Suspected tornado in Upper Franconia: roofs covered and 50,000 euros in damage!

Suspected tornado in Upper Franconia: roofs covered and 50,000 euros in damage!

On the evening of May 28, 2025, there were severe winds in Bavaria, especially in Upper Franconia. The effects were devastating: in Sonnefeld, a place in the district of Coburg, the roofs were badly damaged by several buildings.

The violent gusts carried roof tiles from the roofs, which led to considerable property damage. A total of ten buildings were affected, including nine stables and a residential building. The estimated damage in Bieberbach is around 50,000 euros. The roofs were provisionally secured with tarpaulins at night, luckily there were no injuries.

assumptions about a tornado

The German Weather Service (DWD) expressed suspicion of a tornado, but was not able to confirm this assumption. The data currently available was not sufficient to verify the phenomenon, since it was a locally limited event that was not recorded by a weather station, reports tz.de .

In the past time, it has been shown that the weather conditions in Bavaria were extremely stormy. A storm that moved over the Neumarkt district on April 4 was identified as Tornado. Wind speeds of this tornado reached up to 180 km/h and caused considerable damage, and fortunately there were no injuries. The storm damage surrounded by destroyed trees and covered house roofs, which strongly claimed the emergency services of the nine affected fire departments. These were used with around 190 forces, including heavy equipment such as turntable ladders and cranes, to remove the damage. The connection of these events is shown by Br.de in detail.

an overview of tornado events in Germany

The weather conditions in Bavaria blends into a larger context of tornado events in Germany. The average tornado number has been around 45 per year since 1999. So far, 40 officially confirmed tornados have been counted for 2024, although the final number may be higher. Of these tornados, 15 water pants and 25 appeared on land, which according to dwd.de is typical of the weather development.

The strongest tornados of recent years have been registered predominantly in the summer months. The majority of these phenomena stand out between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. UTC, and the tornado working group then checks suspicious cases in the spring of the following year.

Overall, the weather in Bavaria is not only a challenge for the residents, but also shows how important precise weather observations and analyzes are for people's safety. The recent events illustrate the susceptibility of the region for extreme weather conditions and the need for effective disaster protection.