalya		0000	Unknown	Tornado damaged greenhouses and power lines
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Gazipaşa	Antalya		0300	Unknown	Waterspout moved onshore and damaged a greenhouse
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Dumanlar	Antalya		1700	3km (02miles)	Significant tornado destroyed greenhouses and devastated farmland
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, January 8, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Anamur	Mersin		0600	Unknown	Tornado damaged a greenhouse
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, January 20, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Belgium
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Veldwezelt	Limburg		0030	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database Windhoos richt schade aan

January 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, January 27, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Torokent	Mersin		0400	Unknown	A waterspout moved onshore and damaged greenhouses
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database Windhoos richt schade aan

January 31 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Karadeniz Ereğli	Zonguldak		1200	Unknown	Waterspout sank a ship before moving onshore; however, this may have been a gustnado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database Windhoos richt schade aan

February

February 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, February 2, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Kurtuluş	Mersin		0600	Unknown	Greenhouses were damaged
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 4, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Diso	Apulia		0300	6km (04miles)	Strong tornado damaged many homes. Losses from the storm reached €5 million
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Beykonak	Antalya		0000	Unknown	Tornado damaged greenhouses and farmland
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, February 27, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Yeşilöz	Alanya		1100	Unknown	Formed as a waterspout over sea, moved onshore, damaging greenhouses and farmland
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 28, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Cyprus
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Mormenekşe	Famagusta		0900	Unknown	Roofs blown away and smashed, walls downed and power poles broken
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March

March 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 10, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Marina Di Modica	Sicily		1200	Unknown	Several homes were damaged and trees were uprooted
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Lido di Plaia	Sicily		1300	Unknown	Waterspout briefly moved onshore
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 12, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Cyprus
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Aydınköy	Nicosia		1700	Unknown	Weak tornado damaged farm equipment
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, March 14, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Akdam	Antalya		0930	Unknown	Tornado struck Akdam and destroyed several greenhouses. A few other homes had windows blown out and 10 hectares of farmland was damaged.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 26, 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Antalya	Antalya		1230	Unknown	1 death – A tornado reportedly struck Antalya and killed one person.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April

April 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 8 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Gallignano	Lombardia		1300	3.1km (01.9miles)	Tornado struck Gallignano and damaged houses
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 9 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T5	Dutpınar	Elazığ		1530	11km (07miles)	6 deaths – Tornado moved through a construction site near Maden, killing 6 people.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 10 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Bilginler	Antalya		0730	6km (04miles)	A southwestward moving tornado damaged houses in the Bilginler area
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 11 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Taşucu	Mersin		0700	Unknown	Seven tents were destroyed
Italy
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	La Spezia	Liguria		0800	Unknown	Tornado struck the port of La Spezia, damaging several containers and injuring one person.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 15 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Spain
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Villargordo	Andalucía		1500	Unknown	Tornado reported near Villargordo
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 17 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Moldova
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Băcioi	Chişinău		1330	Unknown	Tornado reported in Băcioi. Funnel cloud recorded on video
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 18 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 18 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	S of Ceyhan	Adana		1800	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 20 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Koningsbosch	Limburg		1630	Unknown	Likely tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 22 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 22 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
United Kingdom
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Lyndhurst	Hampshire		1500	Unknown	Brief touchdown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 24 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
United Kingdom
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Gosfield	Essex		1637	1.4km (00.9miles)	Narrow tornado caused extensive damage along a 1.4km (00.9miles) path. Several barns were destroyed and many structures were damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as well.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 25 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
United Kingdom
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Halstead	Essex		1545	1.4km (00.9miles)	barn overthrown. houses damaged
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 29 April 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	SW of Seysses	Haute-Garonne		1600	3.3km (02.1miles)	Tornado caused extensive damage in communities near Seysses. Several barns sustained severe damage and many homes lost part of their roofs. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May

