List of European tornadoes in 2024 explained

This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by the European Severe Storms Laboratory or various governments or universities across Europe during 2024. Unlike the United States, the original Fujita Scale and the TORRO scale are used to rank tornadoes across the continent.

According to the European Severe Storms Laboratory, there have been 157 confirmed tornadoes in Europe in 2024, resulting in 13 injuries.[1]

January

January 3 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 3, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver to PutteAntwerpBelgium15:308.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Approximately 40 homes were damaged, and a mobile home was blown over. One person and several horses were injured.[2]

January 6 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, January 6, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5PýrgosPeloponneseGreece19:30
Several homes and trees were damaged and a truck was overturned in the Pýrgos.[3]

January 7 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 7, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5AmórionEastern Macedonia and ThraceGreece03:15
A tornado moved through the village, damaging thirteen houses and numerous trees.[4]
IF1SarıcaaliEdirneTurkey03:30
Damage occurred to structures and trees were snapped or uprooted.[5]
IF1.5SulucaEdirneTurkey04:20
Damage occurred to structures and trees were snapped or uprooted.[6]
IF1KüçükbahçeİzmirTurkey05:05
Roofs across Küçükbahçe were damaged, caravans were overturned, and a water tank was thrown by the tornado.

January 8 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 8, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5Aktaş Beach, MavikentAntalyaTurkey14:15
Tornado formed over sea and made landfall near Aktaş, damaging greenhouses.[7]

January 9 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, January 9, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5KonaklıAntalyaTurkey11:30
Damage to greenhouses occurred.[8]

January 10 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5Santa Croce CamerinaSicilyItaly14:30
A brief tornado damaged some greenhouses.[9]

January 17 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 17, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1CambadosGaliciaSpain11:00
A waterspout moved onshore damaging roofs of several buildings and greenhouses. Some trees were snapped and uprooted.[10]

January 21 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5AşağıkocayatakAntalyaTurkey10:45
Tornado damaging greenhouses.[11]

January 22 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 22, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?Ayia NapaFamagustaCyprus19:47
Tornado causing damage in Ayia Napa.

January 30 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1VaroshaFamagustaCyprus07:00
Tornado damages greenhouses and destroys a roof.[12]
IF1.5SpartharikoFamagustaCyprus10:45
Large waterspout moving ashore causing damage to caravans and roofs.[13]
IF?LapithosKyreniaCyprus14:00
Waterspout moving ashore damaging a shipyard.

February

February 11 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, February 11, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?AmanteaCalabriaItaly11:50
An article talks about a damaged bar.[14]

February 12 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, February 12, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?RhodesSouth AegeanGreece18:20
A waterspout damaged ships in a marina before moving onshore.[15]

February 14 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, February 14, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5GermasogeiaPaniotisCyprus01:00
The tornado caused "major damage" across Germasogeia. Around 200 homes and apartments sustained damage and one person was injured.
IF0.5TeceMersinTurkey10:45
This tornado was a waterspout which made landfall. Some trees were damaged or uprooted.

February 14 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, February 19, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1SarıbükHatayTurkey06:15
The tornado snapped or uprooted 40 olive trees.

February 24 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, February 24, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?CarpiEmilia-RomagnaItaly14:20
A funnel cloud was reported which caused no known damage.[16]

March

March 3 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, March 3, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?Finale LigureLiguriaItaly13:55
No known damage was caused by the tornado.[17]

March 5 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, March 5, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1DemreAntalyaTurkey13:40
This was a waterspout which moved ashore, causing damage to greenhouses and utility poles. About 175 decares were damaged.
IF1Göksu, Hacıveliler, Yenimahalle, Kumluca, ToptaşAntalyaTurkey14:1512abbr=onNaNabbr=on80abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Greenhouses were partially destroyed, a mobile construction container was moved, and a solar panel array was damaged. The tornado struck the town of Kumluca directly, injuring six people.
IF1PayallarAntalyaTurkey17:00
The tornado struck the area around Payallar, damaging greenhouses and a construction site. Three people were injured.

