[hillageman]

According to on line reports there has been an outbreak of tornado's in poland, killing one and injuring nine.

Video below.

[Bazmundo]

Reports of up to T4 on the ESWD, track lengths >10km:

http://www.essl.org/...n/eswd/eswd.cgi

Selection of video and pictures: http://kontakt24.tvn...?categoryId=496

[Bazmundo]

Stunning footage of one of these tornadoes crossing a rainbow in view:

[StephenS]

Some more great footage in this BBC report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-18846641

[Nigel Bolton]

Bazmundo, on 15 July 2012 - 01:21, said:

Reports of up to T4 on the ESWD, track lengths >10km:

http://www.essl.org/...n/eswd/eswd.cgi

Selection of video and pictures: http://kontakt24.tvn...?categoryId=496

Looks like this was probably one tornado that occasionally retracted during its journey. Zooming into ESSL map shows touchdowns more or less in a straght line.

More evidence to suggest Poland is the place to go for strong tornadoes. The clips in the news reports are quite stunning, and the Poles have an uncanny knack of getting very close to, or even right underneath these phenomena.

N.

[Howard Kirby]

[hillageman]

Some of the damage video footage I've seen seems to indicate T5 /EF3 level damage in places.
I'm not sure about the single long tracked tornado, but I've seen plenty of video from this of tornadoes spinning out then reforming almost immediately, the same goes for intensity, you can see them really eating the landscape then easing off before becoming more powerful again.

I agree about poland, it would be worth a chase over there one season for those that can get over there.