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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HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
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January 10th, 1973:
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
January 10th, 1973:
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
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Are you interested in tornadoes in Germany (temporal+spatial distribution) you should read our recently published paper. It is the first detailed statistical analysis since the paper of Dotzek (2003). Would be happy to learn about statistics in other European countries!
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Are you interested in tornadoes in Germany (temporal+spatial distribution) you should read our recently published paper. It is the first detailed statistical analysis since the paper of Dotzek (2003). Would be happy to learn about statistics in other European countries!
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
Since parts of Italy are getting snowed on, I want to show the color the sky had back last June 16th in my area as a dying storm rolled by. I'm impressed by how a destroyed shelf cloud and tons of outflow could still be this photogenic
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Since parts of Italy are getting snowed on, I want to show the color the sky had back last June 16th in my area as a dying storm rolled by. I'm impressed by how a destroyed shelf cloud and tons of outflow could still be this photogenic
The hunt for historical Sicilian tornadoes has started
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The hunt for historical Sicilian tornadoes has started
The far southeastern suburbs of Rome (Ciampino area) observed the first Italian tornado of 2026. Video via Meteo Lazio
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The far southeastern suburbs of Rome (Ciampino area) observed the first Italian tornado of 2026. Video via Meteo Lazio
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2025 was characterized by several destructive #earthquakes. Large ones in Myanmar (with the first fault rupture ever recorded on video) and Afghanistan (Kunar Provinces) claimed 1000 fatalities. Other earthqukes also caused huge destruction.
May 2026 be a better year for everybody. Happy new year.
May 2026 be a better year for everybody. Happy new year.
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
2025 was characterized by several destructive #earthquakes. Large ones in Myanmar (with the first fault rupture ever recorded on video) and Afghanistan (Kunar Provinces) claimed 1000 fatalities. Other earthqukes also caused huge destruction.
May 2026 be a better year for everybody. Happy new year.
May 2026 be a better year for everybody. Happy new year.
Reposted by Federico Pavan
I put together a few maps and stats on tornadoes across the U.S. and Canada in 2025. Both countries saw above-average tornado activity this year.
I forgot to put a legend on the tornado damage surveys. Just imagine the tornado rating increases from cool to warm.
I forgot to put a legend on the tornado damage surveys. Just imagine the tornado rating increases from cool to warm.
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I put together a few maps and stats on tornadoes across the U.S. and Canada in 2025. Both countries saw above-average tornado activity this year.
I forgot to put a legend on the tornado damage surveys. Just imagine the tornado rating increases from cool to warm.
I forgot to put a legend on the tornado damage surveys. Just imagine the tornado rating increases from cool to warm.
Reposted by Federico Pavan
🌪️Publication des dossiers sur les 2 tornades qui ont frappé le Centre le 21 juillet dernier, dont la tornade de Tours, classée EF1 et très durable (trajectoire 36 km). Enquête terrain avec @AssoMeteoCVDL.
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/h6CAmF
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/h6CAmF
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🌪️Publication des dossiers sur les 2 tornades qui ont frappé le Centre le 21 juillet dernier, dont la tornade de Tours, classée EF1 et très durable (trajectoire 36 km). Enquête terrain avec @AssoMeteoCVDL.
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/h6CAmF
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/h6CAmF
Insane anticyclonic drillbit action, this will need some serious surveying tomorrow
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Insane anticyclonic drillbit action, this will need some serious surveying tomorrow
After 25 years of life, I finally managed to get a tornado! And on Christmas on all days! Incredible what the atmosphere can produce. In the coming days I'll see if I manage to tell you if it was harmless or a devastating son of a gun that deserves 0 respect. Happy holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
After 25 years of life, I finally managed to get a tornado! And on Christmas on all days! Incredible what the atmosphere can produce. In the coming days I'll see if I manage to tell you if it was harmless or a devastating son of a gun that deserves 0 respect. Happy holidays!
Say hello to Italy's 98th tornado for this year, an anticyclonic (fourth of this kind this year...) landfalling waterspout in Campania. Video via Angelo Concilio
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Say hello to Italy's 98th tornado for this year, an anticyclonic (fourth of this kind this year...) landfalling waterspout in Campania. Video via Angelo Concilio
Reposted by Federico Pavan
[1/10] Last month our UAM team took part in a very successful 12th European Conference on Severe Storms ⛈️ in Utrecht along with 350 participants from 41 countries 🌎. For those interested, you can now access slides from my talk and posters at the conference website. Below is a brief summary ⤵️
December 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
[1/10] Last month our UAM team took part in a very successful 12th European Conference on Severe Storms ⛈️ in Utrecht along with 350 participants from 41 countries 🌎. For those interested, you can now access slides from my talk and posters at the conference website. Below is a brief summary ⤵️
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
Reposted by Federico Pavan
The report into the tornado which occurred in Seaford, East Sussex on 6th December has now been published on the TORRO website.
