List of tornadoes by calendar day

The following is a list notable tornado events (including tornado outbreaks and tornado outbreak sequences) occurring throughout the year.

In the United States tornadoes have been recorded on every day of the year and destructive tornadoes occurred during every month of the calendar. The average date of first occurrence in the U.S. is January 11. The earliest recorded tornado in a year (since 1950) was at 12:02 am on January 1, 2011 in Attala County, Mississippi (2 minutes into the year) and the latest occurrence of the first tornado was on February 15, 2003 in Marengo County, Alabama (45 days into the year).[1]

Events

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January

Date Location Significance
Jan 1, 1970 Australia Bulahdelah tornado
Jan 3, 1949 Warren, Arkansas outbreak
Jan 7-11, 2008 Central and southern U.S. January 2008 tornado outbreak sequence. Expansive tornado outbreaks are among the farthest north extending recorded in January.
Jan 10, 1973 Argentina San Justo tornado
Jan 11, 1898 1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado
Jan 11, 1999 Umtata, South Africa
Jan 18, 1929 Middle-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak
Jan 18, 1999 Mt. Ayliff, South Africa
Jan 21–23, 1999 Arkansas and surrounding areas (*)January 21–23, 1999 tornado outbreak
Jan 24, 1967 Mississippi Valley, US 1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak
Jan 26, 1944 January 1944 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
Jan 26-27, 2013 Queensland, Australia Cyclone Oswald tornadoes

February

Date Location Significance
Feb 1, 1955 Southern U.S. Commerce Landing, Mississippi tornado outbreak
Feb 2, 1918 Australia Brighton tornado
Feb 5–6, 2008 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
Feb 6, 1942 Southeast tornado outbreak
Feb 10, 1959 St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 10, 2013 Mississippi 2013 Hattiesburg, Mississippi tornado
Feb 19–20, 1884 Enigma tornado outbreak
Feb 22, 1876 Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Feb 22–23, 1998 Florida 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak
Feb 23, 1917
Feb 23–24, 2016 Southeastern United States February 23–24, 2016 tornado outbreak
Feb 28–29, 2012 Mississippi River Valley 2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak

March

Date Location Significance
Mar 1–2, 2007 (*)February–March 2007 tornado outbreak sequence
Mar 2, 2012 (*)March 2–3, 2012 tornado outbreak
Mar 9–13, 2006 Missouri - Illinois on 11th during March 2006 tornado outbreak sequence
Mar 13, 1990 Central U.S. (*)March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak
Mar 16–17, 1942 March 1942 tornado outbreak.
Mar 18, 1925 Central and southern U.S. Tri-State Tornado Outbreak.
Mar 19, 1961 Faridpur and Dhaka Districts, Bangladesh
Mar 20, 1998 West Bengal and Orissa, India
Mar 21–23, 1913 Omaha, Nebraska on 23rd during March 1913 tornado outbreak sequence
Mar 21–22, 1932 Deep South, U.S. 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak
Mar 21–22, 1952 Southern U.S. March 1952 Southern United States tornado outbreak
Mar 21, 2013 Victoria, Australia Eastern Victoria tornado outbreak
Mar 23, 1917 Mid-Mississippi Valley, U.S. Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak
Mar 24, 1998 Orissa and West Bengal, India
May 24, 2005 Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil Large multiple-vortex tornado
Mar 25, 1948 Oklahoma A significant tornado striking Tinker Air Force Base was the first official tornado forecast and was successfully forecast by Robert C. Miller and Edward Fawbush following a damaging tornado that struck the base on Mar 20.
Mar 27, 1890 Mid-Mississippi Valley, U.S. March 1890 middle Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak
Mar 27, 1994 Southern U.S. 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
Mar 28, 1920 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
Mar 28, 1984 Southeastern U.S. 1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak

April

Date Location Significance
Apr 1, 1972 Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Apr 1, 1977 Madaripur and Shibchar, Bangladesh
Apr 2, 1936 Southeastern U.S. (*)1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak
Apr 2, 1957 Strong tornado across Dallas, Texas is widely filmed and photographed; the film studied by Walter Hoecker leads to advancements in understanding of tornado life cycle and wind speeds.
Apr 2, 1977 Mokshedpur, Bhanga, and Tungipara, Bangladesh
Apr 3–4, 1974 Central and eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada "Super Outbreak I". Most violent tornado outbreak in recorded history.
Apr 4–5, 2011 Southeastern United States April 4–5, 2011 derecho and tornado outbreak
Apr 5–6, 1936 Southern U.S. 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak
Apr 5, 1972 Northwestern U.S. 1972 Portland–Vancouver tornado
Apr 6–9, 1998 (*)April 6–9, 1998 tornado outbreaks
Apr 8, 1838 Calcutta, India
Apr 9, 1947 Southern Great Plains, U.S. 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes. Very deadly tornado family is also among longest known path lengths.
Apr 9, 1953 Illinois Tornado north of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is first confirmed tornado to be associated with a hook echo.
Apr 9, 1993 Kandi, India
Apr 9–11, 2011 Iowa, Wisconsin April 2011 Iowa–Wisconsin tornado outbreak
Apr 10, 1978 Orissa District, India
Apr 10, 1979 Southern Great Plains, U.S. 1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak
Apr 11, 1964 Magura and Narail Districts, Bangladesh
Apr 11–12, 1965 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak. Among most intense known outbreaks; studies Ted Fujita advanced concepts of the tornado family and subvortices/multiple vortex tornadoes, and led to formation of the Skywarn storm spotting program.
Apr 11, 1974 Bogra, Bangladesh
Apr 12, 1945 Central U.S. Southern Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak
Apr 12, 1973 Baliakandi, Bangladesh
Apr 12, 1981 Parshuram, Fulgazi, Somarpur, and Sonagazi, Bangladesh
Apr 13–16, 2012 (*)April 13–16, 2012 tornado outbreak sequence
Apr 14, 1886 1886 Sauk Rapids tornado
Apr 14, 1969 Comilla, Bangladesh
Apr 14, 1969 East Pakistan Likely related to the system that spawned the above listed Bangladeshi tornado
Apr 14, 1986 Borni, Bangladesh
Apr 14–16, 2011 Carolinas on 16th as part of (*)April 14–16, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence
Apr 15–16, 1998 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak.
Apr 16, 1978 Jaipur and Keonjhar Districts, Bangladesh
Apr 17, 1973 Manikganj, Singair, and Nawabganj, Bangladesh
Apr 17, 1981 Kapundi, Erandi, Dhanbeni, and Rengalbeda, Bangladesh
Apr 18, 1978 Karimpur, India
Apr 18, 1880 Marshfield, Missouri
Apr 19, 1927 Central U.S. Southern Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak
Apr 19, 1963 Bangladesh and India
Apr 19, 1996 Midwestern U.S. (*)April 1996 tornado outbreak sequence
Apr 19–24, 2011 Midwestern United States, Southern United States April 19–24, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence
Apr 20, 1920 Starkville, Mississippi and Waco, Alabama
Apr 20, 2004 Midwestern U.S. April 20, 2004 tornado outbreak
Apr 21, 1967 Midwestern U.S. 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak
Apr 22, 2011 St. Louis, Missouri 2011 St. Louis tornado
Apr 23–25, 1908 Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi on 23rd, Natchez, Mississippi on 24th, during 1908 Dixie tornado outbreaks
Apr 24, 1908 Naria, Zajira, and Bhederganj, Bangladesh
Apr 24, 1908 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Apr 24, 1929 Central and eastern U.S. Plains, Midwest, and Southeast tornado outbreak
Apr 24, 2007 Mexico/Texas border 2007 Piedras Negras–Eagle Pass tornadoes
Apr 24, 2010 Yazoo City, Mississippi during (*)April 2010 tornado outbreaks
Apr 25–28, 2011 Southeastern U.S. 2011 Super Outbreak - an exceptionally intense tornado outbreak broke several outbreak records and produced 355 total tornadoes, with 200+ on April 27 alone.
Apr 25, 2014 North Carolina April 2014 North Carolina tornado outbreak
Apr 26, 1938 Oshkosh, Nebraska tornado outbreak
Apr 26, 1989 Bangladesh Daulatpur–Saturia tornado. Deadliest recorded tornado in world history.
Apr 26, 1991 Southern and central Great Plains, U.S. April 26, 1991 tornado outbreak. Very intense outbreak.
Apr 27, 1942 Pryor, Oklahoma tornado outbreak (Ortonville, Minnesota)
Apr 27–28, 2002 Central and eastern U.S. 2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic United States tornado outbreak
Apr 27–30, 2014 Southern United States, Midwestern United States April 27–30, 2014 tornado outbreak
Apr 29, 1972 Bhakua and Haripur, Bangladesh
Apr 30, 1924 (*)April 1924 tornado outbreak

