List of European tornadoes in 2013

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed throughout Europe by the European Severe Storms Laboratory and local meteorological agencies during 2013. Unlike the United States, the original Fujita Scale and the TORRO scale are used to rank tornadoes across the continent.

European yearly total
F1

January

January 2 event
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Italy
F? T? San Lucido Cosenza 39.31°N 16.04°E / 39.31; 16.04 (San Lucido (January 2, F?)) 1300 Unknown Waterspout briefly moved onshore near San Lucido
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 16 event
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Turkey
F1 T? Turgutlu Manisa 38.50°N 27.71°E / 38.50; 27.71 (Turgutlu (January 16, F1)) 2200 Unknown The roof of a poultry barn was blown off and trees were uprooted
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 17 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Turkey
F? T? Serik Antalya 36.92°N 31.10°E / 36.92; 31.10 (Serik (January 17, F?)) 0100 Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 24 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, January 24, 2013
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Greece
F1 T? Xánthi East Macedonia and Thrace 41.14°N 24.88°E / 41.14; 24.88 (Xánthi (January 24, F1)) 1100 Unknown Tornado struck Xánthi and destroyed one home. One person was injured by the storm.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

January 27 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, January 27, 2013
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United Kingdom
F? T? Clevedon Somerset 51.47°N 2.87°W / 51.47; -2.87 (Clevedon (January 27, F?)) 1300 Unknown Confirmed tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February

February 2 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 2, 2013
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Time (UTC)
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Italy
F? T? Rome Lazio 41.92°N 12.39°E / 41.92; 12.39 (Rome (February 2, F?)) 1400 Unknown A tornado was reported near Rome
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 5 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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Belgium
F? T? Meulebeke West Flanders 50.95°N 3.28°E / 50.95; 3.28 (Meulebeke (February 5, F?)) 0405 0.7 km (0.43 mi) At least one home was damaged
France
F0 T1 Étang-sur-Arroux Saône-et-Loire 46.87°N 4.18°E / 46.87; 4.18 (Étang-sur-Arroux (February 5, F0)) 1300 3.5 km (2.2 mi) Several structures sustained minor damage and many trees were snapped
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 7 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Greece
F? T? Missolonghi West Greece 38.38°N 21.44°E / 38.38; 21.44 (Missolonghi (February 7, F?)) 1200 Unknown Homes were damaged
F1 T? Tatoi Airport Attica 37.98°N 23.73°E / 37.98; 23.73 (Tatoi Airport (February 7, F1)) 1448 Unknown Tornado with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph) struck Tatoi Airport, destroying two small planes and damaging several structures. Debris from the aircraft was blown upwards of 70 m (230 ft) away.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 8 event
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, February 8, 2013
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Italy
F? T? Porto Cervo Olbia-Tempio 41.12°N 9.58°E / 41.12; 9.58 (Porto Cervo (February 8, F?)) 1200 Unknown Waterspout briefly moved onshore and damaged trees.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 9 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 9, 2013
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Turkey
F? T? Gebiz Antalya 37.10°N 30.94°E / 37.10; 30.94 (Gebiz (February 9, F?)) 2030 Unknown Tornado struck the town of Gebiz, destroying a barn and damaging several structures. Five sheep were killed.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 15 event
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, February 15, 2013
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Turkey
F1 T? Bozyazı area (1st tornado) Mersin 36.10°N 32.97°E / 36.10; 32.97 (Bozyazı (February 15, F1)) 0045 Unknown One of three tornadoes to strike near Bozyazı. Greenhouses were damaged and numerous trees were downed
F? T? Bozyazı area (2nd tornado) Mersin 36.10°N 32.97°E / 36.10; 32.97 (Bozyazı (February 15, F?)) 0045 Unknown One of three tornadoes to strike near Bozyazı. Greenhouses were damaged and numerous trees were downed
F? T? Bozyazı area (3rd tornado) Mersin 36.10°N 32.97°E / 36.10; 32.97 (Bozyazı (February 15, F?)) 0045 Unknown One of three tornadoes to strike near Bozyazı. Greenhouses were damaged and numerous trees were downed
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 19 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Turkey
F? T? Alanya Antalya 36.55°N 32.00°E / 36.55; 32.00 (Alanya (February 19, F?)) 1430 Unknown Waterspout moved onshore without causing damage
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