This was rated T3 tornado with a track length of 1.3km over a maximum width of 45m.
www.torro.org.uk/research/event
This was rated T3 tornado with a track length of 1.3km over a maximum width of 45m.
www.torro.org.uk/research/event
The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO)
TORRO is a privately-supported research body specialising in severe convective weather in Britain and Ireland
www.torro.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The report into the tornado which occurred in Seaford, East Sussex on 6th December has now been published on the TORRO website.
This was rated T3 tornado with a track length of 1.3km over a maximum width of 45m.
www.torro.org.uk/research/event
This was rated T3 tornado with a track length of 1.3km over a maximum width of 45m.
www.torro.org.uk/research/event
Reposted by Federico Pavan
Finished up the site investigation at Seaford. A clear damage track around 45m wide was found along a 1.3km path originating from the seafront. A clear WS/tornado. Further analysis will take place before a damage rating is awarded.
Only one mangled trampoline found
Only one mangled trampoline found
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Finished up the site investigation at Seaford. A clear damage track around 45m wide was found along a 1.3km path originating from the seafront. A clear WS/tornado. Further analysis will take place before a damage rating is awarded.
Only one mangled trampoline found
Only one mangled trampoline found
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OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!
Reposted by Federico Pavan
In normal Jersey things, 3 waterspouts were spotted off the coast earlier today.
www.facebook.com/groups/jerse...
www.facebook.com/groups/jerse...
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In normal Jersey things, 3 waterspouts were spotted off the coast earlier today.
www.facebook.com/groups/jerse...
www.facebook.com/groups/jerse...
With a bit of luck (on our part, not who has been impacted) we managed to find at least a preliminary path for yesterday's tor: >6 km through the countryside after causing some damage to properties. IF1 the rating. Updates will come only if new photos come up or Google Earth blesses us (like always)
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
With a bit of luck (on our part, not who has been impacted) we managed to find at least a preliminary path for yesterday's tor: >6 km through the countryside after causing some damage to properties. IF1 the rating. Updates will come only if new photos come up or Google Earth blesses us (like always)
New video of the tornado in Apulia from yesterday. So far we managed to find a 1.5 km long path in the populated area, but NOBODY documented the countryside north of there. A 5-7+ km path is very plausible
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New video of the tornado in Apulia from yesterday. So far we managed to find a 1.5 km long path in the populated area, but NOBODY documented the countryside north of there. A 5-7+ km path is very plausible
Today Apulia has never been this Great Plains-esque. Insane supercell and tornado in the Manduria area (we're working on the damage... frustrating is quite reductive). Videos by Fausto Perretti and Giuseppe Mauro (below)
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Today Apulia has never been this Great Plains-esque. Insane supercell and tornado in the Manduria area (we're working on the damage... frustrating is quite reductive). Videos by Fausto Perretti and Giuseppe Mauro (below)
So, after ECSS2025, last weekend I took part in Italy's Meteorology Festival and, for some unknown reason, the audience thought that my oral presentation on my work on historical Italian tornadoes was the best one among so much high quality work
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
So, after ECSS2025, last weekend I took part in Italy's Meteorology Festival and, for some unknown reason, the audience thought that my oral presentation on my work on historical Italian tornadoes was the best one among so much high quality work
Finally we managed to finish all the tornadoes! One more was found on November 21st near Ravenna (a rarity for this time of year) and most importantly, two more landfalling waterspouts in Genoa from the November 15th outbreak bringing the total of that day to seven!
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Finally we managed to finish all the tornadoes! One more was found on November 21st near Ravenna (a rarity for this time of year) and most importantly, two more landfalling waterspouts in Genoa from the November 15th outbreak bringing the total of that day to seven!
Reposted by Federico Pavan
I'm happy to share two @cssl.ca open-access remote sensing papers that are both related to alternative methods of classifying tornado damage! 🧵:
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I'm happy to share two @cssl.ca open-access remote sensing papers that are both related to alternative methods of classifying tornado damage! 🧵:
After compiling the most recent tornadoes in Italy of just before-to-while I was away, this has become a truly record year. And we still have a few events to confirm and evaluate + all the uncertain cases. Wow!
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
After compiling the most recent tornadoes in Italy of just before-to-while I was away, this has become a truly record year. And we still have a few events to confirm and evaluate + all the uncertain cases. Wow!
So thankful to have taken part in this #ecss2025 edition. So many great experts to meet, so much interesting research to look at and listen to... Utrecht was such a nice city to go around! As my first travel abroad and my first conference, not bad at all!
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So thankful to have taken part in this #ecss2025 edition. So many great experts to meet, so much interesting research to look at and listen to... Utrecht was such a nice city to go around! As my first travel abroad and my first conference, not bad at all!