May

Date Location Significance
May 2, 1929 1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreak
May 2, 2007 Ndjamena, Chad
May 3, 1895 Hull, Iowa tornado outbreak
May 3–4, 1999 Southern Great Plains, U.S. May 3rd Tornado Outbreak
May 4, 1961 Oklahoma First successful scientific storm chase by National Severe Storms Project (NSSP) researcher Neil B. Ward results in first filmed and photographed tornado from a storm chase.
May 4–11, 2003 May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence.
May 4–6, 2007 Greensburg, Kansas on 4th during May 2007 tornado outbreaks
May 5–10, 2015 Great Plains May 5–10, 2015 tornado outbreak sequence
May 6, 1975 (*)1975 Omaha tornado outbreaks
May 7, 1840 Great Natchez Tornado
May 7, 2007 Bebedjia, Chad
May 9, 1927 Poplar Bluff, Missouri
May 10, 1899 Northern Mexico Hondo Coal Mine
May 10, 1905 1905 Snyder, Oklahoma tornado
May 10–11, 1953 Waco, Texas on 11th during 1953 Waco tornado outbreaks
May 10, 2003 Significant outbreak during May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence.
May 11, 1970 Texas 1970 Lubbock tornado. F5 tornado struck downtown and led to major civil/structural engineering advances at Texas Tech University; Also led Ted Fujita to formulate the Fujita scale.
May 12, 1886 Madrid, Spain
May 12, 1951 Faridpur District, Bangladesh
May 13, 1908 Gilliam, Louisiana
May 13, 1995 Significant outbreak during (*)May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence
May 13, 1996 Jamalpur - Dhaka - Tangail Districts, Bangladesh tornadoes
May 15, 1896 Sherman, Texas during May 1896 tornado outbreak sequence
May 15, 2008 Georgia, U.S. 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak
May 18, 1902 1902 Goliad, Texas tornado
May 18, 1995 Large outbreak during (*)May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence
May 19–21, 1957 Great Plains, U.S. Ruskin Heights, Missouri on 20th during May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak sequence
May 20, 2013 Oklahoma 2013 Moore tornado. Deadly EF5.
May 21, 1950 Buckinghamshire - Cambridgeshire, England, UK tornadoes
May 22, 1987 West Texas 1987 Saragosa, Texas tornado
May 22, 2004 Central Great Plains, U.S. 2004 Hallam, Nebraska tornado during (*)May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence
May 22–31, 2008 Parkersburg - New Hartford, Iowa on 25th during Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence. EF5.
May 22, 2011 Missouri 2011 Joplin tornado. EF5 wedge tornado is deadliest since 1947 and 7th deadliest in U.S. history; is also among the costliest tornadoes in monetary damages.
May 23–25, 2015 Texas, Oklahoma 2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak
May 24, 1973 Oklahoma First successful tornado chase by a scientific team, the Tornado Intercept Project, of Union City tornado led to tornado morphology and dynamics advancements and defining of the tornado life cycle.
May 25–26, 1955 Great Plains, U.S. Blackwell, Oklahoma and Udall, Kansas on 25th during 1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak
May 26, 1917 Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois tornadoes during May–June 1917 tornado outbreak sequence. Deadly tornadoes and Mattoon-Charleston tornado family is among longest known path lengths.
May 26, 1963 Oklahoma Tornadic thunderstorms observed visually and on radar by Ralph Donaldson lead to advancements in understanding of tornadoes and tornadic thunderstorms, such as knowledge of right-moving storm.
May 27–28, 1896 St. Louis, Missouri - East St. Louis, Illinois on 27th during St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado outbreak as part of May 1896 tornado outbreak sequence
May 27, 1995 Large outbreak during (*)May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence
May 27, 1997 Central Texas 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak. F5 at Jarrell, Texas.
May 29, 1981 Eastern Lithuania
May 29–30, 2004 Great Plains, U.S. Memorial Day Outbreak during (*)May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence
May 30, 1998 North-central U.S. Spencer, South Dakota during Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho
May 31, 1985 Eastern U.S. and Canada 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak. (see also 1985 Barrie tornado outbreak). Among most intense known outbreaks.
May 31, 2013 Oklahoma 2013 El Reno tornado. Violent tornado is contender for widest ever recorded and is first tornado known to have killed storm chasers (Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, Carl Young).

