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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver to Putte | Antwerp | Belgium | | 15:30 | 8.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Pýrgos | Peloponnese | Greece | | 19:30 | | |
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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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Amórion | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | Greece | | 03:15 | | |
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A tornado moved through the village, damaging thirteen houses and numerous trees.[4] |
IF1 | Sarıcaali | Edirne | Turkey | | 03:30 | | |
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Damage occurred to structures and trees were snapped or uprooted.[5] |
IF1.5 | Suluca | Edirne | Turkey | | 04:20 | | |
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Damage occurred to structures and trees were snapped or uprooted.[6] |
IF1 | Küçükbahçe | İzmir | Turkey | | 05:05 | | |
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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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Aktaş Beach, Mavikent | Antalya | Turkey | | 14:15 | | |
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Tornado formed over sea and made landfall near Aktaş, damaging greenhouses.[7] | |
January 9 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, January 9, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Konaklı | Antalya | Turkey | | 11:30 | | |
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Damage to greenhouses occurred.[8] | |
January 10 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 10, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Santa Croce Camerina | Sicily | Italy | | 14:30 | | |
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A brief tornado damaged some greenhouses.[9] |
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January 17 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, January 17, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Cambados | Galicia | Spain | | 11:00 | | |
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A waterspout moved onshore damaging roofs of several buildings and greenhouses. Some trees were snapped and uprooted.[10] |
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January 21 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, January 21, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Aşağıkocayatak | Antalya | Turkey | | 10:45 | | |
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Tornado damaging greenhouses.[11] | |
January 22 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 22, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Ayia Napa | Famagusta | Cyprus | | 19:47 | | |
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Tornado causing damage in Ayia Napa. |
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January 30 event
February
February 11 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, February 11, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Amantea | Calabria | Italy | | 11:50 | | |
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An article talks about a damaged bar.[14] |
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February 12 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, February 12, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Rhodes | South Aegean | Greece | | 18:20 | | |
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A waterspout damaged ships in a marina before moving onshore.[15] |
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February 14 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, February 14, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Germasogeia | Paniotis | Cyprus | | 01:00 | | |
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The tornado caused "major damage" across Germasogeia. Around 200 homes and apartments sustained damage and one person was injured. |
IF0.5 | Tece | Mersin | Turkey | | 10:45 | | |
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This tornado was a waterspout which made landfall. Some trees were damaged or uprooted. | |
February 14 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, February 19, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Sarıbük | Hatay | Turkey | | 06:15 | | |
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The tornado snapped or uprooted 40 olive trees. | |
February 24 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, February 24, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Carpi | Emilia-Romagna | Italy | | 14:20 | | |
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A funnel cloud was reported which caused no known damage.[16] |
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March
March 3 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, March 3, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Finale Ligure | Liguria | Italy | | 13:55 | | |
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No known damage was caused by the tornado.[17] |
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March 5 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, March 5, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Demre | Antalya | Turkey | | 13:40 | | |
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This was a waterspout which moved ashore, causing damage to greenhouses and utility poles. About 175 decares were damaged. |
IF1 | Göksu, Hacıveliler, Yenimahalle, Kumluca, Toptaş | Antalya | Turkey | | 14:15 | 12abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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. |
IF1 | Payallar | Antalya | Turkey | | 17:00 | | |
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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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Viterbo | Lazio | Italy | | 09:26 | | |
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A tornado likely occurred but no damage was reported.[18] |
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March 10 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Sunday, March 10, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Porto Mantovano | Lombardy | Italy | | 12:40 | 2.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 120abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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] |
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March 11 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, March 11, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Sabaudia | Lazio | Italy | | 13:00 | 2.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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A greenhouse partially collapsed and other greenhouse covers were ripped off. Some parts of structures collapsed and were lofted.[20] |
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March 12 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, March 12, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Mesolóngion | Western Greece | Greece | | 02:15 | | |
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A tornado struck Mesolóngion, causing damage to roofs, windows, trees and a cemetery.[21] |
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March 21 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, March 21, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Landsberg am Lech | Bayern | Germany | | 13:40 | 5.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 130abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Bindsachsen | Hessen | Germany | | 13:27 | 1.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 140abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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Several buildings in Bindsachsen sustained roof damage and trees were damaged. | |
March 27 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, March 27, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Verona | Veneto | Italy | | 12:54 | | |
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A weak tornado that caused no known damage. |
IF2 | Port-Joinville | Pays de la Loire | France | | 19:03 | | |
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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, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Fontaniva | Veneto | Italy | | 19:00 | 8.94abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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] |
