Tornadoes Damage Belarus Towns
- Jul 19, 2016
#eustorm 27/30 Video: Tornado in Sharkovshchina, Vitebsk Belarus today! Alexander Pavlovich https://t.co/TxmmvIQsYv pic.twitter.com/MUTLAM4Que
— #eustorm (@EUStormMap) July 11, 2016
11 July 2016 was an unusual day for weather in Europe when two tornadoes formed in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. European tornadoes are typically weaker and less frequent than U.S. tornadoes, however the tornadoes on Monday resulted in considerable damage.
Tornado Spottings
#eustorm 27/30 Image of the 2nd reported #Tornado in Cherenka, Vitebsk region, #Belarus today! ©Nastya Stakhovskaja pic.twitter.com/TfVJ3Q9dxZ
— #eustorm (@EUStormMap) July 11, 2016
A report of the first tornado came in from EU Storm at about 13:00 UTC. Belsat.eu reported that the winds of the tornado blew off roofs of 20 residential houses and three cattle farms and rolled over two cranes in Sharkaushschyna district.
The second tornado of the day was spotted in Cherenka Vitebsk later on in the day, at approximately 17:10 UTC.
#eustorm 27/30 – #2 Tornado report! in Cherenka Vitebsk #Belarus today! ©Nastya Stakhovskaja https://t.co/TxmmvIQsYv pic.twitter.com/jy7o43nJyt
— #eustorm (@EUStormMap) July 11, 2016
Lightning Report
Earth Networks Total Lightning Network™ detected approximately 56,592 lightning strikes during a 12-hour period containing the hours of the reported tornadoes. A very high frequency of those strikes, 40,000 of them, occurred between the hours of 12:00-18:00 UTC. The video below shows the path of the lightning as it accompanied the tornadoes and their storms across the country.