February 27 event
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Turkey
F? T? Foça İzmir 38.67°N 26.76°E / 38.67; 26.76 (Foça (February 27, F?)) 1100 Unknown Tornado caused some crop damage
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March

March 9 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 9, 2013
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Spain
F0 T1 Moledo Viana do Castelo 41.55°N 1.03°E / 41.55; 1.03 (Moledo (March 9, F0)) 1130 Unknown Confirmed tornado
F? T? A Guarda Pontevedra 41.90°N 8.86°W / 41.90; -8.86 (A Guarda (March 9, F?)) 1230 Unknown
Portugal
F? T? Oporto Porto 41.16°N 8.62°W / 41.16; -8.62 (Oporto (March 9, F?)) 1730 Unknown
F? T? A Ver-o-Mar Porto 41.40°N 8.77°W / 41.40; -8.77 (A Ver-o-Mar (March 9, F?)) 2230 Unknown
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March 10 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Hungary
F? T? Etyek Fejér 47.45°N 18.75°E / 47.45; 18.75 (Etyek (March 10, F?)) 1530 Unknown Possible tornado
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March 12 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Turkey
F2 T5 Seben Bolu 47.45°N 18.75°E / 47.45; 18.75 (Seben (March 12, F2)) 0000 Unknown Seven well-constructed frame homes were destroyed and ten others lost their roof.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

March 31 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Serbia
F1 T? Torda Central Banat 45.59°N 20.46°E / 45.59; 20.46 (Torda (March 31, F1)) 1700 Unknown Tornado observed in Torda causing damage to roofs
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April

April 1 event
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 1, 2013
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Comments/Damage
Turkey
F? T? Bozyer Muğla 37.33°N 28.60°E / 37.33; 28.60 (Bozyer (April 1, F?)) 0900 Unknown Some cars were moved and greenhouses were damaged
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 15 event
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 15, 2013
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Turkey
F1 T? Çaybağı Elazığ 38.70°N 39.63°E / 38.70; 39.63 (Çaybağı (April 15, F1)) 0700 Unknown Several homes damaged, some with their roof blown off. Power lines were also downed.
F? T? Emirşah Mersin 36.08°N 32.79°E / 36.08; 32.79 (Emirşah (April 15, F?)) 1530 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) Tornado damaged homes, greenhouses, and downed power lines. One person was injured.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

April 27 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Italy
F0 T? Brugine Padua 45.30°N 11.99°E / 45.30; 11.99 (Brugine (April 27, F0)) 1613 0.15 kilometres (0.093 mi) Brief tornado caused minor roof damage to one home and snapped small trees.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May

May 3 event
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, May 3, 2013
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Italy
F? T? San Giorgio di Piano Bologna 44.64°N 11.39°E / 44.64; 11.39 (San Giorgio di Piano (May 3, F?)) 1445 Unknown One of three tornadoes produced by a powerful supercell thunderstorm in the Emilia-Romagna region. This tornado was the most intense of the three and injured 13 people. Many homes were damaged and a state of emergency was declared for the region. It was accompanied by very large hail, measured at 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter.
F2 T? Mirandola Modena 44.94°N 11.23°E / 44.94; 11.23 (Mirandola (May 3, F2)) 1515 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) Second of three tornadoes produced by a supercell thunderstorm in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 4 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 4, 2013
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Germany
F? T? Flonheim Rhineland-Palatinate 49.78°N 8.04°E / 49.78; 8.04 (Flonheim (May 4, F?)) 1630 Unknown Brief tornado with no damage
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 7 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Czech Republic
F? T? Spořice Ústí nad Labem 50.44°N 13.39°E / 50.44; 13.39 (Spořice (May 7, F?)) 1350 Unknown Brief tornado tossed a slide 4 m (13 ft) and damaged a garden
Croatia
F? T? Lepoglava Varaždin 46.21°N 16.04°E / 46.21; 16.04 (Lepoglava (May 7, F?)) 1630 Unknown Brief tornado with no damage
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 11 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Turkey
F? T? Kızıltepe Mardin 37.19°N 40.59°E / 37.19; 40.59 (Kızıltepe (May 11, F?)) 1400 Unknown 1 death – A possible tornado struck Kızıltepe, killing one person.[1]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 12 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Germany
F? T? Minsener Oog Lower Saxony 53.75°N 8.02°E / 53.75; 8.02 (Minsener Oog (May 12, F?)) 0830 Unknown Tornado observed over Minsener Oog
Hungary
F? T? Őr Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 47.98°N 22.20°E / 47.98; 22.20 (Minsener Oog (May 12, F?)) 1315 Unknown Tornado struck Őr, injuring two people.
Italy
F? T? Iesi Ancona 43.51°N 13.23°E / 43.51; 13.23 (Iesi (May 12, F?)) 1330 Unknown Tornado damaged homes and downed trees.
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 14 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Turkey
F? T? Kargılı Mersin 36.93°N 35.07°E / 36.93; 35.07 (Kargılı (May 14, F?)) 1000 Unknown 2 deaths – A tornado struck Mersin Province in coastal Turkey,[2] killing two people and injuring 19 others after it struck a construction site.[3]
Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