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April 4 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, April 4, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Korschenbroich | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | | 14:10 | 5.6 | 120 |
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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? | Vitrimont | Meurthe-et-Moselle | France | | 14:30 | | |
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A tornado touched down in a forest near Vitrimont, uprooting/snapping several trees. This tornado was rated EF1 by .[24] |
IF1.5 | Berching | Bayern | Germany | | 16:45 | | |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Gemerek | Sivas Province | Turkey | | 13:55 | | |
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Pine trees downed and snapped in a forest outside Gemerek. | |
May 2 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, May 2, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Robbio | Lombardia | Italy | | 09:58 | | |
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Weak tornado, light objects lofted, large trash containers overturned, fence of a tennis field damaged |
IF1.5 | Roveredo di Guà | Veneto | Italy | | 14:30 | 1.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Kursk | Kursk Oblast | Russia | | 15:10 | 6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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Weak tornado over Kursk, some damage to trees and weak outbuildings. | |
May 7 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, May 7 IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Novokrasivoye | Tula Oblast | Russia | | 10:40 | 3.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 160abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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The tornado struck Yefremov town outskirts and Novokrasivoye village. Outbuildings were severely damaged and some houses suffered severe roofing damage. |
IF0.5 | Muggia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Italy | | 11:45 | 1.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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Rooftiles lofted, broken branches, light objects moved. | |
May 16 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, May 16 IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1.5 | Vilarnadal | Catalonia | Spain | | 11:45 | | |
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Destroyed roof and wall of a piggery was reported. At least 40 pigs perished. |
IF0.5 | Gualtieri | Emilia-Romagna | Italy | | 15:30 | 2.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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. |
IF2 | Villa Poma | Lombardia | Italy | | 16:40 | 2.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 110abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Loigny-la-Bataille | Centre-Val de Loire | France | | 14:15 | 0.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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A landspout was observed between Loigny-la-Bataille and Orgères-en-Beauce, path entirely over open fields. |
IF? | Valtířov | Ústí nad Labem Region | Czech Republic | | 14:40 | | |
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A landspout was observed crossing a street in a video, no damage reported. | |
May 21 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thuesday, May 21, 2024IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Schattendorf | Burgenland | Austria | | 12:30 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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A mobile home was moved, damage to trees and slight roof damage was reported. |
IF? | Trignac | Pays de la Loire | France | | 13:15 | | |
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No damage reported. |
IF? | Gülşehir | Nevşehir | Turkey | | 13:45 | | |
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No damage since tornado moved over no structures/no land with agricultural use. |
IF1 | Eggenberg | Styria | Austria | | 15:08 | 2.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Mogliano Sabina | Lazio | Italy | | 16:25 | | |
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Brief landspout spotted, debris lofted, no damage documented. | |
May 25 event
May 27 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, May 27 IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Arentsminde | Jammerbugt Municipality | Denmark | | 10:05 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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Some damage was found on Plesnervej to some trees in a small forest. It also tracked over some fields. | |
May 28 event
May 29 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Wednesday, May 29 IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Copertino | Apulia | Italy | | 11:00 | | |
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A plastic sheet and light debris lofted from fields. |
IF1.5 | Hagen | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | | 14:02 | 7.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 230abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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Several trees were snapped and numerous houses received some degree of damages to their roofs. |
IF1 | Atlegach | Bashkortostan | Russia | | 14:50 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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Some trees were uprooted and several houses and outbuildings were damaged. |
IF0.5 | Supino | Lazio | Italy | | 15:10 | 0.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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At least 2 roofs were damaged by this landspout. | |
May 30 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, May 30 IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Fjenneslev | Sorø Municipality | Denmark | | 13:40 | | |
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Weak tornado observed. |
IF0 | Pedersborg | Sorø Municipality | Denmark | | 15:01 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Tarcze | Masovian Voivodeship | Poland | | 09:05 | | |
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A weak landspout was observed, with the touchdown plausibly occurring in the Tarcze village area. |
IF1 | Bogusze Stare | Podlaskie Voivodeship | Poland | | 10:15 | | |
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Some trees were snapped along the path, a roof from a farm outbuilding was partially ripped off. |
IF0 | Ohorn | Saxony | Germany | | 11:10 | 1.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF2 | Mišin Han | Republika Srpska | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 11:55 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF0.5 | Ikast | Ikast-Brande Municipality | Denmark | | 02:30 | 2.28abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF1 | Berdyuzh’ye | Tyumen Oblast | Russia | | 07:10 | | |
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Several weak roofs were damaged and some trees were uprooted. | |
June 8 event
List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, Jun. 8 IF# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Yakhya | Bashkortostan | Russia | | 09:40 | | |
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No damage reported. |
IF? | Germanovka | Kyiv Oblast | Ukraine | | 10:00 | | |
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Landspout observed over open fields. No damage reported. |
IF? | Navarinka | Chelyabinsk Oblast | Russia | | 11:45 | | |
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Mesocyclonic tornado in open country, no damage reported. |
IF? | Abzelilovo | Bashkortostan | Russia | | 11:50 | | |
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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# | Location | County / Providence | Country | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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IF? | Liepāja | Liepāja | Latvia | | 03:50 | | |
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Brief and weak landspout cause some damages to tree and branches. |
IF? | Hannersdorf | Burgenland | Austria | | 16:35 | | |
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Mesocyclonic tornado causes some vegetation damage on Hungarian border. |
IF? | Narda | Vas County | Hungary | | 16:50 | | |
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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. | |
See also
Notes and References
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