Federico Pavan
@federicopavan.bsky.social
Just an Italian nerd who spends too much time searching for his country's tornadoes - Part of PRETEMP
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Federico Pavan
@federicopavan.bsky.social
· Dec 19
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
Italy is, as of now, the European country (and really, correct me if I'm wrong, the only country IN THE WORLD outside the U.S.) with more than two confirmed F5/EF5/IF5 tornadoes. @essl-ecss.bsky.social did the hardest part of the job, but I'm happy to have been of help
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🚨Check out our new IODP paper on Kolumbo Volcano in Greece. Despite being one of Europe's most dangerous volcanoes not much is known about its eruptive history. The paper led by @abigaillily.bsky.social adds important insight into the Kolumbo-Santorini system
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
🚨Check out our new IODP paper on Kolumbo Volcano in Greece. Despite being one of Europe's most dangerous volcanoes not much is known about its eruptive history. The paper led by @abigaillily.bsky.social adds important insight into the Kolumbo-Santorini system
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
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Hey Everyone!
I'm going to become more active on this account once more! Expect more of my photos, and TC forecasts if things of interest occur. You're definitely gonna see my face more on your timeline!
Anyway, here are some photos to get to know me by! 💜
I'm going to become more active on this account once more! Expect more of my photos, and TC forecasts if things of interest occur. You're definitely gonna see my face more on your timeline!
Anyway, here are some photos to get to know me by! 💜
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Hey Everyone!
I'm going to become more active on this account once more! Expect more of my photos, and TC forecasts if things of interest occur. You're definitely gonna see my face more on your timeline!
Anyway, here are some photos to get to know me by! 💜
I'm going to become more active on this account once more! Expect more of my photos, and TC forecasts if things of interest occur. You're definitely gonna see my face more on your timeline!
Anyway, here are some photos to get to know me by! 💜
Today I finally found new information on 25 Aug 1890 confirming another strong tornado, probably one of a kind for the area. Tree pieces fell after a 10 km flight, a trailer was embedded into the ground and the town of Citerna, Umbria, was decimated with 5+ deaths and 60+ injuries
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Today I finally found new information on 25 Aug 1890 confirming another strong tornado, probably one of a kind for the area. Tree pieces fell after a 10 km flight, a trailer was embedded into the ground and the town of Citerna, Umbria, was decimated with 5+ deaths and 60+ injuries
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It's very likely that many (most?) strong cold-season East Coast cyclones produce waterspout outbreaks over the Gulf Stream. No doubt that this was a mesocyclonic tornado.
February 1, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It's very likely that many (most?) strong cold-season East Coast cyclones produce waterspout outbreaks over the Gulf Stream. No doubt that this was a mesocyclonic tornado.
Tornadoes continue in western Europe
Une tornade a été observée à Mios (Gironde) sous ce remarquable écho. Plusieurs dégâts sont signalés et la tornade a pu être filmée :
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www.facebook.com/diane.chesie...
January 31, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Tornadoes continue in western Europe
Spanish tornado today
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Spanish tornado today
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...
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
I'm loving this sudden appearence of Italy's 2025 likelynado n. 373891994849921 these last few days on Instagram - post here www.instagram.com/p/DUBdmeXCKB...
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I'm loving this sudden appearence of Italy's 2025 likelynado n. 373891994849921 these last few days on Instagram - post here www.instagram.com/p/DUBdmeXCKB...
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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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Portugal and Spain are looking at tremendous precipitation from an onslaught of atmospheric rivers over the next 14-days. Flooding will certainly be a very real threat if these numbers materialize.
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Portugal and Spain are looking at tremendous precipitation from an onslaught of atmospheric rivers over the next 14-days. Flooding will certainly be a very real threat if these numbers materialize.
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2 phénomènes violents (possibles tornades) ont provoqué des dommages en Aquitaine hier dimanche. Enquêtes en cours pour identifier ces phénomènes et déterminer leur intensité. Les images radar confirment qu'ils sont liés à des supercellules LT.
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/yG8ETs
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/yG8ETs
January 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM
2 phénomènes violents (possibles tornades) ont provoqué des dommages en Aquitaine hier dimanche. Enquêtes en cours pour identifier ces phénomènes et déterminer leur intensité. Les images radar confirment qu'ils sont liés à des supercellules LT.
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/yG8ETs
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/yG8ETs
With the modern Sicilian newspapers mostly milked, the most impressive period remains the November months of the early 2000s, with at least 18 tornadoes confirmable from just four months. Damage wasn't limited only to property unfortunately with at least 6 injuries
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 PM
With the modern Sicilian newspapers mostly milked, the most impressive period remains the November months of the early 2000s, with at least 18 tornadoes confirmable from just four months. Damage wasn't limited only to property unfortunately with at least 6 injuries
Still going through Sicily newspapers and boy what an outbreak I found on 21 Nov 2002: at least 7 tornadoes in the eastern part of the island, including this impressive waterspout that caused damage and 3 injuries in Roccalumera
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Still going through Sicily newspapers and boy what an outbreak I found on 21 Nov 2002: at least 7 tornadoes in the eastern part of the island, including this impressive waterspout that caused damage and 3 injuries in Roccalumera
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Mi chiedo lo stesso. Non solo nei TG e nei GR, ho sentito un Meteo nazionale stamattina e si parlava di qualcosa tipo "ancora problemi al Centro-Sud"...
