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selected: all reports - tornadoes
- occurring between 15-01-2007 00:00:00 and 24-01-2007 24:00:00 GMT/UTC

number of selected reports: 20
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tornado tornado   wind severe wind   hail large hail   rain heavy rain
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Large d'Antibes 
France (43.50 N, 7.10 E)
23-01-2007  (Tuesday)
13:30 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
occurring over: water
The funnel cloud was observed.
http://www.lameteo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6522; the event was also discussed on www.chasefever.com(Planète Tornades)

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne

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San Sebastián  Euskadi 
Spain (43.33 N, 2.00 W)
23-01-2007  (Tuesday)
11:00 UTC (+/- 3 hrs.)

based on information from: a report in scientific literature
occurring over: water
source: Gayà, M., 2015: Els Fiblons a Espanys: Climatologia i catàled de tornados i trombes (Whirlwinds in Spain: Climatology and catalog of tornadoes and waterspouts). Universitat de les Illes Balears, 441 pp.;

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management)

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Darvel 
United Kingdom (55.58 N, 4.28 W)
21-01-2007  (Sunday)
12:00 UTC (+/- 6 hrs.)

based on information from: a report in scientific literature, a report by a weather service, a report on a website
occurring over: land
source: "TORRO NEWSLETTER January 2007", TORRO (Tornado and Storm Research Organisation); http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/newsletter/JAN07.pdf

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: submitted by Thilo Kühne

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Velsen 
Netherlands (52.47 N, 4.63 E)
21-01-2007  (Sunday)
06:00 UTC 

based on information from: a report by a weather service, a newspaper report, a television or radio broadcast, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F1
accompanying weather: heavy rain.
It is possible that this was a gustnado.
total event duration: 5 minutes
average path width: 50 m
maximum path width: 100 m
total damage: 100.000
Number of people injured: 2. Number of people dead: 0.
Tornado was caused by an developing cold front. The thunderstorms were accompied by heavy rain and small hail.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Rommel

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Exeter 
United Kingdom (50.70 N, 3.53 W)
20-01-2007  (Saturday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 6 hrs.)

based on information from: a report by a weather service, a report on a website
occurring over: land
source: "TORRO NEWSLETTER January 2007", TORRO (Tornado and Storm Research Organisation); http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/newsletter/JAN07.pdf

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: submitted by Thilo Kühne

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n. Sunnastrand  
Sweden (58.00 N, 11.63 E)
20-01-2007  (Saturday)
14:00 UTC (+/- 1 hrs.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, an eye-witness report, a newspaper report, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F1
The funnel cloud was observed.
tornado lifted small framehouse on Tjörn Island; source: "Tromb flyttade sjöbod", GÖTEBORGS-POSTEN, 22.01.2007; http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=669&a=321048

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne

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Treben 
Czech Republic (50.13 N, 12.40 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
22:19 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a report by a weather service, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F2
The funnel cloud was not observed.
tornado most likely cause of demages; source: "OVERVIEW OF ALL KNOWN CASES FROM THE REGION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC" - data by CHMI (Ceský hydrometeorologický ústav); http://www.chmi.cz/torn/tortabcz-eng.html

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: added by Thilo Kühne

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Andrespol  Łódzkie 
Poland (51.73 N, 19.65 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
22:00 UTC (+/- 1 hrs.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a newspaper report, a television or radio broadcast, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F2 T4
the intensity rating was based on photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
The funnel cloud was observed.
accompanying weather: heavy rain, hail >= 0.5 cm but < 2.0 in diameter.
size of accompanying hail: 1 cm
average path width: 50 m
Tornado blew about 10 roofs and damaged a few hundred trees in the local forest. Source: http://galeria.andrespol.com.pl/thumbnails.php?album=19 http://www.andrespol.bip.cc/?p=news&id=16 SKYWARN.DE Forum: http://www.skywarn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4721 + Forum Polskich Lowców Burz: http://www.lowcyburz.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=101&a; mp;start=60

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Artur Surowiecki (Skywarn Polska)

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Gaj Olawski, Osiek, Chwalibozyce 
Poland (50.93 N, 17.25 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
20:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F2 T5
path length: 9 km
direction of movement: NW-SE
damage to property: 600.000 ZLT
Tornado tracked through parts of Gaj Olawski, Osiek and Chwalibozyce, damaging roofs, smashing windows and levelling barns (massively brick standards); report+discussion: POLSCY LOWCY BURZ, http://www.lowcyburz.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=421