May 18 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 18, 2013
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France
F0 T? Sainte-Maxime Var 43.22°N 6.66°E / 43.22; 6.66 (Sainte-Maxime (May 18, F0)) 0638 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) Waterspout moved onshore in Nartelle within Sainte-Maxime
Turkey
F? T? Kabaçayır Bayburt 40.22°N 40.18°E / 40.22; 40.18 (Kabaçayır (May 18, F?)) 1000 Unknown Thirteen buildings sustained roof damage
F? T? Canaptal Sivas 39.65°N 36.27°E / 39.65; 36.27 (Canaptal (May 18, F?)) 1200 Unknown Three buildings sustained roof damage and two cars were damaged
Estonia
F1 T? Hummuli Valga 57.90°N 26.06°E / 57.90; 26.06 (Hummuli (May 18, F1)) 1600 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi)
    		One building lost its roof and some trees were uprooted
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 20 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 20, 2013
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    Ukraine
    F? T? Novoselivka Poltava 50.01°N 32.72°E / 50.01; 32.72 (Novoselivka (May 20, F?)) 1100 Unknown Landspout tornado
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 22 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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    Russia
    F2 T? Yefremov Tula 53.15°N 38.09°E / 53.15; 38.09 (Yefremov (May 22, F2)) 1430 Unknown Tornado confirmed by video. A total of 200 homes were damaged and losses amounted to 100 million rubles (US$31.9 million).
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 23 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, May 23, 2013
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    Russia
    F1 T? Barsuki Kaluga 54.83°N 35.59°E / 54.83; 35.59 (Barsuki (May 23, F1)) 0000 Unknown Tornado damaged homes and downed power lines
    F? T? Obninsk Kaluga 55.08°N 36.57°E / 55.08; 36.57 (Obninsk (May 23, F?)) 1520 Unknown Tornado confirmed by video
    Lithuania
    F1 T2 Šimkaičiai Tauragė 55.87°N 23.49°E / 55.87; 23.49 (Šimkaičiai (May 23, F1)) 1000 Unknown Tornado damaged 196 homes.
    Romania
    F2 T4 Drăgușeni Galați 46.01°N 27.76°E / 46.01; 27.76 (Drăgușeni (May 23, F2)) 1500 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) 29 homes were damaged or destroyed
    France
    F0 T? Macheren Moselle 49.10°N 6.77°E / 49.10; 6.77 (Macheren (May 23, F0)) 1700 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) Tornado confirmed by video
    Germany
    F? T? Finthen Rhineland-Palatinate 49.99°N 8.17°E / 49.99; 8.17 (Finthen (May 23, F?)) 1838 Unknown Plausible tornado
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 24 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Friday, May 24, 2013
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    Italy
    F? T? Chioggia Venice 45.23°N 12.29°E / 45.23; 12.29 (Chioggia (May 24, F?)) 1100 Unknown Waterspout briefly moved onshore
    Russia
    F? T? Zaymishche Bryansk 52.70°N 32.24°E / 52.70; 32.24 (Zaymishche (May 24, F?)) 1130 Unknown Homes damaged and numerous trees downed
    F? T? Avdot’ino Moscow 55.92°N 38.23°E / 55.92; 38.23 (Avdot’ino (May 24, F?)) 1300 Unknown Homes damaged
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 25 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 25, 2013
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    Russia
    F? T? Volovo Tula 53.56°N 38.01°E / 53.56; 38.01 (Volovo (May 25, F?)) 1000 Unknown Tornado reported
    Italy
    F? T? Mirabella Veneto 45.68°N 11.55°E / 45.68; 11.55 (Mirabella (May 25, F?)) 1435 Unknown Landspout tornado
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 26 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, May 26, 2013
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    Ukraine
