Tornados is considered “rare” in Norway but the fact is that they aren’t so rare. Norway gets around 50 - 100 Tornados a year, even do many of these is never gona be seen. Most tornados happen far in country were few people live or out in the ocean.

The biggest known tornado in Norway if my sources are correct. Happened in Akershus and Hedemark. On 2 September, 1997. It went through two county’s and Three communes. It went Through Sør Odal, Nes and Aurskog Høland.
Its believed it was an EF3 based on Damage,(only 144km/h, Not a proof) It went Through woods and there was no fatalities in my info. I have information of trees turned up side down and thrown, Cabins found meters away from where they was built.
The size is believed to be around 100-200m with a small path of 700-800m, it moved around 50 km/h.
Its believed to been on the ground for 25-30 km, it up rooted 10.000 cubic meters of forest

Norway is lucky that the tornados we have had haven’t killed more people, in Norway we have no form for warning other than se it and call the cops. The housing is build to take a lot of snow on the roof and not high intense winds.

We don’t have a active radar, warning and forecasting like USA have with NOAA and others, we have a radars but they don’t show structure only how much rain there in the clouds

Also about tornados in Norway!

We rarely get super cells, almost never.

Most tornados comes from basic thunderstorms.

Its very hard to predict a Tornado based on the Structure cause of this, most tornados just pop down from no where and then pops back up.

Chasing in Norway is a very different story than chasing on the plains in the States, we have hills, mountains almost everywhere and a lot of forest so its hard to find a place to stop and spot and also keep up with the storms.


Other Tornados

- Friday 29. august 1997 Around 7:30pm bit was spotted a tornado near Hjartingstølen. The Tornado ripped up roof, beams and nails. And on two houses it ripped of over paths. This happened around 200m from the funnel

- 26. August 1996 it was spotted a strong tornado to be here in Norway near Kongsvinger. The forest damage was worse than after the tornado 2. September i 1997.

- 6. august 2000 it was a tornado near Drøbak. It was first spotted as a watersporut in Oslofjorden(port) it moved east. It left behind roof damage and forest damage, Later the same storm surprised people in Aurskog/Høland High winds and big hail to be here.


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