Federico Pavan
@federicopavan.bsky.social
Just an Italian nerd who spends too much time searching for his country's tornadoes - Part of PRETEMP
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With the recent uptick in tornado activity, Italy is once again in a record-pace year in this regard, with 78 known twisters as of today (and many uncertain events). Given how it's only October 2nd, we have plenty of time to increase that number, especially if Ionian outbreaks start to occur
Tornadoes have mostly calmed down over the last month or so here in Italy, but today a waterspout, part of a family of three, managed to reach land W of Salerno, Campania. Damage very unlikely. Photos by Carlo de Felice
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Tornadoes have mostly calmed down over the last month or so here in Italy, but today a waterspout, part of a family of three, managed to reach land W of Salerno, Campania. Damage very unlikely. Photos by Carlo de Felice
OTD in 1964 one of Sicily's black tornado days: a first twister developed in the sea and impacted the town of Santa Croce Camerina, where it killed 5 people and injured 70+. Cars were lofted and homes/farms destroyed (rating pending, further documentation can be gathered)
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
OTD in 1964 one of Sicily's black tornado days: a first twister developed in the sea and impacted the town of Santa Croce Camerina, where it killed 5 people and injured 70+. Cars were lofted and homes/farms destroyed (rating pending, further documentation can be gathered)
OTD in 1961 a pair of significant nighttime tornadoes struck Lazio coming from the sea. One impacted Ostia and the other ran for over 20 km striking the Pomezia area, becoming the strongest known Lazio tornado (IF3). 3 people died and at least 115 more were injured
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
OTD in 1961 a pair of significant nighttime tornadoes struck Lazio coming from the sea. One impacted Ostia and the other ran for over 20 km striking the Pomezia area, becoming the strongest known Lazio tornado (IF3). 3 people died and at least 115 more were injured
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Tornar a vore les imagens guardades d'aquell dia dels productes disponibles fa feredat. No erem conscients del desastre que estava ocorrent ni de l'agreujament generat pels incompetents del govern valencià.
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Tornar a vore les imagens guardades d'aquell dia dels productes disponibles fa feredat. No erem conscients del desastre que estava ocorrent ni de l'agreujament generat pels incompetents del govern valencià.
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🟢 Am 23.10.2025 zog ein #Tornado durch #Siebersbach bei #Sulzbach an der #Murr (Baden-#Württemberg). Es kam zu teils erheblichen Sach- und Vegetationsschäden entlang einer über einen Kilometer langen Schneise, die das #Lautertal quert.
⬇️ Analyse:
www.torkud.de/post/vsieber...
⬇️ Analyse:
www.torkud.de/post/vsieber...
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🟢 Am 23.10.2025 zog ein #Tornado durch #Siebersbach bei #Sulzbach an der #Murr (Baden-#Württemberg). Es kam zu teils erheblichen Sach- und Vegetationsschäden entlang einer über einen Kilometer langen Schneise, die das #Lautertal quert.
⬇️ Analyse:
www.torkud.de/post/vsieber...
⬇️ Analyse:
www.torkud.de/post/vsieber...
On Tuesday afternoon a waterspout was observed off the Licata, Sicily, coastline. It then made landfall in far southern Butera where it left a cut through greenhouses which went up to 3 km inland
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On Tuesday afternoon a waterspout was observed off the Licata, Sicily, coastline. It then made landfall in far southern Butera where it left a cut through greenhouses which went up to 3 km inland
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3 landspouts occurred west of Dimmitt, Texas this afternoon. The first (in the picture below) began at 4:32PM and persisted for 25 minutes. At one point there were 2 on the ground simultaneously. #txwx #landspout #panhandleweather
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
3 landspouts occurred west of Dimmitt, Texas this afternoon. The first (in the picture below) began at 4:32PM and persisted for 25 minutes. At one point there were 2 on the ground simultaneously. #txwx #landspout #panhandleweather
OTD in 1872 SE Sicily experienced an impressive tornadic event: two tornadoes (potentially just one) devastated eastern Modica and Palazzolo Acreide killing at least 63 people and potentially up to 86. To this day it's still hard to understand if this was a single event or two as sources are not...
