| F3 tornado | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 3, 2009 10:15 pm MSD |
| Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
| Fatalities | 1-9 fatalities, 185 injuries |
| Damage | 520 million Russian rubles ($16.7 million USD) |
| Areas affected | Moscow region, Russia |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
The 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado was an F3 tornado that occurred on Junе 3, 2009, in Krasnozavodsk near Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region at 22.15 MST. It was the first powerful tornado in the vicinity of Moscow since 1984. By damage registered in photo and video materials, this tornado is categorised at F2 at its rise, and at F3 at maximum stage. [1]