Tornadoes in Germany

2022 - 5 - 21

germany tornadoes

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Independent"

Germany tornado leaves one dead and at least 40 injured (The Independent)

People were warned to stay home as trees were felled and roofs torn off during the gale-force winds, whipped up when a plume of hot air from Africa collided ...

Meteorologists said the stormy weather is likely to continue in the coming days. The warm weather is being caused by a mass of hot, dry air carrying dust coming from northern Africa. "Some 40 people were injured in the storm, at least 10 of them seriously," city police said in a statement. A church steeple in the town was toppled. "Sheeting and insulation were blown kilometres (miles) away. German authorities said 10 of those hurt were seriously injured.

Dozens injured after tornado cuts 'path of destruction' through ... (iNews)

Heavy rainfall and hail was seen across western and central Germany on Friday, and one man is reported to have died in the 81mph storms elsewhere.

Paderborn police said 43 people were injured in the storm that hit the city. Authorities in Bavaria said 14 people were injured on Friday when the wooden hut they were trying to shelter in collapsed during a storm at Lake Brombach, south of Nuremberg. Among the injured were several children and a 37-year-old woman, who was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries. Heavy storm damage was also reported in the nearby town of Lippstadt. A church steeple in the town was toppled and the German news agency dpa reported that more than 100 people were temporarily trapped in a local open-air pool after fallen trees blocked the exit.

Tornadoes spread destruction across Germany, killing 1 and injuring ... (The Times of Israel)

Severe weather system tears out trees and damages buildings across central, western regions; 38 people taken to hospital in Paderborn, ...

If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6/month, you will: Do you rely on The Times of Israel for accurate and insightful news on Israel and the Jewish world? Railway travel was disrupted in the west of the country, as police called on people to remain indoors.

At least 43 people were injured in a storm that caused 3 tornadoes ... (NPR)

The German Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in North Rhine-Westphalia — in Paderborn, in nearby Lippstadt, and on the edge of the town of Hoexter.

You may click on “Your Choices” below to learn about and use cookie management tools to limit use of cookies when you visit NPR’s sites. If you click “Agree and Continue” below, you acknowledge that your cookie choices in those tools will be respected and that you otherwise agree to the use of cookies on NPR’s sites. NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites (together, “cookies”) to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide social media features, and analyze NPR’s traffic.

Triple tornado terror hits Germany as wild weather rips through city ... (Daily Mail)

A freak storm which spawned three tornados and 'snapped trees like matches' has left dozens of people injured in western Germany, 13 of them seriously.

Temperatures are expected to break the 100F (40C) barrier in several locations in the southern region of Andalucía today, and on the east coast around the Ebro valley - 'something unheard of in that area in May'. A mass of hot, dry air carrying dust from North Africa has pushed temperatures up to 15 degrees above average - with the mercury topping 42C (107F) in parts of the country on Friday At least 13 regions were on alert Saturday due to heat, Spain's State Meteorological Agency AEMET said, and the temperatures could provoke storms in five of them. Police urged people to stay home or stay out of the city on Saturday so as not to get in the way of recovery work. A mass of hot, dry air carrying dust from North Africa pushed temperatures up to 15 degrees above average, with the mercury topping 41C (106F) in parts of the country. Meteorologists had warned of heavy rainfall, hail and winds of up to 80mph in western and central Germany on Friday, while people in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia were advised to stay home.

Powerful storms, tornadoes injure dozens in Germany (Daily Sabah)

Severe storms and tornadoes that swept across Germany Friday evening left some 43 people injured and caused widespread damage to property. The German...

In the city of Leipzig, the German metal band Rammstein had to interrupt their concert for 30 minutes due to a thunderstorm. In Bavaria, 14 people were injured, among them several children, after a wooden hut collapsed on Friday evening. Hedefleme (769) They were later freed by the fire department. Çerez ayarlarınızı daha fazla öğrenmek veya değiştirmek için ayarlar bölümünden devam edebilirsiniz. The German weather service confirmed on Saturday morning that three tornadoes hit parts of the North Rhine Westphalia state.

Scores injured, at least 13 critical after storm sweeps across parts of ... (Euronews)

The German Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in North Rhine-Westphalia — in Paderborn, in nearby Lippstadt, and on the edge of the town of Hoexter, news ...

In the city of Lippstadt, 100 people were temporarily trapped at a local outdoor pool after fallen trees blocked the exits. Meteorologists had warned of heavy rainfall, hail and strong gusts of wind in western and central Germany on Friday, and people in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia were advised to stay home. A storm that swept across parts of Germany generated three tornadoes, with one of them leaving a trail of destruction and more than 40 people injured in the western city of Paderborn.