May 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 2 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Portugal
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Lagoa de Albufeira	Sesimbra		1050	1km (01miles)	Likely tornado snapped dozens of trees and damaged several homes. One person was injured
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 3 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Afşin	Kahramanmaraş		1300	Unknown	Fifteen homes lost their roofs
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 6 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Musberg	Baden-Württemberg		1305	Unknown	Possible tornado; vortex may not have reached the ground.
Romania
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Traian	Brăila		1515	Unknown	May have been a gustnado
Italy
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Santhià	Piedmont		1715	Unknown	Confirmed tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 9 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Pulheim	Nordrhein-Westfalen		1605	Unknown	Possible tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 10 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Belgium
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	WNW of Zaffelare	East Flanders		1615	6.5km (04miles)	Tornado touched down near Zaffelare, causing damage to a barn and fencing.
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Vierlingsbeek	North Brabant		1825	11km (07miles)	Tornado downed trees and roofs with borderline T2 (F1) damage in some areas.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 15 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Ortenberg	Hesse		1430	Unknown	Possible brief touchdown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 16 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Ukraine
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Khortytsia Island	Zaporizhzhia		1430	Unknown	Tornado damaged roofs
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 17 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Bulgaria
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Stara Zagora	Stara Zagora		1330	Unknown	Weak tornado remained over mostly open country for approximately 30 minutes, lifting and touching down several times.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 19 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 19 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Liman Mahallesi	Antalya		0900	Unknown	A waterspout moved onshore and damaged a few traffic signs and properties
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Altıngedik	Kars		1700	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 21 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Vladikavkaz	North Ossetia–Alania		1300	Unknown	Weak tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 24 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Serbia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Novi Beograd	Belgrade		1500	Unknown
Bosnia and Herzegovina
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Ćukovi	Bihać		1530	16km (10miles)	Tornado damaged several roofs and greenhouses
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 26 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Dikenli	Malatya		1000	Unknown	Some homes sustained roof damage and trees were downed
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 27 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Bulgaria
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	NE of Sofia	Sofia		1400	Unknown	Brief tornado occurred on the outskirts on Sofia
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 31 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 31 May 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T4	Brilon	North Rhine-Westphalia		1242	4.9km (03miles)	Multiple-vortex tornado with significant damage
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Heidhausen	North Rhine-Westphalia		1252	3.5km (02.2miles)	Trees and farm material damaged
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June

June 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 1 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Прогресс	Krasnodar		0704	Unknown	First of two tornadoes in the Taman region. Power lines were damaged near Прогресс (Progress) village.
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Artyushchenko	Krasnodar		0704	Unknown	Second of two tornadoes in the Taman region
Hungary
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Nyíracsád	Hajdú-Bihar		1305	Unknown	Preliminary rating of F1/T3; may have been slightly stronger (F2/T4)
Romania
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Coroieni	Maramureș		1630	6km (04miles)	Tornado removed or damaged roofs of several homes and snapped or uprooted about 50 trees.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 3 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Ukraine
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	W of Luhansk	Luhansk		1230	6km (04miles)	Tornado touched down west of Luhansk and damaged several homes and many trees. Two people were injured by the storm.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 4 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Ukraine
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Yevminka	Chernihiv		1430	Unknown	Strong tornado damaged 96 homes, some severely, and approximately 50 hectares of forest.
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T5	Syrai	Chernihiv		1456	Unknown	Strong tornado severely damaged several houses; may have been stronger (F3/T6).
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 5 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Poland
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Kłobuck	Silesian		1405	Unknown	Weak rope tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 6 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Ukraine
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Avengard	Odesa		1500	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 7 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Belaya Kholunitsa	Kirovskaya		1400	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Ryazan	Ryazan		1830	Unknown
France
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Colombey-les-Belles	Meurthe-et-Moselle		1430	0.3km (00.2miles)	Brief tornado with damage limited to trees
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Silly-sur-Nied	Moselle		1515	6km (04miles)	Damage limited to trees
Belgium
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Tongeren	Limburg		1730	9km (06miles)	Damage unknown
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Montfort	Limburg		1800	Unknown	Several homes sustained roof damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Grefrath	Nordrhein-Westfalen		1915	2.2km (01.4miles)	Tornado damaged several homes and trees
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 8 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Gavrilov-Jam	Yaroslavl		1200	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Stavropol	Stavropol		1300	Unknown
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Emmer-Compascuum	Drenthe		1650	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 9 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Belarus
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Hrodna	Grodno Region		1345	Unknown	Tornado damaged several cars
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 10 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Listvyanka	Ryazan		1400	Unknown	Tornado observed near a river before being obscured by vegetation
Poland
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Szczecno	Świętokrzyskie		1600	11.5km (07.1miles)	Tornado tore the roof off two buildings. Numerous trees and power lines also downed
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 11 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Lithuania
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Čedasai	Panevėžys		0500	Unknown	Several greenhouses and homes were damaged. One greenhouse was lofted into the air and destroyed on impact
Ireland
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	ENE of Buncrana	Donegal		0930	Unknown	Brief rope tornado touched down
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Shadrinsk	Kurgan		1100	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Tovarkovo	Kaluga		1600	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Selezni	Smolensk		2300	Unknown
Poland
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Sulechów	Lubusz		1100	Unknown
France
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare	Dordogne		1730	1.8km (01.1miles)
Italy
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Mortara	Lombardy		1800	Unknown	Tornado touched down over an open field
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 12 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Chanty-Mansiysk	Taymyr		0400	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Ryabeyevo	Tver		1200	Unknown	Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted over a large area. Damage indicative of a strong F2 tornado.
Italy
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	SE of Venice	Veneto		0911	10.5km (06.5miles)	Tornado touched down southeast of Venice and damaged several trees and homes
France
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Versigny	Picardy		1400	Unknown	Brief tornado
Ukraine
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Krylos	Ivano-Frankivsk		1600	4km (02miles)	Forty homes were damaged, some severely, and many trees were snapped or uprooted.
Germany
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Oberhausen	North Rhine-Westphalia		1722	Unknown
Ireland
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Enfield	County Meath		1910	Unknown	Brief touchdown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 15 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Aleksin-Petrovskiy	Tul'skaya oblast		1500	unknown	Tornado hit the western part of Aleksin, causing some damage.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 17 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Tyrka	Irkutskaya oblast		0830	unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 17 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Isbergues	Nord-Pas-de-Calais		1510	2.8km (01.7miles)
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Hermonville	Champagne-Ardenne		1510	6.5km (04miles)
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Aalsmeer	North Holland		1510	unknown	Roofs were torn, greenhouse windows were destroyed, and trees were downed.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 24 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Ochtmannien	Niedersachsen		1812	1.8km (01.1miles)
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 28 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
United Kingdom
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Swarby	England		1345	unknown	Houses and trees were damaged.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

