This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed throughout Europe by the European Severe Storms Laboratory and local meteorological agencies during 2012. 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 CountryCountryTotal F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Austria20011000Belarus22000000Belgium32010000Bosnia10010000Bulgaria22000000Croatia33000000Cyprus32100000Czech Republic10010000Denmark44000000France191990000Georgia11000000Germany208282000Greece93033000Hungary10010000Ireland22000000Italy269934100Lithuania10010000Malta21100000Moldova11000000Netherlands95310000Poland93130200Portugal42010100Romania21010000Russia2419041000Serbia11000000Slovenia10100000Spain76010000Sweden97110000Turkey3218572000Ukraine63012000United Kingdom76011000Totals215 112 33 50 16 4 0 0
January
January 3 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUnited Kingdom F? T?PortsmouthHampshire1200Unknown60 mph winds rip through the town, uprooting trees F? T?HainaultGreater London1418UnknownTrees uprooted, roofs damaged F? T?Clacton-on-SeaEssex1457UnknownTrees uprooted, streets flooded Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
January 6 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, January 6, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGreece F? T?AmaliásWest Greece1000UnknownSeveral homes sustained roof damage and trees were uprooted. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
January 7 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, January 7, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?BeykonakAntalya0000UnknownTornado damaged greenhouses and power lines F0 T?GazipaşaAntalya0300UnknownWaterspout moved onshore and damaged a greenhouse F1 T?DumanlarAntalya1700Significant tornado destroyed greenhouses and devastated farmland Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
January 8 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, January 8, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F0 T1AnamurMersin0600UnknownTornado damaged a greenhouse Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
January 20 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, January 20, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageBelgium F1 T2VeldwezeltLimburg0030Unknown Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database Windhoos richt schade aan
January 27 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, January 27, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T2TorokentMersin0400UnknownA waterspout moved onshore and damaged greenhouses Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database Windhoos richt schade aan
January 31 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?Karadeniz EreğliZonguldak1200UnknownWaterspout sank a ship before moving onshore; however, this may have been a gustnado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database Windhoos richt schade aan
February
February 2 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, February 2, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?KurtuluşMersin0600UnknownGreenhouses were damaged Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 4 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 4, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F2 T?DisoApulia0300Strong tornado damaged many homes. Losses from the storm reached €5 million Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 15 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?BeykonakAntalya0000UnknownTornado damaged greenhouses and farmland Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 27 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, February 27, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F0 T1YeşilözAlanya1100UnknownFormed as a waterspout over sea, moved onshore, damaging greenhouses and farmland Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
February 28 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageCyprus F? T?MormenekşeFamagusta0900UnknownRoofs blown away and smashed, walls downed and power poles broken Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March
March 10 event List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, March 10, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F1 T?Marina Di ModicaSicily1200UnknownSeveral homes were damaged and trees were uprooted F? T?Lido di PlaiaSicily1300UnknownWaterspout briefly moved onshore Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March 12 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 12, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageCyprus F0 T1AydınköyNicosia1700UnknownWeak tornado damaged farm equipment Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March 14 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, March 14, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T?AkdamAntalya0930UnknownTornado struck Akdam and destroyed several greenhouses. A few other homes had windows blown out and 10 hectares of farmland was damaged. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
March 26 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, March 26, 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?AntalyaAntalya1230Unknown1 death – A tornado reportedly struck Antalya and killed one person. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April
April 8 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 8 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageItaly F2 T?GallignanoLombardia1300Tornado struck Gallignano and damaged houses Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 9 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, 9 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F2 T5DutpınarElazığ15306 deaths – Tornado moved through a construction site near Maden, killing 6 people. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 10 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 10 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T?BilginlerAntalya0730A southwestward moving tornado damaged houses in the Bilginler area Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 11 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 11 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?TaşucuMersin0700UnknownSeven tents were destroyedItaly F? T?La SpeziaLiguria0800UnknownTornado struck the port of La Spezia, damaging several containers and injuring one person. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 15 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 15 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageSpain F? T?VillargordoAndalucía1500UnknownTornado reported near Villargordo Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 17 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 17 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageMoldova F? T?BăcioiChişinău1330UnknownTornado reported in Băcioi. Funnel cloud recorded on video Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 18 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 18 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F1 T?S of CeyhanAdana1800Unknown Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 20 event List of reported tornadoes - Friday, 20 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageNetherlands F? T?KoningsboschLimburg1630UnknownLikely tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 22 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 22 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUnited Kingdom F? T?LyndhurstHampshire1500UnknownBrief touchdown Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 24 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 24 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUnited Kingdom F2 T?GosfieldEssex1637Narrow tornado caused extensive damage along a path. Several barns were destroyed and many structures were damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as well. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 25 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 25 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUnited Kingdom F1 T?HalsteadEssex1545barn overthrown. houses damaged Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
April 29 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 29 April 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageFrance F1 T3SW of SeyssesHaute-Garonne1600Tornado caused extensive damage in communities near Seysses. Several barns sustained severe damage and many homes lost part of their roofs. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May
May 2 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 2 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamagePortugal F1 T?Lagoa de AlbufeiraSesimbra1050Likely tornado snapped dozens of trees and damaged several homes. One person was injured Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 3 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 3 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageTurkey F? T?AfşinKahramanmaraş1300UnknownFifteen homes lost their roofs Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 6 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, 6 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGermany F? T?MusbergBaden-Württemberg1305UnknownPossible tornado; vortex may not have reached the ground.Romania F? T?TraianBrăila1515UnknownMay have been a gustnadoItaly F? T?SanthiàPiedmont1715UnknownConfirmed tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 9 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 9 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGermany F? T?PulheimNordrhein-Westfalen1605UnknownPossible tornado Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 10 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 10 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageBelgium F? T?WNW of ZaffelareEast Flanders1615Tornado touched down near Zaffelare, causing damage to a barn and fencing.Netherlands F0 T1VierlingsbeekNorth Brabant1825Tornado downed trees and roofs with borderline T2 (F1) damage in some areas. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 15 event List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, 15 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageGermany F? T?OrtenbergHesse1430UnknownPossible brief touchdown Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 16 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, 16 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageUkraine F? T?Khortytsia IslandZaporizhzhia1430UnknownTornado damaged roofs Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 17 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, 17 May 2012 F# T# Location District/County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/DamageBulgaria F? T?Stara ZagoraStara Zagora1330UnknownWeak tornado remained over mostly open country for approximately 30 minutes, lifting and touching down several times. Sources: ESSL Severe Weather Database
May 19 event