    F? T? Novomoskovsk Dnipropetrovsk 48.64°N 35.15°E / 48.64; 35.15 (Novomoskovsk (May 26, F?)) 1200 Unknown Tornado reported
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 27 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 27, 2013
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    Russia
    F? T? Unknown Tula 53.65°N 38.41°E / 53.65; 38.41 (Tula Oblast (May 27, F?)) 1000 Unknown Tornado reported
    Belarus
    F? T? Baranovichi Brest 53.10°N 26.00°E / 53.10; 26.00 (Baranovichi (May 27, F?)) 1330 Unknown Tornado damaged homes in Baranovichi
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 29 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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    Italy
    F1 T? Cavenago di Brianza Monza and Brianza 45.58°N 9.41°E / 45.58; 9.41 (Cavenago di Brianza (May 29, F1)) 0930 1.2 kilometres Confirmed tornado
    Germany
    F1 T2 Lockwitz Saxony 50.98°N 13.71°E / 50.98; 13.71 (Lockwitz (May 29, F1)) 0945 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) Confirmed tornado
    Netherlands
    F? T? Amsterdam Airport Schiphol North Holland 52.30°N 4.75°E / 52.30; 4.75 (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (May 29, F?)) 1500 Unknown Possible tornado
    F? T? Meppel Drenthe 52.70°N 6.19°E / 52.70; 6.19 (Meppel (May 29, F?)) 1544 Unknown Possible tornado
    France
    F0 T? Aiguillon Lot-et-Garonne 44.30°N 0.35°E / 44.30; 0.35 (Aiguillon (May 29, F0)) 1500 Unknown Brief EF0 tornado caused minor damage to a market and farm.[4]
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    May 30 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, May 30, 2013
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    Hungary
    F? T? Kunmadaras Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 47.43°N 20.80°E / 47.43; 20.80 (Kunmadaras (May 30, F?)) 1129 Unknown Possible tornado
    Slovakia
    F? T? Kalinovo Poltár 48.40°N 19.72°E / 48.40; 19.72 (Kalinovo (May 30, F?)) 1508 Unknown Possible tornado
    Poland
    F? T? Buczek Łask 51.52°N 19.17°E / 51.52; 19.17 (Buczek (May 30, F?)) 1600 Unknown Confirmed tornado
    F1 T3 Chojne to Redzeń Łask 51.55°N 18.82°E / 51.55; 18.82 (Chojne (May 30, F1)) 1600 Unknown Tornado touched down near Chojne and downed many trees and power poles.
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    June

    June 19 event
    List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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    France
    EF3 T? WSW of Châtillon-sur-Seine to NE of Montliot-et-Courcelles Côte-d'Or 47.88°N 4.53°E / 47.88; 4.53 (Châtillon-sur-Seine (June 19, F3)) 1540 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) See section on this tornado – Low-end EF3 tornado moved along an intermittent path near Châtillon-sur-Seine. A total of 20 homes were severely damaged or destroyed while 190 more sustained varying degrees of damage. One person sustained minor injuries in relation to the tornado. This was the strongest tornado in France since the deadly 2008 F4 Hautmont tornado.[5]
    Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database

    References
    1. "Kızıltepe'de Hortum Can Aldı" (in Turkish). Haberler. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
    2. "Tornado kills one person in southern Turkey". The World Bulletin. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
    3. "Mersin'de hortum: 2 ölü, 19 yaralı" (in Turkish). Posta Hayata Giriş Sayfanız. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
    4. "Tornade EF0 à Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh (24) le 29 mai 2013" (in French). Keraunos. 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
    5. "Tornade EF3 à Etrochey (21) le 19 juin 2013" (in French). Keraunos. 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
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