Tornadoes of 2007

One of the tornadoes in 2007 include several hundred documented events with tornadoes in Europe alone.

Tornadoes in Europe

To the job, documenting events, counts the European Severe Weather Database, which is operated by the European Severe Storm Laboratory, an organization dedicated to research and collection of severe weather events in Europe.

The intensity of tornadoes is classified in Europe with the TORRO scale in conjunction with the Fujita scale, which also zoom pulls alongside the extent of damage to buildings and taking into account the stability of the respective existing design, the extent of damage to vegetation.

The total number of tornadoes in Europe in 2007 is 361 ( as of 11 January 2008). Two tornadoes reached the intensity T7/F3, which corresponds to a "strong destructive tornado " at rotational speeds between 300-342 km / h, which occurred on 18 January 2007 in East Germany, and on 22 July 2007 in northwestern Ukraine.

  • January 22 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: France, Germany, United Kingdom ( UK ), Sweden, Croatia, Portugal, Czech Republic
  • In the February 8 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: France, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic
  • March 3 Tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: France, UK, Spain
  • In April 2007, five tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: Spain, Switzerland, Norway
  • In May 2007, 69 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: the whole Europe
  • In the June 58 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: Germany, Great Britain, Ukraine, Russia (southern regions), Moldova, Denmark, Serbia
  • In July 2007, 86 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: the whole Europe
  • In August 2007, 61 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: the whole Europe
  • In September 2007, 27 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: predominantly Southern Europe
  • In October 2007, 16 tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: mainly West Europe and South East Europe
  • In November 2007, four tornadoes in Europe, affected regions: Germany, Greece, Spain and France ( Corsica)
  • In December 2007, two tornadoes in Europe affected region: France

Germany

  • In the wake of the hurricane Kyrill lows formed on January 18, at least three tornadoes over Germany. To 18 clock Central European Time ( CET) drew a strong tornado intensity T6/F3 by the local areas Brachwitz and Kemnitz in the district of Potsdam- agent market and the Teltow -Flaming (Brandenburg ), 50 kilometers south- south-west of Berlin. The path caused was 11 kilometers long and up to 500 meters wide. Numerous buildings were damaged, roofs swept away, destroyed some barns down to the ground and thrown more than 7000 cubic meters of wood. Individual debris were spun up to a kilometer wide and damaged local power lines. The amount of damage this tornado was estimated at several hundred thousand euros. In the local situation Brachwitz a man was injured by flying debris.
  • Another strong tornado, the strongest tornado of 2007 in Germany, with the intensity T7/F3 moved a little later on 18 January by the local areas Kahla Plessa, Lauchhammer, Black Heath and Black Heath East in the Elbe-Elster district and the district of Upper Spreewald Lusatia (Brandenburg). At a length of 34 kilometers, this event caused significant damage. Roofs were covered, destroyed barns down to the ground, snapped power lines and devastated forest areas. Based on glade course crossed this tornado, the Federal Highway 13 near the junction Black Heath. The amount of damage this event was 2 million euros.
  • The third tornado over German territory on January 18, happened around 18:40 CET clock and moved through the southern part of Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Saxony -Anhalt). On a track length of 10 kilometers and a width of up to 500 meters, this event is aimed at serious damage, tore away roofs, left gable walls come down, threw a car by a few meters and caused devastation to vegetation. In addition, a historic church building was affected. Three people were injured by this tornado - the amount of damage was estimated at 10 million euros. The intensity of tornadoes was set at T6/F3.
  • The strongest of these tornadoes ( T4/F2 ) moved around 16:00 CEST by local areas of towns and Tarmstedt Westertimke in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme ) in Lower Saxony. On a path length of four kilometers and a width of up to 250 meters originated damage to vegetation, as well as up to 20 houses in the local area Westertimke.
  • Counter 17:15 CEST drew another tornado ( T3/F1 ) between the villages and harbors mountain village in the district of Upper Havel in Brandenburg an almost 6 -kilometer swathe through a wooded area and arable land, but hit no buildings.
  • The third tornado ( T3/F1 ) on this day occurred at 18:15 GMT on the eastern part of the village Altbabensham at Babensham in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria. The damage this tornado were estimated at up to one million euros.

