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
+Tornadoes by Country (as of December 22, 2013)CountryTotal F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Austria11000000Belarus32001000Belgium62220000Bulgaria11000000Croatia3534010000Czech Republic21001000Denmark108200000Estonia10010000France43235122100Germany2621032000Greece4945130000Hungary55000000Ireland22000000Italy8576342000Kazakhstan33000000Latvia11000000Lithuania10010000Malta22000000Netherlands1212000000Norway87010000Poland108020000Portugal22000000Romania43001000Russia6658161000Serbia21010000Slovakia11000000Slovenia44000000Spain1311110000Sweden77000000Switzerland76010000Turkey3120191000Ukraine1716010000United Kingdom64110000Totals466 390 17 48 10 1 0 0
January
January 2 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F? T?San LucidoCosenza1300UnknownWaterspout briefly moved onshore near San Lucido Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
January 16 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T?TurgutluManisa2200UnknownThe 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?SerikAntalya0100Unknown Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
January 24 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, January 24, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGreece F1 T?XánthiEast Macedonia and Thrace1100UnknownTornado 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUnited Kingdom F? T?ClevedonSomerset1300UnknownConfirmed tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February
February 2 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 2, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F? T?RomeLazio1400UnknownA tornado was reported near Rome Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 5 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 5, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageBelgium F? T?MeulebekeWest Flanders0405At least one home was damagedFrance F0 T1Étang-sur-ArrouxSaône-et-Loire1300Several 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGreece F? T?MissolonghiWest Greece1200UnknownHomes were damaged F1 T?Tatoi AirportAttica1448UnknownTornado with winds of struck Tatoi Airport, destroying two small planes and damaging several structures. Debris from the aircraft was blown upwards of away. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 8 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, February 8, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F? T?Porto CervoOlbia-Tempio1200UnknownWaterspout briefly moved onshore and damaged trees. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 9 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 9, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?GebizAntalya2030UnknownTornado 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T?Bozyazı area (1st tornado)Mersin0045UnknownOne of three tornadoes to strike near Bozyazı. Greenhouses were damaged and numerous trees were downed F? T?Bozyazı area (2nd tornado)Mersin0045UnknownOne of three tornadoes to strike near Bozyazı. Greenhouses were damaged and numerous trees were downed F? T?Bozyazı area (3rd tornado)Mersin0045UnknownOne 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?AlanyaAntalya1430UnknownWaterspout moved onshore without causing damage Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 27 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?Foçaİzmir1100UnknownTornado caused some crop damage Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March
March 9 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 9, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageSpain F0 T1MoledoViana do Castelo1130UnknownConfirmed tornado F? T?A GuardaPontevedra1230UnknownPortugal F? T?PortoPorto1730Unknown F? T?A Ver-o-MarPorto2230Unknown Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March 10 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, March 10, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageHungary F? T?EtyekFejér1530UnknownPossible tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March 12 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, March 12, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F2 T5SebenBolu0000UnknownSeven 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageSerbia F1 T?TordaCentral Banat1700UnknownTornado observed in Torda causing damage to roofs Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April
April 1 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 1, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?BozyerMuğla0900UnknownSome cars were moved and greenhouses were damaged Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 15 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 15, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T?ÇaybağıElazığ0700UnknownSeveral homes damaged, some with their roof blown off. Power lines were also downed. F? T?EmirşahMersin1530Tornado 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F0 T?BruginePadua1613Brief 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F? T?San Giorgio di PianoBologna1445UnknownOne 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 in diameter. F2 T?MirandolaModena1515Second 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGermany F? T?FlonheimRhineland-Palatinate1630UnknownBrief tornado with no damage Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 7 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageCzech Republic F? T?SpořiceÚstí nad Labem1350UnknownBrief tornado tossed a slide and damaged a gardenCroatia F? T?LepoglavaVaraždin1630UnknownBrief tornado with no damage Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 11 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 11, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?KızıltepeMardin1400Unknown1 death – A possible tornado struck Kızıltepe, killing one person. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 12 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, May 12, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGermany F? T?Minsener OogLower Saxony0830UnknownTornado observed over Minsener OogHungary F? T?ŐrSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg1315UnknownTornado struck Őr, injuring two people.Italy F? T?IesiAncona1330UnknownTornado damaged homes and downed trees. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 14 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?KargılıMersin1000Unknown2 deaths – A tornado struck Mersin Province in coastal Turkey, killing two people and injuring 19 others after it struck a construction site. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 18 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 18, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageFrance F0 T?Sainte-MaximeVar0638Waterspout moved onshore in Nartelle within Sainte-MaximeTurkey F? T?KabaçayırBayburt1000UnknownThirteen buildings sustained roof damage F? T?CanaptalSivas1200UnknownThree buildings sustained roof damage and two cars were damagedEstonia F? T?HummuliValga1600Unknown
One building lost its roof Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 20 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 20, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUkraine F? T?NovoselivkaPoltava1100UnknownLandspout tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 22 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageRussia F2 T?YefremovTula1430UnknownTornado 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 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageRussia F1 T?BarsukiKaluga0000UnknownTornado damaged homes and downed power lines F? T?ObninskKaluga1520UnknownTornado confirmed by videoLithuania F1 T2ŠimkaičiaiTauragė1000UnknownTornado damaged 196 homes.Romania F2 T4DrăgușeniGalați150029 homes were damaged or destroyedFrance F0 T?MacherenMoselle1700Tornado confirmed by videoGermany F? T?FinthenRhineland-Palatinate1838UnknownPlausible tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 24 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, May 24, 2013 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F? T?ChioggiaVenice1100UnknownWaterspout briefly moved onshoreRussia F? T?ZaymishcheBryansk1130UnknownHomes damaged and numerous trees downed F? T?Avdot'inoMoscow1300UnknownHomes damaged Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 25 event