These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred around the globe.
- Exact death and injury counts are not possible; especially for large events and events before 1955.
- Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks.
- Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although the number of actual tornadoes and counted significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the number of tornadoes officially counted is likely underestimated.
By continent
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
Tornado outbreaks by Outbreak Intensity Score
Tornadoes by year
Currently 1946–Present
Tornadoes by day of year
Tornadoes striking the downtown central business district of major cities
Tornadoes rated F5 and EF5
Tornadoes rated F4 and EF4
Tornadoes causing 100 or more deaths
Tornadoes spawned by tropical cyclones
Tornadoes with confirmed satellite tornadoes
See also
- List of 21st-century Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of derecho events
- Outline of tropical cyclones
- Tornado climatology
- Tornado intensity
- Tornado myths
- Tornado records
References
- Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991, A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1
- --- (1997). Significant Tornadoes Update, 1992-1995. ISBN 1-879362-04-X
- --- (2001). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3258-2
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center / Storm Prediction Center. Storm Data.
External links
- Significant events
- Websites Dedicated to Specific Tornado Events (SPC, NOAA)
- World Wide Tornadoes (Tornado Project)
- UK/European Tornado Extremes Archived 2015-08-02 at the Wayback Machine (TORRO)
- Tornadoes in Germany (in German)
- Tornado Map (German Project / Map Worldwide)
- Tornadoes in Brazil
- Czech and Slovakia Tornadoes (in Czech) (Czech Hydrometeorological Institute)
- Tornadoes in Italy (* in Italian)
- Tornado event data
- Searchable Database of All US Tornadoes From 1950-present
- Preliminary storm (tornadoes, severe wind and hail) reports from June 1, 1999 to present; and severe storm climatology information (SPC)
- Daily Severe Weather Report Archive from 1985-1999 (SPC)
- NCDC's searchable Storm Data database
- Storm Data publication (NCDC) (purchase required)
- STORM NEWS and Archives (Sam Barricklow, K5kJ)
- Storm Report Map (SPC storm reports overlaid on Google Maps)
- European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL)
- Center of Competence for Severe Local Storms in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (TorDACH)
- European Climatology on Severe Storms (University of the Balearic Islands)
- Miscellaneous
- Online Severe Weather Climatology for weather radar coverage areas (SPC)
- Severe Thunderstorm Climatology (NSSL)
- The Tornado Project
- NCDC Tornado Statistics and Data
- Historical Tornado Data Archive, 1950-2007 (SPC)
- Tornadoes of Bangladesh and eastern India by Jonathon D. Finch, M.S. (with additional global tornado information)
- European Storm Forecast Experiment (ESTOFEX)
- Skywarn Europe
- Extreme Weather Source Book -- Economic and Other Societal Impacts Related to Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Lightning, and Other U.S. Weather Phenomena (University of Colorado at Boulder)
- Tornado History Project Searchable US tornado database overlaid on a Google Map
- Weather data archives
- Severe Thunderstorm Events (SPC)
- Various (NCDC)
- Various (Plymouth State University)
- Various (Iowa State University)
- Radar and weather data (McGill University)
- Satellite data (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
- Upper air soundings (University of Wyoming)