Bram van 't Veen
@bramvantveen.bsky.social
Severe storms and radar | Creator of radar viewer NLradar | MSc Climate Physics | Working with radar data for @essl-ecss.bsky.social.
It's not the best time for the French radar network, with 5 radars inoperational currently (and not counting that 1 X-band close to Italy)
February 12, 2026 at 9:44 AM
It's not the best time for the French radar network, with 5 radars inoperational currently (and not counting that 1 X-band close to Italy)
Météo-France has now provided me with the full dataset for Trappes for the Ermont IF2 tornado, which killed 1 person and injured at least 9. In this storm-following loop you can see a strong RFD surge leading up to the tornado:
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Météo-France has now provided me with the full dataset for Trappes for the Ermont IF2 tornado, which killed 1 person and injured at least 9. In this storm-following loop you can see a strong RFD surge leading up to the tornado:
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ESWD - JAN 2026 - 3,494 #wx Reports
Fatalities: 29 (Avalanches: 18 | Winds: 8 | Floods/Tornadoes/Snowstorm: 1 each)
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Fatalities: 29 (Avalanches: 18 | Winds: 8 | Floods/Tornadoes/Snowstorm: 1 each)
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February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
ESWD - JAN 2026 - 3,494 #wx Reports
Fatalities: 29 (Avalanches: 18 | Winds: 8 | Floods/Tornadoes/Snowstorm: 1 each)
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Fatalities: 29 (Avalanches: 18 | Winds: 8 | Floods/Tornadoes/Snowstorm: 1 each)
@essl-ecss.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @bramvantveen.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @weatherhistory.bsky.social @meteomabe.bsky.social @meteohro.bsky.social
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February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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🌪️Publication du rapport sur la tornade qui a frappé Mios (Gironde) le 31 janvier. L'enquête de terrain permet d'établir un contact au sol pendant + de 20 min, avec parcours total de 23,3 km. Intensité EF1 (135-175 km/h).
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/sumVSA
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February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
🌪️Publication du rapport sur la tornade qui a frappé Mios (Gironde) le 31 janvier. L'enquête de terrain permet d'établir un contact au sol pendant + de 20 min, avec parcours total de 23,3 km. Intensité EF1 (135-175 km/h).
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/sumVSA
➡️dossier complet : urlr.me/sumVSA
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En plus de la très médiatisée tornade de Mios, un autre phénomène venteux s'est produit hier, à 12h20, sur la commune de Saint-Simon-de-Pellouaille (Charente-Maritime). Les témoignages font état de dégâts sur les toitures et la végétation. Pour l'heure, nous n'avons qu'une seule image de dégâts.
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
En plus de la très médiatisée tornade de Mios, un autre phénomène venteux s'est produit hier, à 12h20, sur la commune de Saint-Simon-de-Pellouaille (Charente-Maritime). Les témoignages font état de dégâts sur les toitures et la végétation. Pour l'heure, nous n'avons qu'une seule image de dégâts.
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The tornadic supercell south of Bordeaux might have cycled and produced a new (short-lived) tornado, given another possible TDS at the end of this loop:
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The tornadic supercell south of Bordeaux might have cycled and produced a new (short-lived) tornado, given another possible TDS at the end of this loop:
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Une tornade a été observée à Mios (Gironde) sous ce remarquable écho. Plusieurs dégâts sont signalés et la tornade a pu être filmée :
www.facebook.com/diane.chesie...
www.facebook.com/diane.chesie...
January 31, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Une tornade a été observée à Mios (Gironde) sous ce remarquable écho. Plusieurs dégâts sont signalés et la tornade a pu être filmée :
www.facebook.com/diane.chesie...
www.facebook.com/diane.chesie...
A radar loop of this almost certainly tornadic supercell SW of Bordeaux. A likely TDS is visible at the last 2 scans. It could have hit places such as Arnauton and Argilas @corentinaugris.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A radar loop of this almost certainly tornadic supercell SW of Bordeaux. A likely TDS is visible at the last 2 scans. It could have hit places such as Arnauton and Argilas @corentinaugris.bsky.social
Possible tornado SW of Bordeaux now
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Possible tornado SW of Bordeaux now
Tornado potential exists in SW France today with these storms moving in from the Atlantic, in an environment with modest CAPE and quite some streamwise vorticity due to curved hodographs.
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Tornado potential exists in SW France today with these storms moving in from the Atlantic, in an environment with modest CAPE and quite some streamwise vorticity due to curved hodographs.
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Remember this? Well, go check out the shot taken by Francesco Pepe on his Instagram! www.instagram.com/p/DUDkWKEigY...
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Remember this? Well, go check out the shot taken by Francesco Pepe on his Instagram! www.instagram.com/p/DUDkWKEigY...
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Fantastic waterspout in front of Cetraro, Calabria. Photo by Albertina Pepe
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Fantastic waterspout in front of Cetraro, Calabria. Photo by Albertina Pepe
Here is a short radar loop, with a marker along the damage track visible in the image on the left. The small region of greenish colors at 23:24Z nicely matches with the location of the damage, which increases confidence that it is actually a (faint) tornadic debris signature.
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Here is a short radar loop, with a marker along the damage track visible in the image on the left. The small region of greenish colors at 23:24Z nicely matches with the location of the damage, which increases confidence that it is actually a (faint) tornadic debris signature.
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De nouvelles informations nous sont parvenues sur ces deux phénomènes. Celui de Riocaud a pu être filmé par plusieurs caméras, confirmant la tornade :
www.facebook.com/reel/1285555...
www.facebook.com/reel/1285555...