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
OTD in 1872 SE Sicily experienced an impressive tornadic event: two tornadoes (potentially just one) devastated eastern Modica and Palazzolo Acreide killing at least 63 people and potentially up to 86. To this day it's still hard to understand if this was a single event or two as sources are not...
Let's see if you can spot the waterspout in this shot before it got to land
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Let's see if you can spot the waterspout in this shot before it got to land
Tornadoes in France today. At least one death and 9 injuries, unfortunate but somewhat inevitable when a significant tornado (seems to be at least an IF2 to me) strikes such a populated area. Europe has a severe lack of tornado awareness and when a violent one will strike a highly populated area...
Oh, that's interesting ! So far, we have two tornadoes for today, but not on those locations !
The first one in Ermont/Eaubonne : www.facebook.com/1284867853/v...
The first one in Ermont/Eaubonne : www.facebook.com/1284867853/v...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tornadoes in France today. At least one death and 9 injuries, unfortunate but somewhat inevitable when a significant tornado (seems to be at least an IF2 to me) strikes such a populated area. Europe has a severe lack of tornado awareness and when a violent one will strike a highly populated area...
Reposted by Federico Pavan
An additional tornado suspect from Belgium: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20.... The responsible storm here also looks very suspicious, with a small hook and clear couplet.
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
An additional tornado suspect from Belgium: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20.... The responsible storm here also looks very suspicious, with a small hook and clear couplet.
OTD in 1961 the Ragusa province woke up to destruction, as a powerful overnight tornado came from the sea and ran for about 40 km up to Giarratana causing very heavy damage, killing 7 people and injuring 20+ more. At least three more tornadoes occurred in those days in Italy
October 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
OTD in 1961 the Ragusa province woke up to destruction, as a powerful overnight tornado came from the sea and ran for about 40 km up to Giarratana causing very heavy damage, killing 7 people and injuring 20+ more. At least three more tornadoes occurred in those days in Italy
Yesterday I got notified of this, which could be the earliest representation of an actual Italian tornado. Created by Norwegian painter Thomas Fearnley, this painting represents a waterspout in the Naples Gulf on July 8th 1833. The event is 100% real and not an harmless one
October 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Yesterday I got notified of this, which could be the earliest representation of an actual Italian tornado. Created by Norwegian painter Thomas Fearnley, this painting represents a waterspout in the Naples Gulf on July 8th 1833. The event is 100% real and not an harmless one
Reposted by Federico Pavan
It's the TORRO autumn conference today, with talks from many fantastic speakers.
First up, Henry Wells talking about the convective environment climatatology for both large hail and tornadoes.
First up, Henry Wells talking about the convective environment climatatology for both large hail and tornadoes.
October 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It's the TORRO autumn conference today, with talks from many fantastic speakers.
First up, Henry Wells talking about the convective environment climatatology for both large hail and tornadoes.
First up, Henry Wells talking about the convective environment climatatology for both large hail and tornadoes.
Reposted by Federico Pavan
🌪️Morbihan, 2 sept : enquêtes terminées.➡️2 tornades identifiées, dont une EF2 à Guéhenno (rafales estimées 200-220 km/h). Publication ce jour des dossiers complets : urlr.me/p6EBam
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🌪️Morbihan, 2 sept : enquêtes terminées.➡️2 tornades identifiées, dont une EF2 à Guéhenno (rafales estimées 200-220 km/h). Publication ce jour des dossiers complets : urlr.me/p6EBam
OTD in 1884 the likely most violent tornado known in Sicily struck northern Catania. Through the research conducted by our friend Paolo Torrisi and working closely with @essl-ecss.bsky.social staff, the tornado, which killed 28 people and injured up to 600 more, has been rated IF4 but the rating...
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
OTD in 1884 the likely most violent tornado known in Sicily struck northern Catania. Through the research conducted by our friend Paolo Torrisi and working closely with @essl-ecss.bsky.social staff, the tornado, which killed 28 people and injured up to 600 more, has been rated IF4 but the rating...