June

Date Location Significance
Jun 1, 1903 Gainesville and Holland, Georgia, U.S.
Jun 2, 1902 Javaugues, France
Jun 2, 2011 New England, U.S. 2011 New England tornado outbreak
Jun 2–3, 1980 Central and eastern U.S. Grand Island, Nebraska on 3rd during (*)1980 Grand Island tornado outbreaks
Jun 2–3, 1990 Ohio Valley, U.S. June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak.
Jun 3, 1860 Dewitt - Camanche, Iowa
Jun 3–11, 2008 Central and eastern North America June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence
Jun 3, 2009 Russia 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado
Jun 5, 2009 Goshen County, Wyoming Significant tornado is most observed in history as was surrounded for entire life cycle by the VORTEX2 armada.
Jun 7–8, 1984 North-central U.S. 1984 Barneveld, Wisconsin tornado outbreak
Jun 8, 1953 U.S. and Canada Flint, Michigan during Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence
Jun 8, 1966 Topeka, Kansas tornado during (*)June 1966 tornado outbreak sequence
Jun 8, 1974 Southern Great Plains U.S. June 1974 Great Plains tornado outbreak 36 tornadoes, 22 fatalities
Jun 9, 1953. Northeastern U.S. (and Canada) Worcester, Massachusetts during Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence
Jun 9, 1984 U.S.S.R. (Russia) 1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak
Jun 12, 1899 Wisconsin 1899 New Richmond tornado
Jun 14–18, 1992 Great Plains, U.S. (*)Mid-June 1992 tornado outbreak.
Jun 16, 1942 Brazil
Jun 16–18, 2010 Northern Great Plains, U.S. Minnesota on 17th during (*)June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreaks
Jun 16–18, 2014 Great Plains and Midwest, U.S.
Ontario, Canada		 June 16–18, 2014 tornado outbreak
Jun 17, 1944 Wilmot, South Dakota
Jun 17, 1946 Ontario, Canada 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh tornado
Jun 18–19, 1972 Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak
Jun 19, 1835 1835 New Brunswick, New Jersey tornado
Jun 20, 1957 North Dakota 1957 Fargo tornado. One of the first widely photographed tornadoes; it was intensively studied by Ted Fujita which led to substantial advancement in understanding of tornadic thunderstorm morphology.
Jun 22, 1922 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 22–23, 1944 Appalachia, U.S. Shinnston, West Virginia on 23rd during 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak
Jun 22, 2007 Manitoba, Canada 2007 Elie, Manitoba tornado. F5.
Jun 23–26, 2012 2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak
Jun 24-25, 1967 Western Europe 1967 Western Europe tornado outbreaks
Jun 24, 2003 Northern Great Plains, U.S. (*)2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak
Jun 27, 1955 Tornado cluster near Scottsbluff, Nebraska is among first tornadic events to be readily photographed and was intensively studied by Walter Hoecker.
Jun 27, 1957 Hurricane Audrey
Jun 28, 1924 Ohio 1924 Lorain–Sandusky tornado
Jun 29, 1904 Russia 1904 Moscow tornado(s)
Jun 30, 1912 Saskatchewan, Canada Regina Cyclone

