2021 South Moravia tornado
A rare, violent, and deadly long-tracked tornado struck several villages in the Hodonín and Břeclav districts of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic in the evening of 24 June 2021, killing six people and injuring at least 200 others. The tornado struck seven municipalities, with the worst damage in the villages of Hrušky, Moravská Nová Ves, Mikulčice and Lužice.
A map of the affected area, Břeclav and Hodonín districts, South Moravia, Czech Republic | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 24 June 2021 |
| IF4 tornado | |
| on the International Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 380 km/h (240 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Injuries | >200 |
| Damage | >Kč 15 billion (~588 million EUR) (~693.9 million USD) |
| Areas affected | South Moravian Region |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2021 | |
This tornado was the strongest ever documented in modern Czech history and the deadliest European tornado since 2001. It was rated as an F4 on the Fujita scale and an IF4 on the International Fujita scale. This made it the first confirmed violent (F4+) tornado in Europe since June 2017, when an F4 tornado struck the village of Maloye Pes'yanovo in Russia, and the IF4 rating also made it the strongest tornado currently rated on the IF-scale. The tornado was part of a small outbreak of seven tornadoes that formed across Europe that day.