German Weather Service Says Storm Generated 3 Tornadoes

German Weather Service Says Storm Generated 3 Tornadoes
Two trucks overturned after a storm in Paderborn, Germany, on May 20, 2022. Lino Mirgeler/dpa via AP
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BERLIN—A storm that swept across parts of Germany generated three tornadoes, the country’s weather service said Saturday. One of them left a trail of destruction and more than 40 people injured in a western city.

Meteorologists had warned of heavy rainfall, hail and strong gusts of wind in western and central Germany on Friday, and people in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia were advised to stay home. Storms on Thursday had already disrupted traffic, uprooted trees that toppled onto rail tracks and roads, and flooded hundreds of basements in western Germany.