June 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 29 June 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Wesendahl	Brandenburg		2150	1.6km (01miles)
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July

July 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 7 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Heuchelheim	Hesse		0920	2km (01miles)
France
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Montviette	Lower Normandy		1320	6km (04miles)	Tornado caused minor damage to several homes and snapped branches of many trees.^[1]
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Verderel-lès-Sauqueuse	Oise		1330	4.7km (02.9miles)	A poorly built structure was severely damaged and several homes sustained minor roof damage.^[2]
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Saint-Pierre-de-Manneville	Oise		1600	3.2km (02miles)	Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.^[3]
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Fervaques	Lower Normandy		1615	14km (09miles)	Several structures sustained extensive roof damage and many trees were snapped or uprooted.^[4]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 8 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Vielist	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		1715	Unknown	Short-lived, multiple-vortex tornado with no damage
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Nordhastedt	Schleswig-Holstein		1730	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 9 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Vësnovo	Kaliningrad		1300	2.5km (01.6miles)	Tornado damaged a few structures and downed trees and power lines.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 10 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Ostashkov	Tver		2100	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 11 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Burgtiefe	Schleswig-Holstein		0020	Unknown	Waterspout flipped a boat before briefly moving onshore
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 12 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Södra Höganäs	Skåne		1340	Unknown	Tornado with minor damage
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 13 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Remscheid	North Rhine-Westphalia		1433	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Tessin	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		1714	0.7km (00.4miles)
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 14 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Poland
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Bagienica	Kuyavian-Pomeranian		1445	4km (02miles)	At least one home sustained severe roof damage
bgcolor=#	F3	bgcolor=#	T6	Wielkie Gacno	Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Pomeranian		1510	41km (25miles)	1 death – Powerful, long-tracked tornado caused extensive damage in several towns. One person was killed in village Wycinki^[5] and 10 others were injured.
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Szałwinek	Gmina Kwidzyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship		1550	8km (05miles)	High-end F1 tornado caused damage in Szałwinek and surrounding areas. 9 residential buildings and outbuildings in Mątowskie Pastwiska were damaged, especially near intersection of DW525 and DW602 road. More than 22 trees were downed. Debris was carried 1 - 2 kilometers from their current household.
bgcolor=#	F3	bgcolor=#	T6	Sztum	Pomeranian		1600	9km (06miles)	A second, similarly intense tornado developed about 20 minutes after the previous one dissipated. Severe damage was reported in several towns, with the worst being in Sztum and surrounding areas, including Barlewiczki. 1 person was injured
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 15 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Selendi	Manisa		1130	Unknown	A weak tornado caused damage to a few buildings.
Austria
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Gilgenberg am Weilhart	Upper Austria		1300	Unknown
France
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Les Granges du Bois	Franche-Comté		1400	0.5km (00.3miles)
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 16 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Poland
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Kazimierza Wielka	Świętokrzyskie		0725	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Podlesie, Tychy	Śląskie		1125	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 17 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Khorn'yaly	Chuvashia		1030	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Dubovskiy rayon	Volgogradskaya oblast'		1705	unknown	77 houses were damaged
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 19 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 19 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Denmark
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Skødstrup	Midtjylland		1400	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Keldet	Syddanmark		1615	unknown
Belarus
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Buts'keviche	Minskaya voblasts'		1600	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 20 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Ghyvelde	Nord-Pas-de-Calais		0850	0.6km (00.4miles)
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 25 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Volkovoyno	Vladimirskaya oblast'		1610	unknown	Houses were damaged and roofs were removed.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 30 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 30 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Germany
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Mölln	Schleswig-Holstein		1153	unknown	No settlements were affected
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

