This was so interesting! I live in the U.S. (Michigan), and I had no idea Europe had tornadoes. I feel kind of silly, it just never occurred to me and I have never seen news coverage of it. Thanks for educating me 🌪️ 😮
I actually knew there were tornadoes throughout the world for awhile now, didn't really surprise me because most countries in the world have pretty similar climates to the US
Tornadoes in Europe usually do not flatten whole communities, as houses are mostly made of brick and not 2 by 4's and plasterboard. Hence, not very newsworthy.
@@rmyikzelf5604 Lmao, bricks have nothing to do with it. A strong tornado will destroy a brick building just as easily as any other building material, and can also be more dangerous by burying people under tons of collapsed brick. The difference is that the US not only has many more tornados overall than Europe does, but also the vast majority of the world's F-4's and F-5's🤦🏻♀ (which make no mistake, would turn your brick houses into death-trap piles of rubble) Btw, brick construction is also no better in hurricanes either. And brick is absolute garbage in areas with earthquakes, and there are strict building codes and regulations in the US against it's use in those areas (only expensive reinforced masonry is allowed), with wood or wood/steel construction being far superior. Guess you also aren't aware of the huge number of abandoned ghost towns in Italy full masonry buildings that were destroyed when earthquakes hit, but would have been intact with minimal damage if made out of wood. The obsession with brick on that side of the pond is not only ignorant, but ridiculously laughable 😂
They estimate the intensity of tornadoes based on the type of destruction done so even for historical events, if we have good records of the damage we can very accurately estimate the intensity and windspeed.
in UK i live just south Birmingham right in the path for higher chance seeing a tornado even tho its very unlikely and if so they normally not that strong they been tornadoes just south of me and just north like in 1981 and the biggest one in 30 years was 2005 in Birmingham. 1981 - Over the course of five hours and 26 minutes a total of 104 tornados were confirmed across England and Wales, Tornados were reported across Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire - with damage in Warrington, St Helens and elsewhere. In the West Midlands, tornados were reported across Shropshire, Birmingham and other areas, again with some damage reported and 20 static caravans reportedly blown over in Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. im just about a mile as crow fly's from stoneleigh and 12 south Birmingham. Two tornados touched down in the Milton Keynes area - one near Haversham and one near Wolverton. Both of these were classified as F1 tornados on the Fujita scale prob 30 min drive south. ive always said this central part uk is a hotspot for them and some thunderstorms some pretty wild at times but of course not as crazy as some usa states. The 2005 Birmingham tornado was one of the strongest tornadoes recorded in Great Britain in nearly 30 years, occurring on 28 July 2005 in the suburbs of Birmingham. i remember that storm and did say to my dad this looks like it can be more than just a thunderstorm, it just looked so wild sadly for those effected it did form a tornado, Birmingham's 2005 tornado covered a 1km path and reached speeds of up to 130mph, but lasted only a few minutes it was an F2. if said it to resent storms as tracking them people don't be leave me, even when i say we going to get hell of a downpour, they change the tune when i arrives, tend to follow storms heading my direction esp if at night so get some pictures. but resent ones not like past ones going back close to 1000 years. F4 strength tornado which struck Portsmouth in 1810 with wind speeds reaching 240mph. The London Tornado of 1091 is the earliest reported tornado in England, occurring in London on Friday, 17 October 1091 F4-F5 so uk can get the big one but it not that often. currently we in the same solar cycle well end of F4 in 1810 we at a start of a grand cycle with 20 years to go and history shows things get wild during these so id not be surprised if we do see an F3-F4 in the next 20-30 years, small changes with the sun, solar winds as an example can change the shape jet steam more or less wind it can be more organised so less wavy or more wavy much bigger dips and that can bring the heat from the south or cold from the north
@@toffeenut1336 most of the whirlwinds in the netherlands are either really weak tornadoes or waterspouts, so if you don't live near the coast they are pretty easy to miss
As a European, I never realised we got tornadoes, I've never heard or seen of one in Europe, but clearly we get them lol. As for the destruction, apparently studies have been done that because houses are better built with bricks, stones and all that, they are more resilient to tornadoes unless the tornado goes in the direct path of the building, which it will probably flatten it, but what does seem to be common is roofs and roof tiles tend to fly off a lot of house that are near the tornado.
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And cut to the footage in this video of destroyed and collapsed European houses that were hit by only F-2's or F-3's 😂😂The average European's general understanding of building materials and construction practices is ignorant at best, delusional at worst lol.
Nothing is surviving against an EF5, Joplin and Greensburg had brick and mortar and concrete structures respectively and didn’t survive against a direct hit. As we saw several times in this video, well built structures out of bricks and stones were powerless in the face of ef4s or ef5s. Plus more importantly, Europe is more mountainous and hilly compared to the tornado alleys of the US hence why they are more uncommon and it’s rarer to get a particular violent one.
Battle of Teutoburg forest 2000 years ago was in the west German alley and was fought partly in tornadic winds and storms.
This was so interesting! I live in the U.S. (Michigan), and I had no idea Europe had tornadoes. I feel kind of silly, it just never occurred to me and I have never seen news coverage of it. Thanks for educating me 🌪️ 😮
We have them here in Australia too, they're just really rare.
I actually knew there were tornadoes throughout the world for awhile now, didn't really surprise me because most countries in the world have pretty similar climates to the US
Tornadoes in Europe usually do not flatten whole communities, as houses are mostly made of brick and not 2 by 4's and plasterboard. Hence, not very newsworthy.
