The tornado of Talavera de la Reina on September 3, 1880

On September 3, 1880 a probable tornado caused significant damage in the city of Talavera de la Reina (Spain). In this work, we analyze the original description made by an observer of that time about this phenomenon and the meteorological conditions for that day. The potential formation of a tornado...

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Autores: Carrasco, Víctor M.S., Vaquero, José M., Ballesteros, Ángel, Cruz Gallego, María, García, José Agustín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Atmósfera
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/52830
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/atm/index.php/atm/article/view/52830
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:meteorology
historical tornadoes
tornado climatology
Spanish historical data
Talavera de la Reina
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Sumario:On September 3, 1880 a probable tornado caused significant damage in the city of Talavera de la Reina (Spain). In this work, we analyze the original description made by an observer of that time about this phenomenon and the meteorological conditions for that day. The potential formation of a tornado was possible according to our analysis. This would be the first record of a tornado in the region of Talavera de la Reina prior to 1975. According to the original description, we could estimate the intensity of this tornado as EF2 (in the Enhanced Fujita Scale).