“Oh cow is turning!” It’s a tornado! »» From the control tower, employees of Tours airport remained in front of the arrival of a tornado this Monday, July 21, 2025, at 10:23 a.m.
“She started at the airport level and then headed for Rochecorbon and Mosnes”confirms Olivier Renard, president of the Météo Center association. “We observed very intense rains this morning with a tornado phenomenon. »»
Traffic was not disrupted at Tours airport, despite the fall of a tree. Damage was noted in Rochecorbon, where the roofs of at least six houses were damaged.
Several dwellings have also been affected in the Champ-Long district, in Rochecorbon. About fifteen firefighters intervened to secure the roofs of 6 dwellings, 2 of which were harder by the passage of the tornado.
Six Habitations de Rochecorbon were affected by the tornado which struck the airport and the north of Tours in the morning of July 21, 2025.
© NR photo, Julien Pruvost
According to the mayor of Rochecorbon, Emmanuel Duménil, the tornado then continued on the north of the town, passing through the Valinière estate, where a tree fell on a power line. “The agents of Enedis are already on the job”he says.