July 31 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 31 July 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Östra Grevie	Skåne		1400	unknown	Brief touchdown
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Nizhniy Chov	Komi		1630	unknown	Tornado only impacted forested areas.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August

August 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 2 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Zwolle	Overijssel		0200	Unknown	Brief tornado damaged a flag pole
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Björlanda	Västra Götaland		1000	Unknown	Tornado struck a port, damaging several boats.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 4 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Krasnopolets	Tver		1430	9km (06miles)	Tornado damaged trees and power lines along a narrow path
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 6 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Denmark
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Bredebro	Southern Denmark		0900	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 7 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Jämtlandsfjällen	Jämtland		1400	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 10 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Çatalzeytin	Kastamonu		1300	Unknown	Three buildings lost their roof, two fishing huts collapsed, and one boat sank.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 17 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Tuapse	Krasnodar		0900	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 21 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	De Punt	Drenthe		1715	0.6km (00.4miles)	Damage limited to vegetation
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 22 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 22 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Tingsryd	Kronoberg		1300	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Arpemåla	Kronoberg		1300	Unknown	Tornado damaged trees, wagons, and cars
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 25 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Arenzano	Genoa		1130	Unknown
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Skoghall	Värmland		1500	Unknown
Austria
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T4	Ellmau	Tyrol		1630	10km (10miles)	Large tornado, up to 1km (01miles) wide at times, caused extensive damage near Ellmau.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 26 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Croatia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Poreč	Istria		0800	Unknown
Italy
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Ladispoli	Rome		0955	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Ostia	Rome		1030	Unknown
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Märsta	Stockholm		1330	Unknown
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Westkapelle	Veere		1610	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 30 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 30 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Spain
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Andratx	Balearic Islands		1530	Unknown	Fast moving tornado with debris cloud
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

August 31 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 31 August 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Chiavari	Genoa		0555	Unknown	Waterspout briefly moved onshore
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Quarto d'Altino	Venice		1645	Unknown	Short-lived multiple vortex tornado
Germany
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Travemünde	Schleswig-Holstein		1106	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Bad Nauheim	Hesse		1640	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September

September 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 1 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Catanzaro	Catanzaro		1500	Unknown	Waterspout briefly moved onshore
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 2 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Minervino Murge	Barletta-Andria-Trani		1715	Unknown	Tornado damaged many homes, olive groves, and vineyards.
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Catanzaro	Catanzaro		1800	Unknown	Waterspout briefly moved onshore
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Corigliano Calabro	Cosenza		1930	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 3 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Sweden
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Ljusne	Gävleborg		1230	Unknown	Tornado caused minor damage
Malta
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Valletta	South Eastern Region		1630	Unknown	Waterspout briefly moved onshore
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 10 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Karlıova	Bingöl		1130	Unknown	The roof of a school building was torn off and windows were blown out.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 13 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Spain
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Cala Millor	Balearic Islands		1319	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 24 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Pianazze	Liguria		1400	Unknown	Homes and trees were damaged. One person was injured by flying debris.
Germany
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Damme	Lower Saxony		1503	Unknown
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T5	Löningen	Lower Saxony		1550	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 25 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Wargnies	Somme		1600	0.9km (00.6miles)	Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and crops were flattened.^[6]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 27 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Gizy	Aisne		0615	1.4km (00.9miles)	Several trees had snapped branches and a few homes sustained minor roof damage.^[7]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

