List of European tornadoes in 2025

Last updated February 10, 2025

This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by the European Severe Storms Laboratory or various governments or universities across Europe & Mediterranean basin during 2025. Unlike the United States, the original Fujita Scale, the TORRO scale, and the International Fujita Scale are primarily used to rank tornadoes across the continent.

According to the European Severe Storms Laboratory, there have been 36 confirmed tornadoes in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin in 2025, resulting in 0 fatalities and 1 injury. Note that non-damaging waterspouts are included in this number but not elsewhere and that ESWD data includes Europe as well as surrounding regions.^[1]

January

IFU	IF0	IF0.5	IF1	IF1.5	IF2	IF2.5	IF3	IF4	IF5	Total
2	1	3	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	13

January 7 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, January 7, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IF0.5	Sarıcaali	Edirne	Türkiye	40°59′N26°22′E / 40.98°N 26.37°E / 40.98; 26.37 (Turkey (Jan. 7, IF0.5))	03:45	Unknown	Unknown
IF0.5	Minor damage to roofs, trees, and power lines.^[1]^[2]

January 11 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Saturday, January 11, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IF0	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Israel	32°05′N34°46′E / 32.08°N 34.77°E / 32.08; 34.77 (Tel Aviv (Jan. 11, IF0))	14:40	Unknown	Unknown
IF0	A waterspout moved onshore, causing very minor damage on a beach.^[1]

January 17 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, January 17, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IF1	Licata	Sicily	Italy	37°07′N13°52′E / 37.11°N 13.87°E / 37.11; 13.87 (Licata, Italy (Jan. 17, IF1))	14:21	1.3 km (0.81 mi)	50 m (160 ft)
IF1	A waterspout moved onshore, damaging fields and a greenhouse. Associated with Storm Gabri.^[1]
IF2	Avola	Sicily	Italy	36°53′N15°07′E / 36.89°N 15.11°E / 36.89; 15.11 (Avola, Italy (Jan. 17, IF2))	14:23	20.3 km (12.6 mi)	100 m (330 ft)
IF2	A waterspout moved onshore, damaging buildings, trees, and crop fields. Associated with Storm Gabri.^[1]
IF0.5	Augusta	Sicily	Italy	37°15′N15°13′E / 37.25°N 15.22°E / 37.25; 15.22 (Augusta, Italy (Jan. 17, IF0.5))	15:25	1.4 km (0.87 mi)	65 m (213 ft)
IF0.5	A waterspout moved onshore, damaging roofs, power lines, trees, and flipping an ape car. Associated with Storm Gabri.^[1]
IF2	Vaccarizzo-Delfino to Primosole (S of Catania)	Sicily	Italy	37°22′N15°04′E / 37.37°N 15.07°E / 37.37; 15.07 (Vaccarizzo, Italy (Jan. 17, IF2))	15:45	5.8 km (3.6 mi)	150 m (490 ft)
IF2	Roofs, trees, and a power transmission were damaged and a truck trailer was overturned. Associated with Storm Gabri.^[1]
IF0.5	SW of Catania	Sicily	Italy	37°26′N14°57′E / 37.44°N 14.95°E / 37.44; 14.95 (Passitti, Italy (Jan. 17, IF0.5))	15:54	0.3 km (0.19 mi)	40 m (130 ft)
IF0.5	Roof and tree damage. Associated with Storm Gabri.^[1]

January 21 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Tuesday, January 21, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IFU	Bodrum	Muğla	Türkiye	37°02′N27°26′E / 37.03°N 27.43°E / 37.03; 27.43 (Turkey (Jan. 21, IFU))	18:10	Unknown	Unknown
IFU	A waterspout briefly moved onshore. No damage reported.^[1]
IF2	Montevil (W of Alcácer do Sal)	Setúbal	Portugal	38°22′N8°36′W / 38.37°N 8.60°W / 38.37; -8.60 (Portugal (Jan. 21, IF2))	23:05	Unknown	Unknown
IF2	Significant damage to trees with possible debarking. May deserve a higher intensity rating. Accompanied by many waterspouts; associated with Storm Garoe.^[1]

January 23 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Thursday, January 23, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IF2	Holywell to Quintrell Downs	Cornwall	United Kingdom	50°23′N5°08′W / 50.38°N 5.13°W / 50.38; -5.13 (England (Jan. 23, IF2))	09:36	Unknown	Unknown
IF2	Destroyed a holiday park, snapped many trees, and caused roof damage to homes. One person was injured.^[1] Associated with Storm Éowyn.^[3]

January 27 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Monday, January 27, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IF1	Reading	Berkshire	United Kingdom	51°26′N1°00′W / 51.43°N 1.00°W / 51.43; -1.00 (England (Jan. 27, IF1))	08:10	2.6 km (1.6 mi)	80 m (260 ft)
IF1	Roof and tree damage was reported.^[1]
IF2	Torre de Juan Abad	Castilla-La Mancha	Spain	38°35′N3°04′W / 38.58°N 3.07°W / 38.58; -3.07 (Spain (Jan. 27, IF2))	14:20	>4 km (2.5 mi)	Unknown
IF2	Roof and structural damage to buildings, cars, trees, and walls damaged.^[1]

January 31 event

List of confirmed tornadoes - Friday, January 31, 2025^[a]
IF#	Location	County / Providence	Country	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
IFU	Villeneuve-Loubet	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	France	43°38′N7°08′E / 43.63°N 7.14°E / 43.63; 7.14 (France (Jan. 31, IFU))	15:00	Unknown	Unknown
IFU	A waterspout briefly made landfall. A second tornado may have occurred.^[1]

February

IFU	IF0	IF0.5	IF1	IF1.5	IF2	IF2.5	IF3	IF4	IF5	Total
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Staff of the European Severe Storms Laboratory (2025). "European Severe Weather Database" (Interactive map and database). ESWD. European Severe Storms Laboratory.
↑ "Edirne'de fırtına çatıları uçurdu, ağaç ve direkleri devirdi". yenibursa.com (in Turkish). Yezan Gazete.
↑ Borland, Ben (23 January 2025). "Storm Eowyn makes landfall in Great Britain and sparks a tornado in Cornwall". Scottish Daily Express .

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[localdate-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.

[ESWD-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Staff of the European Severe Storms Laboratory (2025). "European Severe Weather Database" (Interactive map and database). ESWD. European Severe Storms Laboratory.

[3] "Edirne'de fırtına çatıları uçurdu, ağaç ve direkleri devirdi". yenibursa.com (in Turkish). Yezan Gazete.

[4] Borland, Ben (23 January 2025). "Storm Eowyn makes landfall in Great Britain and sparks a tornado in Cornwall". Scottish Daily Express .

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