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESSL)

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Lauchhammer  (Elsterwerda, Kahla, Plessa, Lauchhammer, Schwarzheide, Schwarzheide-Ost) Brandenburg 
Germany (51.51 N, 13.94 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
18:30 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, an eye-witness report, a newspaper report, a television or radio broadcast, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F3 T7
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a written account of the damage (e.g. in a newspaper), an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
The funnel cloud was observed.
accompanying weather: heavy rain.
path length: 34 km
average path width: 300 m
maximum path width: 500 m
direction of movement: W-E
total damage: 2.000.000 EUR
Number of people injured: 1. Quellen: http://www.tornadoliste.de/ http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzconfig.pl

report status: scientific case study (QC2)

contact: Data completed, T.Kühne (ESSL); Aktualisierung Verifizierungsstatus: Andreas Friedrich DWD Tornado Beauftragter

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Silna 
Poland (52.47 N, 15.85 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
18:00 UTC (+/- 1 hrs.)

based on information from: a report in scientific literature, a report in some literature, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F1
the intensity rating was based on photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
several kilometers long path in the forests of Bolewice reported by Local Forest Administration; power line crossing the path was also affected; tornado not named as cause, but very likely; source: http://www.szczecin.lasy.gov.pl/strony/1/i/4024.php;

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESSL)

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Kemnitz 
affected areas: 1 km N of Niebel, 2 km N of Niebelhorst, Farm 1 km W of Kemnitz, N Kemnitz, NE Kemnitz, Nasse Heide (forest area E of Kemnitz)  Brandenburg 
Germany (52.14 N, 12.98 E) < 1 km
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
17:56 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: a report received by e-mail, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a newspaper report, a television or radio broadcast, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F2
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a written account of the damage (e.g. in a newspaper), an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
The funnel cloud was not observed.
path length: 4.1 km
average path width: 170 m
maximum path width: 510 m
direction of movement: W-E
path start from (52.14 N, 12.96 E)
path end at (52.14 N, 13.02 E)
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Power transmission damaged or destroyed, Telecommunication infrastructure damaged or destroyed, Damage to roof or chimney, Roof(s) destroyed, Damage to window(s) or insulation layer(s), Wall(s) (partly) collapsed, Building(s) (almost) fully destroyed, Car(s) damaged (unspecified), Large tree branch(es) broken, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped, Forest(s) damaged or destroyed
Number of people injured: 0. Number of people dead: 0.
NOTE: FORMER TORNADO WHICH HIT BRACNWITZ AND KEMNITZ WAS SPLIT INTO TWO SEPERATE TORNADOES DUE TO SITE AND SATELLITE ANALYSIS. TORNADO WHICH HIT KEMNITZ VILLAGE WAS A SEPERATE PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT S OF THE EARLIER PATH WHICH HIT BRACHWITZ AREA. FURTHERMORE, BOTH DAMAGE SECTIONS WERE RATED F2 (IF2) SINCE ARGUMENTS FOR F3 ARE LESS CONFIDENT. The tornado occured as Multi Vortex Tornado. A smaller path swept through Brachwitz throwing roofs completly - one roof has been smashed. In the forests almost pine trees were affected. Those trees were uprooted and/or snapped. Near Kemnitz the tornado hit a single farm. One builing (lesser massive-stone structure) has been blown down. According to the lesser structure, F4 must be rouled out her - T6/F3 fits with the maximum forest demages and this blown down-effect to the single building. Among the main path of about 11 km, the tornado have had the following widths: 450m, 200m, 150m, 120m, 200m, 150m, 500m. Lighter debris were thrown up to 1300 m - more heavier debris were thrown up to 500 m. The most completed analysis can be found here: http://www.skywarn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2930
Reference: Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (20.01.2007); RBB (19./20./30.01.2007); site survey and satellite analysis by Thilo Kühne (2007/2008 and 2021)

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESSL)

