The Violent Tornado on 24 June 2021 in Czechia: Damage Survey, Societal Impacts, and Lessons Learned

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26110%2F24%3APU151232" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26110/24:PU151232 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/24:10486653 RIV/00020699:_____/24:N0000116

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0080.1" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0080.1</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0080.1" target="_blank" >10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0080.1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Violent Tornado on 24 June 2021 in Czechia: Damage Survey, Societal Impacts, and Lessons Learned

Original language description

A violent tornado occurred in Czechia on 24 June 2021, killing six and causing at least 576 injuries. There were more indirect than direct injuries. The tornado was rated 4 on the international Fujita scale (IF4) using a draft version of the IF scale. This was the first violent tornado in Czechia and one of only 17 violent, i.e., (I)F4 or higher, tornadoes that occurred in Europe since 1950. The tornado reached a width of 3.5 km, the widest on record in Europe. The case presents an important opportunity to investigate the impacts of such a strong tornado in the area, where they are rare, no tornado warnings are issued, and where the building standards are different from the typically investigated tornadoes in the United States. We discuss challenges in organizing the damage survey, which took 3 days and involved meteorologists from three countries. A wind damage survey guide to aid mitigating these was written by the European Severe Storms Laboratory and initiated the development of a wind damage surveying app. The damage survey showed that most of the inhabited buildings built using heavy masonry and rigid ceilings did not collapse in IF2/3 winds, but only with IF4 winds. Eyewitness reports collected after the tornado show that many people were not aware of the risk associated with the tornado. Eventually, most people tried to shelter in the most secure part of the house, but it was often too late. This case highlights the need for better communication of tornado risk to the public in Europe.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50700 - Social and economic geography

Project

<a href="/en/project/TH03020446" target="_blank" >TH03020446: Development of a more flexible panel system for apartment buildings</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Weather, Climate, and Society

ISSN

1948-8327

e-ISSN

1948-8335

Volume of the periodical

16

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

411-429

UT code for WoS article

001267431900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85200668737