March 6 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, March 6, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?ViterboLazioItaly09:26
A tornado likely occurred but no damage was reported.[18]

March 10 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, March 10, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1Porto MantovanoLombardyItaly12:402.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on120abbr=onNaNabbr=on
A sheetmetal fence was destroyed, building containers were flipped, and a lighthouse had roof damage. Industrial buildings had heavy damage to their roofs, small trees and pole were downed as well. More information coming.[19]

March 11 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, March 11, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5SabaudiaLazioItaly13:002.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on40abbr=onNaNabbr=on
A greenhouse partially collapsed and other greenhouse covers were ripped off. Some parts of structures collapsed and were lofted.[20]

March 12 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5MesolóngionWestern GreeceGreece02:15
A tornado struck Mesolóngion, causing damage to roofs, windows, trees and a cemetery.[21]

March 21 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, March 21, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1Landsberg am LechBayernGermany13:405.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on130abbr=onNaNabbr=on
The tornado direct struck the industrial area of Landsberg am Lech, damaging several structures and a nearby forest.

March 23 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, March 23, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1BindsachsenHessenGermany13:271.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on140abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Several buildings in Bindsachsen sustained roof damage and trees were damaged.

March 27 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, March 27, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?VeronaVenetoItaly12:54
A weak tornado that caused no known damage.
IF2Port-JoinvillePays de la LoireFrance19:03
Trees were snapped, electrical poles were snapped or knocked down, and 60 homes were damaged. Tree trunks being snapped received the highest damage points and a rating of IF2. One person was injured.

April

April 1 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, April 1, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1FontanivaVenetoItaly19:008.94abbr=onNaNabbr=on200abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Damage to roofs and crops, a couple of weaker buildings partially collapsed, trees and branches downed. A carpenter''s saw was hung to a tree, a plastic kids house was deposited on a roof some large water tanks were transported for hundreds of meters.[22]

April 4 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, April 4, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5KorschenbroichNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermany14:105.6120
Concentrated damage to many roofs and trees along a 5km and narrow path through Korschenbroich, which clearly indicates a tornado. Eyewitnesses reported that the event lasted < 1 minute. One roof was heavily damaged, resulting in an IF1.5 rating.[23]
IF?VitrimontMeurthe-et-MoselleFrance14:30
A tornado touched down in a forest near Vitrimont, uprooting/snapping several trees. This tornado was rated EF1 by .[24]
IF1.5BerchingBayernGermany16:45
Considerable damage to buildings and trees in Wackensberg, Holnstein and south of Staufersbuch.[25]

May

May 1 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, May 1
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5GemerekSivas ProvinceTurkey13:55
Pine trees downed and snapped in a forest outside Gemerek.

May 2 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, May 2, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5RobbioLombardiaItaly09:58
Weak tornado, light objects lofted, large trash containers overturned, fence of a tennis field damaged
IF1.5Roveredo di GuàVenetoItaly14:301.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on40abbr=onNaNabbr=on
A roof of an outbuilding was removed, some trees were damaged and a traffic sign was downed.

May 6 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, May 6
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5KurskKursk OblastRussia15:106abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Weak tornado over Kursk, some damage to trees and weak outbuildings.

May 7 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, May 7
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5NovokrasivoyeTula OblastRussia10:403.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on160abbr=onNaNabbr=on
The tornado struck Yefremov town outskirts and Novokrasivoye village. Outbuildings were severely damaged and some houses suffered severe roofing damage.
IF0.5MuggiaFriuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly11:451.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Rooftiles lofted, broken branches, light objects moved.

May 16 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, May 16
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1.5VilarnadalCataloniaSpain11:45
Destroyed roof and wall of a piggery was reported. At least 40 pigs perished.
IF0.5GualtieriEmilia-RomagnaItaly15:302.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on50abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Damage to the roofs of the cemetery, of two industrial buildings and a farm outbuilding, weak trees downed, snapped branches, a moved truck, flattened crops.
IF2Villa PomaLombardiaItaly16:402.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on110abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Overturned trains and a collapsed tower, damage to some roofs and greenhouses, a small container blown over, another dragged, trees and branches snapped, flattened crops.

May 18 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, May 18
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?Loigny-la-BatailleCentre-Val de LoireFrance14:150.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on
A landspout was observed between Loigny-la-Bataille and Orgères-en-Beauce, path entirely over open fields.
IF?ValtířovÚstí nad Labem RegionCzech Republic14:40
A landspout was observed crossing a street in a video, no damage reported.