La zona marinara di Catanzaro, per esempio, è devastata, qui immagini e video: tinyurl.com/4vajs56t
La zona marinara di Catanzaro, per esempio, è devastata, qui immagini e video: tinyurl.com/4vajs56t
Raffiche di vento e mareggiate: il passaggio del ciclone Harry non risparmia Catanzaro - CatanzaroInforma
Onde alte raggiungono l'abitato, oltre il lungomare. Registrati allagamenti, alberi abbattuti e disagi alla viabilità, senza conseguenze per le persone. E' ancora allerta rossa
tinyurl.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Mi chiedo lo stesso. Non solo nei TG e nei GR, ho sentito un Meteo nazionale stamattina e si parlava di qualcosa tipo "ancora problemi al Centro-Sud"...
La zona marinara di Catanzaro, per esempio, è devastata, qui immagini e video: tinyurl.com/4vajs56t
La zona marinara di Catanzaro, per esempio, è devastata, qui immagini e video: tinyurl.com/4vajs56t
Oh so that's how it's going to be huh
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Oh so that's how it's going to be huh
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
Currently going through historical Sicily tornadoes and this was one of the events I wanted to discover more about. Turns out the night of 08 Nov 1997 featured (relatively weak) twin tornadoes landfalling in the Agrigento area causing at least 16 injuries in total
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Currently going through historical Sicily tornadoes and this was one of the events I wanted to discover more about. Turns out the night of 08 Nov 1997 featured (relatively weak) twin tornadoes landfalling in the Agrigento area causing at least 16 injuries in total
THANK YOU GOOGLE EARTH FOR LISTENING TO MY PRAYERS
99th tornado in Italy from 2025, the elusive fifth member of the January 17th outbreak in Sicily in Aci San Filippo. Downed trees from above are quite incriminating
99th tornado in Italy from 2025, the elusive fifth member of the January 17th outbreak in Sicily in Aci San Filippo. Downed trees from above are quite incriminating
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
THANK YOU GOOGLE EARTH FOR LISTENING TO MY PRAYERS
99th tornado in Italy from 2025, the elusive fifth member of the January 17th outbreak in Sicily in Aci San Filippo. Downed trees from above are quite incriminating
99th tornado in Italy from 2025, the elusive fifth member of the January 17th outbreak in Sicily in Aci San Filippo. Downed trees from above are quite incriminating
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Un phénomène venteux violent a provoqué des dommages sous orage près de Tarbes vendredi. Des analyses sont en cours afin de déterminer s'il s'agit d'une tornade ou d'une rafale descendante.
Ici l'image radar Doppler de la cellule (avec dipôle de vitesses radiales).
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/A28rm6
Ici l'image radar Doppler de la cellule (avec dipôle de vitesses radiales).
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/A28rm6
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Un phénomène venteux violent a provoqué des dommages sous orage près de Tarbes vendredi. Des analyses sont en cours afin de déterminer s'il s'agit d'une tornade ou d'une rafale descendante.
Ici l'image radar Doppler de la cellule (avec dipôle de vitesses radiales).
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/A28rm6
Ici l'image radar Doppler de la cellule (avec dipôle de vitesses radiales).
➡️+ d'infos : urlr.me/A28rm6
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January 10th, 1973:
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
January 10th, 1973:
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
A devastating tornado ravaged San Justo, a city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Designated by some sources as an F5, the tornado leveled homes and businesses, shredded vehicles, and debarked/denuded large trees. 63 people were killed.
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Are you interested in tornadoes in Germany (temporal+spatial distribution) you should read our recently published paper. It is the first detailed statistical analysis since the paper of Dotzek (2003). Would be happy to learn about statistics in other European countries!
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Are you interested in tornadoes in Germany (temporal+spatial distribution) you should read our recently published paper. It is the first detailed statistical analysis since the paper of Dotzek (2003). Would be happy to learn about statistics in other European countries!
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
doi.org/10.1127/metz...
Since parts of Italy are getting snowed on, I want to show the color the sky had back last June 16th in my area as a dying storm rolled by. I'm impressed by how a destroyed shelf cloud and tons of outflow could still be this photogenic
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Since parts of Italy are getting snowed on, I want to show the color the sky had back last June 16th in my area as a dying storm rolled by. I'm impressed by how a destroyed shelf cloud and tons of outflow could still be this photogenic
The hunt for historical Sicilian tornadoes has started
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The hunt for historical Sicilian tornadoes has started