Poland

  • On 18 January, a tornado, which in the Łódź Voivodeship ( województwo łódzkie ) occurred by local areas of the village Andrespol moved into the late evening hours and sometimes caused severe damage to buildings and infrastructure. This event reached the intensity T4/F2.
  • In the late afternoon and early evening of May 11 at least six tornadoes were registered on the northeast, and eastern Poland. The strongest of these tornadoes (intensity T4/F2 ) hit the town Kwiecewo in the Warmia and Mazury ( Warmia - Masurian WojewĂłdztwo ) near Olsztyn. On the grounds of an individual farm roofs were covered, partially destroyed a roof truss and brought barns to collapse. The center was missed by this tornado, fortunately.
  • The quantitatively most damaging tornado occurred around 17:30 CEST clock in the far north-eastern Poland. This T3/F1-Tornado hit the towns of Stara Chodórowka and Kopicówka in the Podlaskie Voivodeship ( WojewĂłdztwo Podlaskie ) near Suchowola. Through this event, roofs were damaged in two villages at a total of 59 buildings. The total loss was estimated at 5 million zloty (about 1.4 million euros ).
  • Another weak tornado hit on this day the local area of ​​the small town of Opole Lublin in Lublin Voivodeship ( WojewĂłdztwo Lublin ) in the central -eastern Poland around 16:00 CEST clock and devastated the grounds of a circus space. Up to 40 people were injured as the circus tent, in which at the time of the event took place a performance, was swept away.
  • More tornadoes in Poland met on this day the communities or local areas Rozogi in the Warmia and Mazury ( WojewĂłdztwo Warmian - Masurian ) Bronów and Soczówki in the Province of the Holy Cross ( WojewĂłdztwo swietokrzyskie ), and the place Kurów in the Lublin Voivodeship ( WojewĂłdztwo Lublin ).
  • One of them pulled a 10 km long swath through districts of the municipality Gotówka Niemiecka in the Lublin Voivodeship ( WojewĂłdztwo lubelskie ). This event is classified as T4/F2, taught mainly in the dense forests of this region to significant damage.
  • The second tornado was also about 15 kilometers west of Lublin ( eastern Poland ) shortly before 19 clock CEST and held for over an hour contact with the ground, where he lay back a distance of at least 108 kilometers. On his way this T5/F2-Tornado taught at considerable damage to buildings and in the woods, four people were injured by flying debris. From the destruction of communities Niezabitów, Naleczów, Spiczyn, Rozkopaczów, Krzczen, Kolacze, Brus, Okuninka and Vlodava were affected. At the height Vlodava the tornado crossed the border with Belarus and moved up to the area around Tomashovka in the extreme southwest of Brest Region ( Brestskaya oblast ' ). So far, it is still unclear how long the tornado over Belarusian territory could keep contact with the ground or Ukrainian territory met. At almost all places where the tornado was observed was also reported by some extreme hailstorms. Radius Krzczen the hailstones reached diameters of up to 10 cm.

Ukraine

  • In the late evening of June 2 a T4/F2-Tornado pulled through the small town Kivertsy ( German spelling: Kiwerzi ) in the Volyn oblast ( Volyns'ka oblast ' ) in the north-western Ukraine. On a path length of three kilometers and a width of 150 meters up to 60 houses were partly damaged, torn down power and telephone lines and destroyed three hectares of forest. Due to extensive damage documentation and a video of the tornado, this is so far the best documented case of Ukraine.
  • On the evening of July 22 there was a small tornado accumulation in Central Eastern Europe. Within 2 hours, formed over the eastern part of Poland and the extreme north- west of Ukraine at least 5 tornadoes. The strongest of these five tornadoes ( T7/F3 ) met a the outskirts of the small town Turiysk in the Volyn oblast ( Volyns'ka oblast ' ). On a path length of 7 km and a width of 300 meters severe damage to buildings and vegetation have been caused, at least a stone building was razed to the ground.
  • Another strong tornado ( T6/F3 ) also scored in the Volyn oblast ( Volyns'ka oblast ' ) the localities Goloby, Svidniki and Kozyn. On a path length of 10 kilometers traditional houses have been completely destroyed.

Russian Federation

  • On July 4, the western region of the Republic of Kalmykiya ( Kalmykia ) was hit in the middle south of the Russian Federation by three tornadoes. A tornado ( T3-5/F1-F2 ) hit the village Umantsevo, damaged several houses, crack windows from masonry, damaged walls and threw a lorry trailer. Was accompanied this event of severe hailstorms.

France

  • On 11 February, occurred at least three tornadoes over France. By far the strongest tornado struck the towns Soulosse -sous -Saint- Élophe and Grand Court near Neufchâteau, in the Lorraine region of eastern France (Vosges ), shortly after 16 clock CET. Within five minutes up to 80 buildings were partly badly damaged roofs and roof trusses carried away, brought gable walls to collapse, pulled down power and telephone lines and damaged cars from cascading tiles and wall remains - judging by the serious damage this tornado in the intensity T5 / to describe F2. Seven people were injured by this event, two of them seriously. (see web link)
  • With the other tornadoes in France on this day it was much weaker events. Affected were the towns Villechétive (near Sens in Burgundy ) and Équeurdreville (near Cherbourg in Normandy ). The intensity of these tornadoes was T2-T3/F1.

Ireland

  • On May 11, a tornado in Ireland was reported.

Italy

  • In the morning hours of August 30 an F2 tornado moved through the region around Bergamo in northern Italy, Lombardia. Add up to eight localities damage was done.

Spain

  • On the Balearic island of Mallorca, on October 4, at least one tornado, which, accompanied by severe thunderstorms with hail, moved through portions of the island's capital, Palma de Mallorca and wreaked considerable damage to buildings and infrastructure occurred. Reports and Photos According to this tornado reached F2 intensity.
  • Near the southern Spanish city of Cádiz on 28 September 2007, a tornado, which moved over a distance of 20 kilometers over land and wreaked damage occurred.

United States

In the U.S., over 1,000 tornadoes were sighted.

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