@@rmyikzelf5604 Lmao, bricks have nothing to do with it. A strong tornado will destroy a brick building just as easily as any other building material, and can also be more dangerous by burying people under tons of collapsed brick. The difference is that the US not only has many more tornados overall than Europe does, but also the vast majority of the world's F-4's and F-5's🤦🏻♀ (which make no mistake, would turn your brick houses into death-trap piles of rubble)
Btw, brick construction is also no better in hurricanes either. And brick is absolute garbage in areas with earthquakes, and there are strict building codes and regulations in the US against it's use in those areas (only expensive reinforced masonry is allowed), with wood or wood/steel construction being far superior. Guess you also aren't aware of the huge number of abandoned ghost towns in Italy full masonry buildings that were destroyed when earthquakes hit, but would have been intact with minimal damage if made out of wood. The obsession with brick on that side of the pond is not only ignorant, but ridiculously laughable 😂
@@themourningstar338 sure.
I live in France and I've seen around 10 funnels in my life so far and I'm 26 lol. Yeah we do have quite a lot of tornadoes
They estimate the intensity of tornadoes based on the type of destruction done so even for historical events, if we have good records of the damage we can very accurately estimate the intensity and windspeed.
in UK i live just south Birmingham right in the path for higher chance seeing a tornado even tho its very unlikely and if so they normally not that strong they been tornadoes just south of me and just north like in 1981 and the biggest one in 30 years was 2005 in Birmingham. 1981 - Over the course of five hours and 26 minutes a total of 104 tornados were confirmed across England and Wales, Tornados were reported across Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire - with damage in Warrington, St Helens and elsewhere. In the West Midlands, tornados were reported across Shropshire, Birmingham and other areas, again with some damage reported and 20 static caravans reportedly blown over in Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. im just about a mile as crow fly's from stoneleigh and 12 south Birmingham. Two tornados touched down in the Milton Keynes area - one near Haversham and one near Wolverton. Both of these were classified as F1 tornados on the Fujita scale prob 30 min drive south. ive always said this central part uk is a hotspot for them and some thunderstorms some pretty wild at times but of course not as crazy as some usa states. The 2005 Birmingham tornado was one of the strongest tornadoes recorded in Great Britain in nearly 30 years, occurring on 28 July 2005 in the suburbs of Birmingham. i remember that storm and did say to my dad this looks like it can be more than just a thunderstorm, it just looked so wild sadly for those effected it did form a tornado, Birmingham's 2005 tornado covered a 1km path and reached speeds of up to 130mph, but lasted only a few minutes it was an F2. if said it to resent storms as tracking them people don't be leave me, even when i say we going to get hell of a downpour, they change the tune when i arrives, tend to follow storms heading my direction esp if at night so get some pictures. but resent ones not like past ones going back close to 1000 years. F4 strength tornado which struck Portsmouth in 1810 with wind speeds reaching 240mph. The London Tornado of 1091 is the earliest reported tornado in England, occurring in London on Friday, 17 October 1091 F4-F5 so uk can get the big one but it not that often. currently we in the same solar cycle well end of F4 in 1810 we at a start of a grand cycle with 20 years to go and history shows things get wild during these so id not be surprised if we do see an F3-F4 in the next 20-30 years, small changes with the sun, solar winds as an example can change the shape jet steam more or less wind it can be more organised so less wavy or more wavy much bigger dips and that can bring the heat from the south or cold from the north
When theres more documented tornados near thurst than you and you live an hour outside dixie alley 😮
I can't believe in live in the hotspot of the hotspot of the alley and I have never seen one in my life 😅
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@@toffeenut1336 most of the whirlwinds in the netherlands are either really weak tornadoes or waterspouts, so if you don't live near the coast they are pretty easy to miss
Plenty of people from the middle of tornado alley in the US have never seen one.
As a European, I never realised we got tornadoes, I've never heard or seen of one in Europe, but clearly we get them lol.
As for the destruction, apparently studies have been done that because houses are better built with bricks, stones and all that, they are more resilient to tornadoes unless the tornado goes in the direct path of the building, which it will probably flatten it, but what does seem to be common is roofs and roof tiles tend to fly off a lot of house that are near the tornado.
Yeah brick houses will make the difference lol.
Im glad I live right above the European tornado alley we get F2 every now and then but its luckily rare and too cold here for much to start
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Thank god! You study tornadoes?😊
Looks like you're rooting for US a bit too much. You doubt all tornado occurances in Europe but fully believe everyone in US.
Because Europe is so desperate to stay relevant, but go ahead, have your moment in the sun kiddo.
Tell us how fast it was through your vast knowledge?😊
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We all miss the sports reactions. Sadly, all major sports have a heavy copyright presence. That's why Luka, and many reactors are against doing sports reactions anymore.
Copyright deters people to continue, or make people away from where their at, a fan. Like Luka is from eastern England, he's kind of far away from even the London Series for the NFL & MLB.
I don't 😂
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What Europe also has, as opposed to the US, and why tornadoes aren't as big a deal, is: well built houses.
And cut to the footage in this video of destroyed and collapsed European houses that were hit by only F-2's or F-3's 😂😂The average European's general understanding of building materials and construction practices is ignorant at best, delusional at worst lol.
“Well built houses” against an F5. Nice try kiddo.
Nothing is surviving against an EF5, Joplin and Greensburg had brick and mortar and concrete structures respectively and didn’t survive against a direct hit. As we saw several times in this video, well built structures out of bricks and stones were powerless in the face of ef4s or ef5s. Plus more importantly, Europe is more mountainous and hilly compared to the tornado alleys of the US hence why they are more uncommon and it’s rarer to get a particular violent one.