Type | Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | 15 August 2008 |
Tornadoes confirmed | 12 |
Max. rating1 | F3/T7 (potential F4/T8) tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | ~4 hours |
Fatalities | 2 fatalities (+2 non-tornadic), >55 injuries (+10 non-tornadic) |
Damage | Unknown |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
A tornado outbreak struck southern and central Poland on 15 August 2008. Overall, it killed four people.[1] Tornadoes affected Opole Voivodeship, Silesian Voivodeship and Łódź Voivodeship. The European Storm Forecast Experiment issued a Level 3 which means there could potentially be a major severe thunderstorm outbreak.[2]