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Hennickendorf  Brandenburg 
Germany (52.18 N, 13.10 E) < 1 km
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
17:55 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F1 T3
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
path length: 1.9 km
average path width: 80 m
maximum path width: 130 m
direction of movement: WNW-ESE
path start from (52.19 N, 13.09 E)
path end at (51.18 N, 13.11 E)
Impacts: Large tree branch(es) broken, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped, Forest(s) damaged or destroyed
Tornado path over forest area N of Hennickendorf village.
Reference: Site survey + satellite analysis (2007/2021)

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management/ESSL Team)

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Brachwitz 
affected areas (W->E): Der Kloth, Brachwitz (southern parts of the village), Brachwitz Friedhof, Ramboldtheide (forest and heath area) Brandenburg 
Germany (52.14 N, 12.88 E) < 1 km
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
17:52 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: a report received by e-mail, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a newspaper report, a television or radio broadcast, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F2
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a written account of the damage (e.g. in a newspaper), an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
The funnel cloud was not observed.
path length: 4.7 km
average path width: 250 m
maximum path width: 470 m
direction of movement: WSW-ENE
path start from (52.14 N, 12.86 E)
path end at (52.15 N, 12.92 E)
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Power transmission damaged or destroyed, Telecommunication infrastructure damaged or destroyed, Damage to roof or chimney, Roof(s) destroyed, Damage to window(s) or insulation layer(s), Wall(s) (partly) collapsed, Building(s) (almost) fully destroyed, Car(s) damaged (unspecified), Large tree branch(es) broken, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped, Forest(s) damaged or destroyed
Number of people injured: 1. Number of people dead: 0.
NOTE: FORMER TORNADO WHICH HIT BRACNWITZ AND KEMNITZ WAS SPLIT INTO TWO SEPERATE TORNADOES DUE TO SITE AND SATELLITE ANALYSIS. TORNADO WHICH HIT KEMNITZ VILLAGE WAS A SEPERATE PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT S OF THE EARLIER PATH WHICH HIT BRACHWITZ AREA. FURTHERMORE, BOTH DAMAGE SECTIONS WERE RATED F2 (IF2) SINCE ARGUMENTS FOR F3 ARE LESS CONFIDENT. The tornado occured as Multi Vortex Tornado. A smaller path swept through Brachwitz throwing roofs completly - one roof has been smashed. In the forests almost pine trees were affected. Those trees were uprooted and/or snapped. Near Kemnitz the tornado hit a single farm. One builing (lesser massive-stone structure) has been blown down. According to the lesser structure, F4 must be rouled out her - T6/F3 fits with the maximum forest demages and this blown down-effect to the single building. Among the main path of about 11 km, the tornado have had the following widths: 450m, 200m, 150m, 120m, 200m, 150m, 500m. Lighter debris were thrown up to 1300 m - more heavier debris were thrown up to 500 m. The most completed analysis can be found here: http://www.skywarn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2930
Reference: Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (20.01.2007); RBB (19./20./30.01.2007); site survey and satellite analysis by Thilo Kühne (2007/2008 and 2021)

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESSL)

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Senst  Sachsen-Anhalt 
Germany (51.98 N, 12.57 E) < 1 km
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
17:45 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F1 T3
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
path length: 2.5 km
average path width: 100 m
maximum path width: 280 m
direction of movement: W-E
path start from (51.97 N, 12.56 E)
path end at (51.98 N, 12.60 E)
Impacts: Large tree branch(es) broken, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped, Forest(s) damaged or destroyed
Tornado path over forest area near Senst village
Reference: Site survey + satellite analysis (2007/2021)

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management/ESSL Team)

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Lutherstadt Wittenberg 
occured over Kleinwittenberg, further eastward of the inner city of Wittenberg, further eastward S of Wittenberg-Elstervorstadt, further eastward WNW of Mühlanger;  Sachsen-Anhalt 
Germany (51.87 N, 12.65 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
17:40 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert, an eye-witness report, a newspaper report, a television or radio broadcast, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F3 T6
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a written account of the damage (e.g. in a newspaper), an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
accompanying weather: hail < 0.5 cm diameter, or snow pellets or snow grains, light or moderate rain.
path length: 10 km
average path width: 350 m
maximum path width: 500 m
total damage: 10.000.000 EUR
Number of people injured: 3. Number of people dead: 0.
houses badly demaged, roofs (partly) blown away; lots of trees uprooted and snapped; a car was thrown;"several people injured"; http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzconfig.pl?no frames;read=1064621; http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzconfig.pl?no frames;read=1064864; http://www.wetter-zentrale.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzconfig.pl?no frames;read=1063165; http://www.skywarn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2912; Mitteldeutsche Zeitung: http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/pag e&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1168601608575&openMenu=101 3016724285&calledPageId=1013016724285&listid=1018881 578312; http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/pag e&atype=ksArtikel&aid=9991023898459965&calledPag eId=987490165154; MDR TV-Station: http://www.mdr.de/mdr-aktuell/4026405.html

