2012-12-01 (IPMA)
On 16 November a tornado, classified as F3/T6 (F, Fujita, T, Torro), with wind speed, gust of 3s, value in the range 256-295 km / h, affected the western Algarve between the 13:20 and 14:00 UTC; urbanized areas most affected were those of Carvoeiro, Lagoa and Silves still having produced some damage in S. Marcos da Serra. Caused a path of destruction with a total length of at least 31 km, and a width estimated to be about 300 m to 100 m. Technical report has been prepared on this phenomenon, which can refer the link below.