September 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 28 September 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Spain
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Gandia	Valencia		1800	Unknown	Tornado struck Gandia, causing widespread damage and injuring 35 people.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October

October 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 2 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Slovenia
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Lipica	Sežana		1422	0.3km (00.2miles)	Brief tornado touched down along the border of Slovenia and Italy.
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Türkler	Antalya		1730	10km (10miles)	Tornado uprooted trees and damaged shops
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 4 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Netherlands
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Rijswijk	South Holland		1105	Unknown	Brief tornado
Czech Republic
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Hovězí	Zlín		1950	Unknown	Several buildings sustained roof damage, playgrounds were destroyed, and windows were shattered. Many trees were also downed.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 8 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Russia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Kazanovka	Chelyabinsk		0700	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 9 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Şahinbey	Gaziantep		1230	Unknown	A pickup truck was moved by the tornado and seven homes were damaged. The children were injured by the storm.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 10 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Rhodes	Dodecanese		0530	Unknown	Waterspout moved onshore and damaged a hotel
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 11 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Denmark
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Haslev	Zealand		1300	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 12 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Georgia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Kobuleti	Adjara		0500	Unknown	Tornado damaged homes, cars, and power lines in Kobuleti
Italy
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Ostia Antica	Lazio		1500	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 13 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Croatia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	N of Cavtat	Dubrovnik-Neretva		1500	Unknown	One of three waterspouts briefly moved onshore before dissipating
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 14 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis	Pays de la Loire		0530	3.4km (02.1miles)	A short-lived tornado passed directly through Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis, damaging numerous homes, trees, and vehicles. Several homes sustained severe roof and structural damage.^[8]
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T3	Les Pennes-Mirabeau	Bouches-du-Rhône		1340	4km (02miles)	A multiple vortex tornado struck towns near Les Pennes-Mirabeau, causing extensive damage and injuring 20 people. Many homes and businesses sustained roof and structural damage. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted along the tornado's path.^[9]
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	La Croix-Valmer	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur		1630	3.8km (02.4miles)	Relatively weak tornado snapped or uprooted many trees and causing minor damage to roofs and fencing.^[10]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 15 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Greece
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Vasiliki	Ionian Islands		0610	Unknown	A kiosk was destroyed and numerous olive trees were uprooted
Italy
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Moneglia	Genoa		0700	Unknown	A waterspout briefly moved onshore
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 21 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Cyprus
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Miliou	Paphos		1200	Unknown	A home sustained €10,000 (US$13,000) worth of damage.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 25 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Malta
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Buġibba	St. Paul's Bay		0930	Unknown
Portugal
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Igrejinha	Alentejo		1130	Unknown	More than 100 trees were damaged
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Castelo Branco	Castelo Branco		1330	Unknown	Tornado touched down in the industrial sector of Castelo Branco. Two factories were severely damaged and three others sustained minor damage. Additionally, 32 vehicles were damaged.
Spain
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Quintana de la Serena	Extremadura		1300	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 26 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
France
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Eccica-Suarella	Corse-du-Sud		2050	200m (700feet)	Brief tornado uprooted trees.^[11]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 27 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T1	Lido dei Pini	Lazio		0015	Unknown	Strong waterspout briefly moved onshore
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

October 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 29 October 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Greece
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Lechaina	West Greece		0300	Unknown	Tornado caused significant damage to greenhouses, livestock facilities, roofs, and power poles.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November

