Stephen Levine
EF4
It fascinates me that your area so frequently gets strong tornadoes. What synoptic setup typically occurs that sets the stage for these mega-storms? It's almost like you live in a mini-tornado alley there..
Tornadoes and overall tornadic waterspouts quite often hit Italy and especially South Italy in November and December.
Two past exemples:
http://www.cacciatoriditornado.it/T...agusa,_uno_dei_tornado_piu_forti_deuropa.html
http://www.cacciatoriditornado.it/Tornado,_temporali,_stormchasers/IL_TORNADO_DI_CATANIA.html
I have to admitt we always have been lucky as strong tornadoes rarely hit big cities or populated area: a recent large tornado hit Venice in June but it didn't reach populated areas with many tourists.
Yesterday we were lycky as the Ilva industry is closing in these days and 5.000 workers were at home. We could have had hundreds of deaths if they were at work while the tornado was touching down with that violence.
Moreover, we don't have any official rating for tornadoes: in the past me and some friends of mine rated the major tornadoes.