2008 Hautmont, France tornado

Infobox tornado single
name = 2008 Hautmont, France tornado
image location =


date = August 3, 2008
time = ~11pm (21 UTC)
fujitascale = F4 (T8)
total damages (USD) = Several million
total fatalities = 3 direct, 1 indirect
area affected = Northern France

The 2008 Hautmont, France tornado was a powerful tornado which touched down near the town of Hautmont, France late on August 3, 2008. The tornado left a path of destruction about convert|19|km|micite web
title = French Observatory of Tornadoes and Severe Storms
publisher = Keraunos
url = http://www.keraunos.org/tornade-hautmont-maubeuge-boussieres-f4-aout-2008.htm] long through several small towns. The hardest hit town was Hautmont, where three people were killed and another thirteen were injured by the tornado. Another man committed suicide after the tornado had destroyed his home.cite web
title = 'Like a bomb': four die after tornado hits French towns
publisher = AFP
date = 2008-08-03
url = http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g98PdFETeKjYIj0FEuijRgAXjILw]

Among the four who died, the Deputy Mayor of Hautmont and his wife were found underneath the rubble of their home the day after the tornado struck. cite web
title = European Severe Weather Database
publisher = EWSD
date = 2008-08-03
url = http://essl.org/ESWD/]

ee also

*Tornadoes of 2008

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