July

Date Location Significance
Jul 4, 1965 Parma, Italy
Jul 6, 1893 Pomeroy, Iowa [2]
Jul 6, 1992 Panama City, Panama
Jul 6, 2001 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 2001 Myrtle Beach tornadoes
Jul 9, 1959 England, U.K. Long-track supercell thunderstorm crossing to England from France is intensively studied by Frank Ludlum and Keith Browning who develop the concept of the supercell thunderstorm.
Jul 10, 1968 Pforzheim, Germany
Jul 10, 1989 Northeastern U.S. 1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak
Jul 13, 2004 Illinois 2004 Roanoke tornado. Violent summer tornado transitioned into derecho.
Jul 14, 2000 Alberta, Canada Pine Lake tornado
Jul 23, 1975 Illinois 1975 Canton, Illinois tornado
Jul 24, 1930 Montello, Italy
Jul 26, 1890 Lawrence, Massachusetts
Jul 30, 1119 Vyšehrad, Czech Republic
Jul 31, 1987 Canada Edmonton tornado

August

Date Location Significance
Aug 1, 1674 Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 3-4, 2008 August 2008 European tornado outbreak
Aug 6, 1879 Bouctouche, New Brunswick tornado. Easternmost violent tornado recorded in North America.
Aug 9, 1878 Connecticut 1878 Wallingford tornado
Aug 9, 1980 Hurricane Allen
Aug 10, 1924 Thurman, Colorado
Aug 11, 1999 Salt Lake City, Utah 1999 Salt Lake City tornado
Aug 12, 2002 Southeastern Romania
Aug 14, 1971 Queensland, Australia Kin Kin tornado
Aug 15, 1787 New England, U.S. Four-State Tornado Swarm. Earliest known tornado outbreak.
Aug 15, 1985 Hurricane Danny
Aug 15-16, 2008 2008 Poland tornado outbreak
Aug 16, 1888 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Aug 18, 2005 Wisconsin August 2005 Wisconsin tornado outbreak. Largest recorded tornado outbreak in Wisconsin.
Aug 18–27, 2008 2008 Tropical Storm Fay tornado outbreak
Aug 19, 1845 Seine - Maritime, France
Aug 19, 2005 Canada Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005
Aug 20, 1970 Canada Sudbury, Ontario tornado
Aug 20, 2009 Canada Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009
Aug 21, 1521 Tlatelolco (Mexico City), Mexico Apparent tornado two days before the Aztec capital's fall to Hernán Cortés would be the first known tornado in the Americas.
Aug 21, 2011 Canada 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado
Aug 24, 2006 August 24, 2006 tornado outbreak
Aug 25, 1814 Washington, D.C. Killed British troops occupying capital the day after it was burned during War of 1812
Aug 25, 1948 Frankton - Hamilton, New Zealand
Aug 27-Sep 4, 2012 2012 Hurricane Isaac tornado outbreak
Aug 28, 1990 Illinois 1990 Plainfield tornado
Aug 29–31, 2005 Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak
Aug 31, 2008 Hurricane Gustav

September

Date Location Significance
Sep 3, 1979 Hurricane David
Sep 3–7, 2011 Tropical Storm Lee
Sep 4, 1935 1935 Labor Day hurricane
Sep 4–5, 2004 2004 Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak
Sep 7, 2009 San Pedro, Argentina
Sep 9, 1821 Corydon, New Hampshire
Sep 10, 1961 Hurricane Carla
Sep 11, 1970 Venice, Italy tornadoes
Sep 13, 1928 Upper Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak
Sep 15, 1912 Syracuse, New York
Sep 15–18, 2004 Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak
Sep 15, 2006 Barranquilla, Colombia
Sep 16, 1988 Hurricane Gilbert
Sep 18, 2006 Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū), Japan
Sep 20, 1976 Hurricane Beulah.
Sep 22, 1810 Fernhill Heath, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK
Sep 23, 1551 (or 1555) Malta Valletta, Malta tornado
Sep 23, 1903 Yodobashi Town, Japan
Sep 24–30, 1998 Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak
Sep 24–26, 2005 Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak
Sep 26, 1881 Miyazaki, Japan
Sep 29, 1927 1927 St. Louis tornado outbreak