Reposted by Federico Pavan
Arizona #Tornado Outbreak – October 6, 2010! Arizona saw its largest single-day tornado outbreak — 11 total, including two EF3s. Supercells raked northern AZ, with several tornadoes passing close to Flagstaff. Biggest outbreak west of the Continental Divide on record. buff.ly/StFJ3LI #azwx #OTD
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Arizona #Tornado Outbreak – October 6, 2010! Arizona saw its largest single-day tornado outbreak — 11 total, including two EF3s. Supercells raked northern AZ, with several tornadoes passing close to Flagstaff. Biggest outbreak west of the Continental Divide on record. buff.ly/StFJ3LI #azwx #OTD
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Oct 6, 1981: In Moerdijk, Netherlands, NLM Flight 431 flew into a weakening #tornado and lost structural integrity. The wing detached and the plane crashed — all 17 aboard died, along with a firefighter on the ground. buff.ly/cRXVxTj #OTD #tornadohistory
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Oct 6, 1981: In Moerdijk, Netherlands, NLM Flight 431 flew into a weakening #tornado and lost structural integrity. The wing detached and the plane crashed — all 17 aboard died, along with a firefighter on the ground. buff.ly/cRXVxTj #OTD #tornadohistory
NW flow for the win
Some insights:
- High Plains are king (but things tame a bit near the mountains)
- Southeast struggles with swaths
- northwest flow is king (most noteworthy hail tracks move NW-to-SE, unlike tornadoes)
- still some significant reporting gaps (esp. SE NM into SW TX)
- High Plains are king (but things tame a bit near the mountains)
- Southeast struggles with swaths
- northwest flow is king (most noteworthy hail tracks move NW-to-SE, unlike tornadoes)
- still some significant reporting gaps (esp. SE NM into SW TX)
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NW flow for the win
Reposted by Federico Pavan
Not enough EF5 posts on this platform rn
October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Not enough EF5 posts on this platform rn
This is the last thing I imagined to see after coming back from a driving lesson
#FGF issues Public Information Statement (PNS) at Oct 6, 9:30 AM CDT ...Enderlin Tornado #1 Upgraded to EF-5... Link
October 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is the last thing I imagined to see after coming back from a driving lesson
OTD in 2021 an impressive family of 10 landspouts (and numerous waterspouts along the Italian coasts) struck the Po Delta area. The strongest was an IF2 that impacted western Rosolina. Nobody was injured, fortunately
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
OTD in 2021 an impressive family of 10 landspouts (and numerous waterspouts along the Italian coasts) struck the Po Delta area. The strongest was an IF2 that impacted western Rosolina. Nobody was injured, fortunately
Reposted by Federico Pavan
[EN] @remote-nico.bsky.social and I are very happy to share with you our paper just published in Tethys (@acam_cat), titled: "Assessment of tornado damage utilizing Sentinel-2 imagery and orthophoto maps: case studies in the Balearic Islands"
🔗 doi.org/10.3369/teth...
🔗 doi.org/10.3369/teth...
October 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
[EN] @remote-nico.bsky.social and I are very happy to share with you our paper just published in Tethys (@acam_cat), titled: "Assessment of tornado damage utilizing Sentinel-2 imagery and orthophoto maps: case studies in the Balearic Islands"
🔗 doi.org/10.3369/teth...
🔗 doi.org/10.3369/teth...
With the recent uptick in tornado activity, Italy is once again in a record-pace year in this regard, with 78 known twisters as of today (and many uncertain events). Given how it's only October 2nd, we have plenty of time to increase that number, especially if Ionian outbreaks start to occur
October 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
With the recent uptick in tornado activity, Italy is once again in a record-pace year in this regard, with 78 known twisters as of today (and many uncertain events). Given how it's only October 2nd, we have plenty of time to increase that number, especially if Ionian outbreaks start to occur
Yesterday I finished the anime Ruri Rocks which I started out of pure curiosity of what a mineralogy anime would be like. Well, I loved it. The emotions of someone who gets introduced to a field of science they know nothing about to the point of completely falling in love with it, so well presented!
September 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Yesterday I finished the anime Ruri Rocks which I started out of pure curiosity of what a mineralogy anime would be like. Well, I loved it. The emotions of someone who gets introduced to a field of science they know nothing about to the point of completely falling in love with it, so well presented!