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Lists by geography

* List of African tornadoes and tornado outbreaks * List of Asian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks *

List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks This is a list of notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Europe. Pre-20th century 20th century 21st century 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Research history of tornadoes ...

List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America. #''The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. Some North America ...

List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (before 2001) This page lists tornadoes and tornado outbreaks which have touched down in Canada prior to the List of 21st-century Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks, 21st century. On average, there are around 80 confirmed and unconfirmed tornadoes that ...

List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (since 2001) This is a list of notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Canada in the 21st century (2001 through 2100). Due to increasing detection, particularly in the US and southern Canada, numbers of cou ...

** List of fatal and violent Canadian tornadoes ** List of Connecticut tornadoes **

List of tornadoes in Cleveland County, Oklahoma This is a list of tornadoes reported in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Cleveland County is located in Tornado Alley and experiences tornadoes frequently. The city of Moore is located within the county and has been impacted by four violent tornadoes ...

** List of Iowa tornadoes ** List of Rhode Island tornadoes ** List of tornadoes in Washington, D.C. * List of Australia tornadoes *

List of New Zealand tornadoes The country of New Zealand experiences several tornadoes a year. Climatology and background A ''tornado'' refers to a violently rotating column of air that reaches the ground, which can be among the most destructive of all atmospheric phenomen ...

* List of South America tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

Other lists

* List of tornado outbreaks by outbreak intensity score * List of tornado events by year *

List of individual tornadoes by year This is a list of individual tornadoes by year. Pre-1800s *London tornado of 1091 *Grand Harbour of Malta tornado * 1674 Utrecht tornado *1711 Scheibbs tornado *1750 Berkenwoude (Berkoude) tornado * Great Malvern tornado of 1761 *1764 Woldegk to ...

List of tornadoes striking downtown areas of large cities This article is a list of tornadoes that have impacted the central business district (downtown or city center) of a large city (that is, one having at least 50,000 people, not counting suburbs or outlying communities, at the time of the storm). ...

List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales. These scales – the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, the Int ...

List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4, EF4, IF4, or an equivalent rating. These scales – the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, the International Fujita scale, and the TORRO tornado inte ...

List of F4 tornadoes (1950–1959) This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4, EF4, IF4, or an equivalent rating in the 1950s. These scales – the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, the International Fujita scale, and the TORRO to ...

List of F4 tornadoes (1960–1969) This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4 in the 1960s. The Fujita scale attempts to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural features and man-made structures in the ...

List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2000–2009) Building destroyed north of the Norris School district caused by an 2004 Hallam tornado, enormous F4 tornado in Hallam, Nebraska in 2004. This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially labeled as F4, EF4, IF4, or an equivalent rating duri ...

List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019) file:Yazoo City tornado damage.JPG, A sign on the ground near a destroyed house in Yazoo City, Mississippi after the 2010 Yazoo City tornado. This is a list of tornadoes that have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4, EF4, IF4, or an e ...

List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes (2020–present) EF4 tornado in December 10, 2021, it was one of many towns that got hit by this long tracked tornado, it was the 2nd strongest tornado of the tornado outbreak of December 10-11, 2021. This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or u ...

List of schools struck by tornadoes This is a list of tornadoes which struck primary and secondary schools or post secondary colleges or universities, organized by the tornado’s intensity. These scales—the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, and the International Fujita ...

* List of tropical cyclones spawning tornadoes *

List of tornadoes with confirmed satellite tornadoes A satellite tornado is a tornado that revolves around a larger, primary tornado and interacts with the same mesocyclone. Satellite tornadoes occur apart from the primary tornado and are not considered Multiple vortex tornado, subvortices; the prim ...

List of tornadoes observed by mobile radars Starting in the mid-1900s, mobile radar vehicles were being used for academic and military research. In the late 1900s, mobile doppler weather radars were designed and created with the goal to study atmospheric phenomena. History Mobile doppler ...

Tornado records This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the 1925 Tri-State tornado, Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It is considered an F5 ...

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References

* Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). ''Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991, A Chronology and Analysis of Events''. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. * --- (1997). ''Significant Tornadoes Update, 1992-1995''. * --- (2001). ''The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm''. Norman, OK:

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External links

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TORRO The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) was founded by Terence Meaden in 1974. Originally called the Tornado Research Organisation, it was expanded in 1982 following the inclusion of the Thunderstorm Census Organisation (TCO) after the ...

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Tornadoes in Germany
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Tornado Map
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Preliminary storm (tornadoes, severe wind and hail) reports from June 1, 1999 to present; and severe storm climatology information
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Daily Severe Weather Report Archive from 1985-1999
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STORM NEWS and Archives
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Storm Report Map (SPC storm reports overlaid on Google Maps)

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Center of Competence for Severe Local Storms in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (TorDACH)

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Tornadoes of Bangladesh and eastern India
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European Storm Forecast Experiment (ESTOFEX)

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