October 2022 European tornado outbreak

An intense, destructive, and very long-tracked EF3/F3/IF3/T6 tornado caused major damage in multiple localities in France, before crossing into Belgium and causing additional damage there before dissipating. The tornado first struck Belleuse, where trees were downed and roughly a dozen buildings were damaged. The tornado then impacted Conty, where many homes and masonry buildings were unroofed, brick garden walls were toppled, and streets were left covered in debris. 80 homes were damaged in Conty, and 10 were left uninhabitable, while a school, gymnasium, post office, and a sawmill were damaged as well. The tornado moved through rural areas outside of Amiens and Albert before reaching peak intensity and striking Bihucourt. Numerous well-built brick homes and other buildings in town were severely damaged and had their roofs torn off, and several sustained total collapse of multiple exterior walls. Large trees were snapped and debranched, cars were tossed, a church was damaged, and debris was scattered throughout Bihucourt, where 90 homes were damaged, 48 of which were left uninhabitable. Metal-framed outbuildings were destroyed outside of town, and large round hay bales were thrown. The tornado then weakened but still caused extensive damage as it moved through Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt, where trees were downed and 50 homes and farms were damaged in and around town. Considerable roof damage occurred in Arleux, and many trees were downed near Erchin before the tornado struck Masny, where 50 homes were damaged, some significantly. 10 administrative buildings were also damaged in town, along with a school and two sports halls. Continuing through Warlaing, the tornado snapped and uprooted trees, and tore large sections of roofing from buildings in town before crossing into Belgium. There, it inflicted roof and window damage to homes and other buildings in the small villages of Braffe and Willaupuis. A small brick chapel near Willapuis was largely destroyed, and trees and farms near both communities were also damaged. The tornado eventually dissipated near Leuze-en-Hainaut in the small community of Blicquy. Minor injuries were reported. This was the longest-tracked tornado in the history of France.[1][12]