08/15/08 NOW: Eastern Europe

[Martin North]

ESTOFEX have a Level 3 Alert for Poland and the Czech Republic.

http://www.estofex.org/

There is an outbreak of tornadic Supercells underway right now. Sadly there has been loss of life.

POLAND:

- TORNADO killed two as it hit a highway and threw a car in the region of Opole.
- very large hail up to 15 cm i.d. reported locally (unverified)
- very large hail up to 8 cm (or even 8.5 cm) reported and verified.

AUSTRIA:

- also very large hail up to 7 cm i.d. reported (up to now hail of 3 cm i.d. verified)

Supercells expected to persist untill well after midnight here.

[Danny Neal]

I posted it in the other thread unknowing that this one has started but....

The funnel cloud was observed.
Large funnel cloud was observed on the ground. Very serious damages. Source: TVN24 - news

From the Estofex site Bill Hark provided in the other thread. I asked it there I will ask it, anyone know of any radar sites off hand from that area?

[Martin North]

Situation is ongoing with coverage of tornadic supercells increasing.

Some links to damage so far.

Photo 1 (http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=NO&Dato=20080815&Kategori=GALERIA&Lopenr=797122456&Ref=PH&Item=12&MaxW=460&q=60&MaxH=500&Title=1&border=0)

Photo 2 (http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=NO&Dato=20080815&Kategori=GALERIA&Lopenr=797122456&Ref=PH&Item=14&MaxW=460&q=60&MaxH=500&Title=1&border=0)

Photo 3 (http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=NO&Dato=20080815&Kategori=GALERIA&Lopenr=797122456&Ref=PH&Item=4&MaxW=460&q=60&MaxH=500&Title=1&border=0)

[Bill Hark]

I was about to start a thread. Anyway, ongoing severe storm and tornado outbreak across Poland and parts of Eastern Europe. I did find this link to Polish media with some damage images and a ?rooftop cam. Babelfish doesn't have Polish-English translation.

http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80273,5593623,Traba_powietrzna_szaleje_w_Opolski em__Moga_byc_ranni.html

I am saddened about the reports of lives lost and damage. Does anyone have radar links or data? There are a number of European chasers. I know Klipsi was going to chase as of two days ago. I hope to see some other reports.

Bill Hark

[Lars Lowinski]

Hi all,

unfortunately, the site of the Polish national weather service seems to be down right now. Anyway, should it come back online later on, here´s the link:

http://www.imgw.pl/wl/internet/zz/english/weather/radar/radar_en.html

Note that it´s a composite image with loops, no Doppler data are freely available as far as I know. It would be interesting to know if the Polish weather service had any kind of watch or warning out. The french wx service (Météo France) didn´t a few days ago when the town of Hautmont got struck by an F4.

And here are some more images from the damage in Poland (link to the site where all of the pics shown by Martin North can be seen):

http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=NO&Date=20080815&Category=GALERIA&ArtNo=797122456&Ref=PH&Params=Start=1

Dewpoints have been very high in parts of sern Poland and Slovakia with values between 21 and 23C, which is a rare occurrence in ctrl EUR.

Later,
Lars

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

I am also saddened to hear about the loss of life and property. As soon as I heard about this I turned my TV to TVP Info, a Polish news channel and this has been showing live shots from lightning too + storm damage. I am watching this system with a great concern, since it is expected to arrive to my area tomorrow.

[Lars Lowinski]

Damage pics from Sieroniowice:

http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=NO&Date=20080815&Category=GALERIA&ArtNo=947160215&Ref=PH

[Stuart Robinson]

Some storm reports from Europe from this severe weather situation.
Please Note that this event was correctly predicted by www.estofex.org (http://www.estofex.org)

A long tracked tornado 100km, 60 miles (not yet verified) occurred over Poland today – reports of 6 dead with over 100 injured.

Prior to this a separate storm produced hail to 8.5cm, 3.5 inch (Grapefruit Size) over South Poland.

Other reports
Large hail
http://forum.lowcyburz.pl/viewtopic.php?f=163&p=17209#p17209 (images)
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=gLT43J4E96w (video)

Tornado
http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1561338.1,0,1,nawalnice-nad-polska-zabily-dwie-osoby,wiadomosc.html (video)
http://www.onet.tv/28962,4451,1,3816879,1,1,0,0,wideo.html (Video)