May 21 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thuesday, May 21, 2024
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1SchattendorfBurgenlandAustria12:300.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on
A mobile home was moved, damage to trees and slight roof damage was reported.
IF?TrignacPays de la LoireFrance13:15
No damage reported.
IF?GülşehirNevşehirTurkey13:45
No damage since tornado moved over no structures/no land with agricultural use.
IF1EggenbergStyriaAustria15:082.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Multiple trees were uprooted and some roofs damaged, at least one tree damaged a car.

May 22 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, May 22
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?Mogliano SabinaLazioItaly16:25
Brief landspout spotted, debris lofted, no damage documented.

May 25 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, May 25
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?AvanduseLääne-Viru CountyEstonia12:36
First landspout obsverved, no damage reported.
IF?AvanduseLääne-Viru CountyEstonia12:36
Second landspout obsverved, no damage reported.
IF?RigaRigaLatvia14:42
Very brief and weak landspout over the city, some very light damage reported.

May 27 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, May 27
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5ArentsmindeJammerbugt MunicipalityDenmark10:050.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on50abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Some damage was found on Plesnervej to some trees in a small forest. It also tracked over some fields.

May 28 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, May 28
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?OstellatoEmilia-RomagnaItaly09:20
First landspout observed, no damage reported.
IF?OstellatoEmilia-RomagnaItaly09:20
Second landspout observed, no damage reported.
IF?TârgușorConstanța CountyRomania11:30
Landspout over open fields.

May 29 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, May 29
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?CopertinoApuliaItaly11:00
A plastic sheet and light debris lofted from fields.
IF1.5HagenNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermany14:027.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on230abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Several trees were snapped and numerous houses received some degree of damages to their roofs.
IF1AtlegachBashkortostanRussia14:500.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on30abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Some trees were uprooted and several houses and outbuildings were damaged.
IF0.5SupinoLazioItaly15:100.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on30abbr=onNaNabbr=on
At least 2 roofs were damaged by this landspout.

May 30 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, May 30
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?FjenneslevSorø MunicipalityDenmark13:40
Weak tornado observed.
IF0PedersborgSorø MunicipalityDenmark15:010.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on80abbr=onNaNabbr=on
2 funnels were observed over Sorø. 2nd one of which briefly made contact with ground and caused minor tree damage along Katrinelystvej.

June

June 2 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, Jun. 2
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?TarczeMasovian VoivodeshipPoland09:05
A weak landspout was observed, with the touchdown plausibly occurring in the Tarcze village area.
IF1Bogusze StarePodlaskie VoivodeshipPoland10:15
Some trees were snapped along the path, a roof from a farm outbuilding was partially ripped off.
IF0OhornSaxonyGermany11:101.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Tornado observed in Ohorn village. Weak damage was caused to some trees and crops.

June 3 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, Jun. 3
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF2Mišin HanRepublika SrpskaBosnia and Herzegovina11:550.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on
A tornado was reported in the village by the inhabitants. Over 20 houses were damaged, and at least 7 roofs were destroyed.

June 5 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, Jun. 5
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF0.5IkastIkast-Brande MunicipalityDenmark02:302.28abbr=onNaNabbr=on200abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Some small & young trees sustained minimal debranching while a greenhouse sustained some damage. A couple of trees were uprooted along the football field on Hyldgårds Alle.

June 7 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, Jun. 7
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF1Berdyuzh’yeTyumen OblastRussia07:10
Several weak roofs were damaged and some trees were uprooted.

June 8 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, Jun. 8
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?YakhyaBashkortostanRussia09:40
No damage reported.
IF?GermanovkaKyiv OblastUkraine10:00
Landspout observed over open fields. No damage reported.
IF?NavarinkaChelyabinsk OblastRussia11:45
Mesocyclonic tornado in open country, no damage reported.
IF?AbzelilovoBashkortostanRussia11:50
Large mesocyclonic tornado. Some buildings damaged, utility poles also damaged, and a small truck was overturned.

June 9 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, Jun. 9
IF#LocationCounty / ProvidenceCountryStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax width
IF?LiepājaLiepājaLatvia03:50
Brief and weak landspout cause some damages to tree and branches.
IF?HannersdorfBurgenlandAustria16:35
Mesocyclonic tornado causes some vegetation damage on Hungarian border.
IF?NardaVas CountyHungary16:50
Mesocyclonic tornado, probably the same one that struck Austrian soil earlier. Serious damage to the roofs of some houses and a small brick building used as a warehouse was almost completely destroyed.

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