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
De nouvelles informations nous sont parvenues sur ces deux phénomènes. Celui de Riocaud a pu être filmé par plusieurs caméras, confirmant la tornade :
www.facebook.com/reel/1285555...
www.facebook.com/reel/1285555...
Last night France had another likely tornado event: x.com/bor1s/status.... Damage looks highly suspicious, as does radar, since it indicates a low-topped supercell with possible small tornadic debris signature (small area of greenish colors starting in hook at 23:24Z, then expanding next frame).
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Last night France had another likely tornado event: x.com/bor1s/status.... Damage looks highly suspicious, as does radar, since it indicates a low-topped supercell with possible small tornadic debris signature (small area of greenish colors starting in hook at 23:24Z, then expanding next frame).
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Cet après-midi, un phénomène venteux a causé d'importants dégâts sur la commune de Riocaud (Gironde). La toiture de l'église a notamment été emportée : www.sudouest.fr/gironde/libo...
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Cet après-midi, un phénomène venteux a causé d'importants dégâts sur la commune de Riocaud (Gironde). La toiture de l'église a notamment été emportée : www.sudouest.fr/gironde/libo...
Although it's sadly quite incomplete, there's now a dataset for the Trappes radar available for the tornado event of 20 October last year (IF2 tornado with 1 death and 9 injuries). It among others show a very clear tornadic debris signature. Velocity quality is quite bad.
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Although it's sadly quite incomplete, there's now a dataset for the Trappes radar available for the tornado event of 20 October last year (IF2 tornado with 1 death and 9 injuries). It among others show a very clear tornadic debris signature. Velocity quality is quite bad.
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St. Louis has been a tornado hotbed for more than 150 years.
From the 1870s to 2025, sixteen tornadoes are officially documented within the city itself — some catastrophic, others nearly forgotten.
Our new Tornado Talk narrative documents them all.
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#tornadohistory #mowx #OTD
From the 1870s to 2025, sixteen tornadoes are officially documented within the city itself — some catastrophic, others nearly forgotten.
Our new Tornado Talk narrative documents them all.
buff.ly/AWTUWJV
#tornadohistory #mowx #OTD
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
St. Louis has been a tornado hotbed for more than 150 years.
From the 1870s to 2025, sixteen tornadoes are officially documented within the city itself — some catastrophic, others nearly forgotten.
Our new Tornado Talk narrative documents them all.
buff.ly/AWTUWJV
#tornadohistory #mowx #OTD
From the 1870s to 2025, sixteen tornadoes are officially documented within the city itself — some catastrophic, others nearly forgotten.
Our new Tornado Talk narrative documents them all.
buff.ly/AWTUWJV
#tornadohistory #mowx #OTD
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I'm convinced the ucar archive walked so that chasearchive.com could run
Let's give @ameliaurquhart.bsky.social and @stormchasertang.bsky.social another round of applause
Let's give @ameliaurquhart.bsky.social and @stormchasertang.bsky.social another round of applause
January 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I'm convinced the ucar archive walked so that chasearchive.com could run
Let's give @ameliaurquhart.bsky.social and @stormchasertang.bsky.social another round of applause
Let's give @ameliaurquhart.bsky.social and @stormchasertang.bsky.social another round of applause
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One year ago today Sicily suffered the largest known tornado outbreak for the month of January in Italy. Five confirmed twisters and two additional waterspouts out to sea caused damage around the southeast portion of the island, creating new records in this regard
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
One year ago today Sicily suffered the largest known tornado outbreak for the month of January in Italy. Five confirmed twisters and two additional waterspouts out to sea caused damage around the southeast portion of the island, creating new records in this regard
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2 years in the making: a RAP-based, track-based, full-sounding analog system.
Here's a hypothetical forecast for the Cole, OK tornado on 4/19/23, where it predicts large hail and the potential for deviantly-moving EF2+ tornadoes.
Here's a hypothetical forecast for the Cole, OK tornado on 4/19/23, where it predicts large hail and the potential for deviantly-moving EF2+ tornadoes.
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
2 years in the making: a RAP-based, track-based, full-sounding analog system.
Here's a hypothetical forecast for the Cole, OK tornado on 4/19/23, where it predicts large hail and the potential for deviantly-moving EF2+ tornadoes.
Here's a hypothetical forecast for the Cole, OK tornado on 4/19/23, where it predicts large hail and the potential for deviantly-moving EF2+ tornadoes.
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ESWD - DEC 2025: 2,355 #wx Reports
Fatlities: 55 (Rain/Floods: 45 | Wind: 4 | Avalanches: 3 | Lightning: 2 | Ice Accumulation: 1)
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Fatlities: 55 (Rain/Floods: 45 | Wind: 4 | Avalanches: 3 | Lightning: 2 | Ice Accumulation: 1)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:04 AM
ESWD - DEC 2025: 2,355 #wx Reports
Fatlities: 55 (Rain/Floods: 45 | Wind: 4 | Avalanches: 3 | Lightning: 2 | Ice Accumulation: 1)
@tanjarenko.bsky.social @essl-ecss.bsky.social @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @manueloberhuber.bsky.social
Fatlities: 55 (Rain/Floods: 45 | Wind: 4 | Avalanches: 3 | Lightning: 2 | Ice Accumulation: 1)
@tanjarenko.bsky.social @essl-ecss.bsky.social @bramvantveen.bsky.social @federicopavan.bsky.social @alluringstorms.bsky.social @manueloberhuber.bsky.social