European Severe Storms Laboratory

European Severe Storms Laboratory

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Abbreviation	ESSL
Predecessor	TorDACH
Formation	12 August 2006
Type	NGO
Purpose	advance research on extreme weather events on a European level
Location	c/o DLR, Münchener Str. 20, 82234 Wessling, Germany
Region served	Europe
Official language	English
Director	Pieter Groenemeijer
Treasurer and Director of Operations	Alois M. Holzer
Main organ	General Assembly
Website	ESSL

The European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) is a scientific organisation that conducts research on severe convective storms, tornadoes, intense precipitation events, and avalanches across Europe and the Mediterranean. It operates the widely consulted European Severe Weather Database (ESWD).^{[citation needed]}