report status: scientific case study (QC2)

contact: submitted by Thilo Kühne Aktualisierung Verifizierungsstatus: Andreas Friedrich DWD Tornado Beauftragter

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Meseberg 
2 km SW, 1 km S, 1km SE, 1.5 km E of Meseberg, crossing B96 road, 2 km WSW of Osterne and Osterne itself Brandenburg 
Germany (52.97 N, 13.15 E) < 3 km
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
16:59 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a damage survey by a severe weather expert, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F2
the intensity rating was based on a damage survey by a severe weather expert, an eyewitness report of the damage, photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage.
path length: 11.9 km
average path width: 100 m
maximum path width: 130 m
direction of movement: W-E
path start from (52.96 N, 13.06 E)
path end at (52.98 N, 13.25 E)
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Power transmission damaged or destroyed, Telecommunication infrastructure damaged or destroyed, Damage to roof or chimney, Roof(s) destroyed, Large tree branch(es) broken, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped, Forest(s) damaged or destroyed
Site survey (by Heiko Wichmann, 01/2007) source: Skywarn Deutschland discussion: http://www.skywarn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3652

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESSL)

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n. Unnaryd 
Sweden (56.95 N, 13.51 E)
18-01-2007  (Thursday)
06:00 UTC (+/- 3 hrs.)

based on information from: an eye-witness report, a newspaper report, a report on a website
occurring over: land
tornado on thursday (eyewitness report); source: "Askan gick i Unnaryd", HALLANDSPOSTEN, 19.01.2007; http://www.hallandsposten.se/artikel.asp?oid=200931

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: Thilo Kühne

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Dubrovnik 
Croatia (42.65 N, 18.00 E) < 3 km
17-01-2007  (Wednesday)
13:13 UTC (+/- 1 hrs.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
occurring over: waterland
The funnel cloud was observed.
accompanying weather: light or moderate rain.
direction of movement: SE-NW
Number of people dead: 0.
AdriaticWeather wrote: Ovo stvarno nisam o& 269;ekivao. Jutros je izgledalo sumnjivo prema zapadu. Vidjelo se da ima Cb-a iznad mora. Išao sam do frenda, a poslije sam namjerno išao na jedno mjesto odakle se vidi pu& 269;ina da vidim ima li što zanimljivo na moru. Kad ono tamo pijavica, u svoj svojoj ljepoti Shocked I to dosta blizu obale. Puhalo je poja& 269;ano jugo, a oblaci su, klasni& 269;no kad su pijavice u Dbk, išli iz pravca SE i to glavninom morem duž obale. Zato je kiša padala uglavnom samo iznad mora. Nisam imao aparat i potr& 269;ao sam prema doma po njega. Dok sam uzeo aparat i došao (40-ak minuta) do hotela Palace, odakle se more lijepo vidi, pijavice više nije bilo. Opet sam mislio da sam propustio sve i iscrnja& 269;io se, jer ve& 263; je bilo i previše situacija da nisam imao aparat da slikam pijavicu..

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Daniel Pavlinovi& 263; CROMETEO TEAM - www.crometeo.hr Reportage: http://www.crometeo.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2551

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Philippine  Zeeland 
Netherlands (51.28 N, 3.76 E)
17-01-2007  (Wednesday)
11:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: an eye-witness report, a newspaper report, a report on a website
occurring over: land
intensity and other characteristics: F0 T1
The funnel cloud was observed.
Number of people injured: 0. Number of people dead: 0.
1 house in open land was hit. the owner saw the funnel coming and wanted to close all the windows but it was too late. 2 windows were smashed, rooftiles were sucked up and a steel-construction of a couple of hundred kilo's in the garden was displaced 20 m

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: dennis p



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