 IF4 damage to a large church in Volpago del Montello | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 24, 1930 |
| Formed | July 24, 1930, 1:08 pm. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Dissipated | July 24, 1930, 1:43 pm. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 35 minutes |
| IF5 tornado | |
| on the International Fujita scale | |
| T10 tornado | |
| on the TORRO scale | |
| Highest winds | >270 mph (430 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Injuries | 110 |
| Areas affected | Montello, Italy, Nervesa della Battaglia, Treviso and Udine |
Part of the Tornadoes of 1930 | |
On Thursday July 24, 1930, a powerful tornado struck northeastern Italy, resulting in the deaths of 23 people and injuring another 110. The tornado caused extensive damage to several small communities from Treviso to Udine, with the village of Montello particularly affected.[1][2]
The tornado is widely accepted to have been one of the strongest and most violent tornadoes in European history, causing some of the most intense tornado damage ever documented on the continent.[3][4]
- ^ Staff of the European Severe Storms Laboratory (2024). "European Severe Weather Database". ESWD (Interactive map and database). European Severe Storms Laboratory.
- ^ Chillymanjaro (4 March 2022). "Violent tornado hit Venice, Italy" (News article). Houston, Texas: The Watchers. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
Perhaps strongest European tornado struck Italy on July 24, 1930. It was registered as F5 with gusts of about 500km/h. It leveled masonry buildings in city of Montello in Veneto and Friuli region and left 23 fatalities.
- ^ SWE, Admin (5 August 2017). "The most violent tornado in Europe on record: July 24, 1930 Montello, northeastern Italy F5 tornado" (Blog post). Severe Weather Europe. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ National Weather Service. "This Day in Weather History: July 24th". Aberdeen, South Dakota: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.