There is some absolutely REMARKABLE video coming from from a group of people that were inside the Milan, Italy tornado from earlier today! This is some of the craziest video I have seen of any European tornado! Notice the power lines blow up at :59 seconds in the video. At the end of the video, you can literally hear the debris pummelling the windows of the building the person was in!

Are These Rare?

With interest in tornadoes and waterspouts growing around the world, it appears the number of reports are also rising. The most recent data I was able to research suggests about up to around 40 tornado or waterspouts are observed per year in Italy. While they are less frequent in Europe than the US, they still have a very real tornado climatology. According to "The Climatology of Tornadoes And Waterspouts in Italy", the period from 1991-2000 saw 5 strong EF-3 tornadoes.



It is summer storm season and if you want to be one of my storm spotters, you can join me on my facebook or twitter page. Just follow the link below and click "like" or "follow".