Tornado between Pézenas and Clermont-l’Hérault, France
A tornado was reported between Pézenas and Clermont-l’Hérault, southern France on October 20, 2019. The department of Hérault was placed on yellow alert following thunderstorms and heavy winds.
The tornado knocked down trees and damaged several roofs, and was captured on video.
@MLMontpellier @MeteoLanguedoc Tornade du 20/10/19 herault sans doute sur Aspiran vu de Puilacher pic.twitter.com/9P1vBDC9hR
— guigui (@guigui_dusud) October 20, 2019
Herault hit hard by a tornado – images https://t.co/zvrzYeQKfO pic.twitter.com/18Fv1SCJ4C
— MbS NeWs (@MbSNewsEnglish) October 20, 2019
[DIRECT] Intempéries : une tornade se déchaîne ce dimanche matin dans l'Hérault https://t.co/oa3iMgLads pic.twitter.com/FTfG085KJd
— Midi Libre (@Midilibre) October 20, 2019
#Tornade | Une tornade a été filmée il y a peu de temps à Paulhan dans l'#Hérault ce dimanche !
Krys Manchez pic.twitter.com/iBvq13BIVE— Météo-Contact (@MeteoContact) October 20, 2019
A caravan was torn off a vehicle pulling it and was projected onto the other side of the road. The twister then headed to the Gard.
Hérault firefighters intervened at Vias, Florensac, Pezenas, Paulhan, Aspiran, Clermont-l’Hérault and Saint-Guilhem, reports said.
Une #tornade est signalée actuellement le long de l'#A75 entre Pézenas et Clermont-l'#herault . Via @VincentLhermet sur le forum @infoclimat , observation Vincent Déligny. Image de la supercellule via radar @meteofrance pic.twitter.com/iEPoXJoq2n
— Sébastien Brana (@SebastienBrana) October 20, 2019
Featured image credit: @guigui_dusud/Twitter
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