周五，一场龙卷风席卷了德国帕德博恩市, 至少受伤 30 人, 当局说, 吹走屋顶, 树木倒塌，碎片飞扬数英里.
The twister created a path of destruction from west to east of the city, Paderborn police said, adding it caused 30 至 40 受伤. 至少 10 of those injuries were serious, authorities noted.
Traffic was heavily affected some pathways and parks were closed or impassable, 警察说.
Authorities asked residents to stay indoors as “countless danger spots” remained, and rescue efforts were ongoing.
Paderborn is about three hours north of Frankfurt.
A loaf of bread lies among the debris on the edge of a downtown street in Paderborn on May 20, 2022.
Much of northern Germany was under a threat level 3 (在......之外 3) for severe storms Friday, 根据 European Storm Forecast Experiment. The level indicates a possibility for severe to extremely severe wind gusts, 大冰雹, tornadoes and heavy rain, 团队说.
“A dangerous situation is expected that may feature a convective windstorm with long swaths of severe to extremely severe wind gusts and several supercells with large hail and tornadoes with the highest threat over central parts of Germany,” Estofex said.
There were several other tornado reports Friday, including one in the Netherlands, close to the German border and three in Germany, CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said.
While tornadoes in Europe are not uncommon, 那里 are usually far fewer twisters than are recorded in the US annually. 从 2011 至 2020, the US averaged a preliminary total of 1,173 tornadoes per year, and Europe around 256, CNN has previously 已报告.
European Russia (which is the part of the country west of 58 degrees East longitude), tops the list at 86 tornadoes annually, while Germany comes in second with an average of 28 tornadoes annually.
The peak density of tornado reports coincides with the high population density over Belgium, 荷兰人, and northern Germany, according to a study on severe storms in Europe published in December 2020.
