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July 10

• 1968 – An F4 tornado (rated T8 on the TORRO scale) hit Pforzheim, Germany, damaging more than 2300 structures, several of which were completely destroyed, and destroying 126 hectares (310 acres) of forest. Two people died and 200 others were injured as a direct result of the tornado, and another died in an accident during repair work. An F3 (T7) tornado injured three people in Uberach, France.
• 1989 – A tornado outbreak brought strong tornadoes to parts of New York and New England. An F4 tornado devastated parts of Hamden and New Haven, Connecticut, destroying 350 homes and 40 businesses and injuring 40 people. Damage totaled $100 million, equivalent to $214 million in 2023. Another F4 injured 20 people in or near Carlisle, New York. An F2 tornado severely damaged homes and destroyed warehouses in Watertown, Oakville, and Waterbury, Connecticut, injuring 70 people.