European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) - APRIL 2026 2,567 Severe Weather Reports Winds: 1,948 Large Hail: 374 Heavy Rain: 171 Damaging Lightning: 45 Tornadoes: 24 Fatalities: 31 - Wind: 12 | Rain/Floods: 11 | Lightning: 4 | Avalanches: 4
Thilo Kühne
@thilokuehne.bsky.social
ESWD Admin / Science @ European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL)
ESWD - Severe Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social 16/17 APR 1910 - Reichensachsen (Hessen), Germany The hot-air ballon "Delitzsch" was hit by lightning around midnight at an altitude of 440m above ground. All four crew members died.
European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) - MARCH 2026 2,805 Severe Weather Reports: Winds: 2,387 Heavy Rain/Floods: 272 Large Hail: 67 Tornadoes: 33 Damaging Lightning: 20 Avalanches: 14 Heavy Snowfall / Ice Accumulation: 12 Fatalities: 13 - Rain/Floods: 7 | Avalanches: 6
European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) - FEBRUARY 2026 3,330 Severe Weather Reports Fatalities: 62 - Avalanches: 45 | Rain/Floods: 14 | Winds: 2 | Snowstorm: 1 @essl-ecss.bsky.social @tanjarenko.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @bramvantveen.bsky.social @meteonews.ch
ESWD - JAN 2026 - 3,494 #wx Reports Fatalities: 29 (Avalanches: 18 | Winds: 8 | Floods/Tornadoes/Snowstorm: 1 each) @essl-ecss.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @bramvantveen.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @meteomabe.bsky.social @meteohro.bsky.social
ESWD - DEC 2025: 2,355 #wx Reports Fatlities: 55 (Rain/Floods: 45 | Wind: 4 | Avalanches: 3 | Lightning: 2 | Ice Accumulation: 1) @tanjarenko.bsky.social @essl-ecss.bsky.social @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @manueloberhuber.bsky.social
Good morning from Berlin. Last night -7°C, snow cover (since 03 JAN) 7-10cm. #winter #berlin @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @meteomabe.bsky.social @meteohro.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @larswx.bsky.social @tanjarenko.bsky.social
26 NOV 2025 - Waterspout near Ajaccio (Corse), France #weather #severewx #wx @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @rued.com @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @torkud-de.bsky.social source: Corse Vision (Facebook), 26 NOV 2025
25 NOV 2025 - Large hail over Mallorca (Spain). Hail 2-4cm i.d. hit NE coast areas (Cala Rajada, Capdepera, and Alcudia) @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @aaron-stormchase.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social #weather #severewx #wx #mallorca source: ultimahora.es
25 NOV 2025 - Waterspout near Incekum (Antalya region), Türkiye. Medit.Sea. @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @aaron-stormchase.bsky.social #weather #wx #severewx #turkey #waterspout source: Alanya Postasi, 25 NOV 2025
23 NOV 2025 - Waterspout near Bozburun (Muğla region), Türkiye. Medit.Sea. @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @aaron-stormchase.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social #weather #severewx #wx #turkey #türkiye @sarahhants.bsky.social @dnsrop.bsky.social source: İHA, 24 NOV 2025
11 NOV 2025 - Waterspout in Samandag region (Hatay), Türkiye #weather #wx #severewx @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social source: ÍHA, 11 NOV 2025
OTD in 1970, hidden in the darkness, one of Italy's most devastating and tragic tornadoes happened in Veneto. The city of Venice, where the better known worst impacts took place, still remembers it to this day with a memorial dedicated to the victims of that night
A pretty partially sunlit little waterspout presented herself on the border of a storm east of Genoa
16-17 FEB 2022 - Tornado-Outbreak At least 32 tornadoes occurred over N Central Europe within 20 hours along cold-front storms. One tornado reached IF2.5, and 14 reached IF2 intensity @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social
ESWD - AUGUST 2025: 2171 #severewx reports #wx Fatalities: 25 -- Ligthning: 11 | Floods: 9 | Winds: 5 @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @rued.com @aaron-stormchase.bsky.social @kreisrhein.bsky.social @meteomabe.bsky.social
Die Wasserhose heute vor Hiddensee über dem Schaproder Bodden, Fotos (c) Grit Dombrowski, Video (c) Stefan Westphal. 1/
ESWD - JULY 2025: 3885 #severewx reports #wx Largest hail 11.5cm (4.5'') i.d. in Latvia, 11 JUL Fatalities: 27 ΙΙ Lightning: 12 Ι Wind: 9 Ι Rain/Floods: 6 ΙΙ @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @rued.com @dnsrop.bsky.social
RUSSIA - 03 AUG 2025 Tornado hit areas near Smidovich town. @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social
SPAIN - 23 JUL 2025 #severewx #wx #weather Very large hail reported from several areas in Catalunya, NE Spain @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @cssl.ca @rued.com @maximilianseel.bsky.social @aaron-stormchase.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social
ASIA - JULY 2025 - Tas River (Siberia) #weather #severewx #wx Waterspout was observed over Tas River (Yamalo-Nenetskiy region, Russia).. located at 67.5N ! @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @rued.com @dnsrop.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social
ESWD - JUNE 2025: 5,171 #severewx reports Largest Hail: 12cm (4.2'') i.d. in Gaiarine (Italy) Fatalities: 25 || Lightning: 18 | Wind: 7 | Rain/Floods: 1 || @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @meteomabe.bsky.social @rued.com @dnsrop.bsky.social
GERMANY - 26 JUN 2025 - TORNADO I carried out a site survey about a suspected tornado which hit forest area near Zerpenschleuse (Brandenburg), NE Germany. Result: IF1.5 Tornado @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @torkud-de.bsky.social @meteohro.bsky.social
BELARUS - 09 JUL 2025 - TORNADO IF2 tornado hit Varkhi village (Vitsyebsk region), N Belarus, leaving serious damage to houses and vegetation @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @rued.com @aaron-stormchase.bsky.social
FINLAND - 03 JUL 2025 - TORNADO IF2 Tornado tracked through forest areas near Parkano, W Finland. Nicely visible on radar. @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social @dnsrop.bsky.social @rued.com @meteomabe.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social
CROATIA - 07 JUL 2025 - WATERSPOUT #weather Near Vrsar, Istria, Adriatic Sea @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @rued.com @dnsrop.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @meteonews.ch @meteomabe.bsky.social @meteohro.bsky.social @meteolatvia.bsky.social @sarahhants.bsky.social
ITALY - 07 JUL 2025 - HAIL Giant hail up to 11cm (4.33'') i.d. was observed in Lazio province, central Italy @bramvantveen.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @wetterhexe.bsky.social @rued.com @dnsrop.bsky.social @meteonews.ch @meteomabe.bsky.social
NETHERLANDS - 06 JUL 2025 Waterspout observed near Enkhuizen over the Ijsselmeer @sarahhants.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @meteonews.ch @meteomabe.bsky.social @dnsrop.bsky.social @rued.com @torkud-de.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social
HISTORY: 96 Years Ago - THE 20th c. storm On 04 JUL 1929, a broad thunderstorm system started over CH and crossed parts of DE, AT, CZ, and PL - affecting an area of 1000km length and 700km width. Severe winds, giant hail, and several tornadoes were reported.