November 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 1 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Croatia
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Sugari	Istria		0500	Unknown	Tornado damaged buildings, cars, and trees in Sugari and Felini.
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Davutlar	Aydın		2215	1km (01miles)	Several buildings had their roofs blown more than 100m (300feet) away and a car was thrown about 20m (70feet). Numerous pine trees were also snapped along the tornado's path.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 4 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Spain
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	El Viso del Alcor	Seville		1350	Unknown	Possible gustnado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 8 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Kızılot	Antalya		0500	Unknown	Tornado damaged a hotel and uprooted trees
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Konaklı	Antalya		1200	Unknown	Tornado damaged greenhouses
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 16 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Portugal
bgcolor=#	F3	bgcolor=#	T?	Lagoa	Faro		1400	15km (09miles)	A powerful Waterspout moved onshore in Lagoa and caused extensive damage. Several buildings were severely damaged or destroyed and cars were thrown. Many trees were snapped or uprooted and some showed signs of debarking (a sign indicative of violent tornadoes). Initial assessments revealed damage indicates showing greater than F3 intensity; however, overall damage did not support rating it higher. The tornado tracked for approximately 15km (09miles), at times reaching 300m (1,000feet) in diameter, before dissipating. Thirteen people were injured by the storm.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 17 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Spain
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Torremolinos	Málaga		1004	Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 27 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Rosignano Marittimo	Livorno		1245	1.3 kilometres	Short-lived tornado damaged 35 homes, 6 of which lost their entire roof, and downed numerous trees and power lines. Debris from homes damaged several vehicles as well.^[12]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 28 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F3	bgcolor=#	T6	Taranto	Taranto		1045	21km (13miles)	1 death – A very strong tornado hit the cities of Taranto and Statte where it has inflicted heavy damage. Some cars have been thrown up in the air,many houses have completely lost the roof and some buildings have lost some wall. 42 people were injured,22 of which in the steelplant of Taranto and 7 in a school of Statte.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

November 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 29 November 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Greece
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Préveza	Epirus		0700	1km (01miles)	Tornado caused moderate damage to farms and downed many trees.
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T2	Argassi	Ionian Islands		0800	Unknown	Tornado destroyed a warehouse, garage, and canteen. Losses from the storm were estimated at €28,000 (US$37,000).
bgcolor=#	F2	bgcolor=#	T?	Katakolo	West Greece		1115	Unknown	Tornado uprooted move than 100 olive trees, destroyed several small metal structures, and unroofed homes.
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Alfioúsa	West Greece		1200	Unknown	Tornado damaged crops and uprooted numerous trees
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December

December 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 3 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Konaklı	Antalya		1100	Unknown	Possible tornado
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Gazipaşa	Antalya		1530	Unknown	Tornado damaged greenhouses
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 5 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Cevdetiye	Osmaniye		1700	Unknown	Tornado tore the roofs off six stalls and killed three sheep.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 9 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Marmaris	Muğla		1700	Unknown	Waterspout damaged several boats in a marina before moving onshore and damaging a restaurant.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 10 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Turkey
bgcolor=#	F1	bgcolor=#	T?	Ortaköy	Mersin		1400	Unknown	Waterspout moved onshore, damaging greenhouses and uprooting trees.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 16 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
United Kingdom
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Sancreed	Cornwall		0915	100m (300feet)	Brief tornado damaged a farm
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 17 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Italy
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Palombara Sabina (1st tornado)	Rome		1650	Unknown	One of three simultaneous tornadoes in Palombara Sabina
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Palombara Sabina (2nd tornado)	Rome		1650	Unknown	One of three simultaneous tornadoes in Palombara Sabina
bgcolor=#	F0	bgcolor=#	T?	Palombara Sabina (3rd tornado)	Rome		1650	Unknown	One of three simultaneous tornadoes in Palombara Sabina
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

December 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, 29 December 2012
		Location	District/ County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Greece
bgcolor=#	F?	bgcolor=#	T?	Palaiochóra	Cornwall		0800	0.5km (00.3miles)	Tornado destroyed farms near the sea and downed several trees
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

See also

• Tornadoes of 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 7 Juillet A Montviette (14). fr.
2. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 7 Juillet A Verderel-lès-Sauqueuse (60). fr.
3. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 7 Juillet A Saint-Pierre-de-Manneville (76). fr.
4. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 7 Juillet A Fervaques (14). fr.
5. Web site: Trąba powietrzna nad Polską; zginął mężczyzna . 14 July 2012 .
6. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 25 Septembre A Wargnies (80). fr.
7. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 27 Septembre A Gizy (02). fr.
8. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 14 Octobre a Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis (85). fr.
9. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 14 Octobre Aux Pennes-Mirabeau (13). fr.
10. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 14 Octobre A La Croix-Valmer (83). fr.
11. Web site: Keraunos. 2012. December 31, 2012. La Tornade Du 26 Octobre A Eccica-Suarella (2A). fr.
12. Web site: Meteo Portale Italia. November 27, 2012. December 31, 2012. Le foto dei danni del tornado che ha colpito Rosignano Solvay, Toscana. Possibile categoria EF1. it.