October

Date Location Significance
Oct 3, 1964 Hurricane Hilda
Oct 3, 1979 Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado
Oct 4, 1998 Oklahoma
Oct 6, 1981 Netherlands NLM CityHopper Flight 431.
Oct 17, 1091 London, England, UK London tornado of 1091
Oct 21, 1999 Heidelberg, South Africa
Oct 24, 2001 Midwestern U.S. North Central Indiana-Michigan Tornado Outbreak
Oct 24, 2005 Hurricane Wilma
Oct 25, 1965 Encarnación, Paraguay
Oct 25, 1968 Vichadero, Uruguay
Oct 26, 2007 Dunoon, New South Wales, Australia

November

Date Location Significance
Nov 4, 1922 Great Plains U.S. Great Plains tornado outbreak
Nov 4, 1973 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nov 6, 1989 Elsmore, New South Wales, Australia tornadoes
Nov 6, 2005 Mid-Mississippi Valley, U.S. (*)Evansville Tornado of November 2005
Nov 7, 2006 Japan 2006 Saroma tornado
Nov 9, 1926 Mid-Atlantic U.S. La Plata, Maryland
Nov 10, 1957 Tomiye City, Japan
Nov 10, 2002 2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak
Nov 15–16, 1989 November 1989 tornado outbreaks
Nov 15, 2005 Central U.S. Mid-November 2005 tornado outbreak
Nov 17, 2013 Mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, U.S. November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak
Nov 19, 1897 Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
Nov 19, 1930 Southern Great Plains, U.S. Oklahoma-Kansas Tornado Outbreak
Nov 21–23, 1992 Central and southern U.S. November 1992 tornado outbreak. Longest duration and among largest in areal coverage of any known outbreak.
Nov 23, 1981 British tornado outbreak
Nov 27-28, 2005 Central U.S. Late-November 2005 tornado outbreak
Nov 28, 1941 Toyohashi City, Japan
Nov 29, 1992 Queensland, Australia 1992 Queensland storms at Oakhurst and Bucca
Nov 30, 1952 Albertynesville, South Africa

December

Date Location Significance
Dec 03, 1978 Bossier City, Louisiana, US This "Winter" Tornado occurred at 2 a.m., with winds peaking at 260 mph, cutting an 8 mile long, 1/2 mile wide path of devastation. Classified as an F4 on the Fujita Scale, this monster tornado caused over 100 million dollars in damage, injuring 266 people, and killing two young girls, ages 8 and 13. The girls were killed as they slept in their beds when the tornado lifted and threw a car into their home, which landed directly on their bedroom. The minimal loss of life during this tornado was attributed to the fact that the majority of the town's population was at home asleep at this time of day.
Dec. 5, 1975 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US 35 injured, no fatalities [3]
Dec 14, 1810 Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Dec 18–19, 1957 December 1957 tornado outbreak sequence
Dec 23, 2015 Holly Springs, Mississippi, US December 23–25, 2015 tornado outbreak
Dec 26, 2015 Rowlett, Texas, US Late December 2015 North American storm complex
Dec 31, 1947 1947 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak

See also

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Roger (7 March 2014). "How early in the year do tornadoes start happening?". The Online Tornado FAQ. Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  2. ↑ Schuman, Shawn (9 March 2013). "July 6, 1893 — Pomeroy, Iowa". Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/news/throwbacktulsa/throwback-tulsa-surprise-tornado-hit-east-tulsa-years-ago/article_d1b0620d-75e4-5b49-a424-8ebddd480817.html

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