1764 Woldegk tornado
The 1764 Woldegk tornado was one of the strongest tornadoes in history, receiving the T11 rating on the TORRO scale and an F5 rating on the Fujita scale. It had winds estimated to be more than 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph).[1][2] The tornado traveled 30 kilometres (19 mi) and reached a maximum width of 900 metres (980 yd). Most of the information known about this tornado came from a 77-paragraph study by German scientist Gottlob Burchard Genzmer, which was published one year after the tornado happened.[3][4] The tornado completely destroyed several structures, and several tree branches were believed to have been thrown into the atmosphere. Many areas were covered with up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) of ice.[2] The storm which produced the violent tornado was dry, with almost no rain reported. Large hail, reportedly reaching 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter covered the ground, caused significant crop and property damage, killed dozens of animals, and injured multiple people in a large stretch around the tornado and to the northwest of the tornado's path.[3][1]
| F5 tornado | |
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 A copper engraving by Gottlob Burchard Genzmer showing the tornado | |
| Formed | June 29, 1764 |
| Duration | 35 minutes |
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| Max. rating1 | F5 tornado |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
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change- ↑ The Fujita scale begins the F5 rating at 261 mph (420 km/h), however, since the tornado was rated T11 on the TORRO scale, the windspeeds must be at least 480 km/h (300 mph)
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "June 29, 1764 German F5/T11 Tornado". European Severe Weather Database. European Severe Storms Laboratory. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bernold Feuerstein; Thilo Kühne (September 2015). "A violent tornado in mid-18th century Germany: the Genzmer Report". ECSS 2015 - European Conference on Severe Storms at: Wiener Neustadt, Austria. 8. European Severe Storms Laboratory. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3733.8085. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gottlob Burchard Genzmer (June 9, 2005). "Beschreibung des Orcans, welcher den 29. Jun. 1764 einen Strich von etlichen Meilen im Stargardischen Kreise des Herzogthums Mecklenburg gewaltig verwüstet hat" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Strüber, Henning. "Der Jahrtausendtornado von Woldegk vom 29. Juni 1764". Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.