Portal:Tornadoes

A waterspout is a rotating column of air that occurs over a body of water, usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud in contact with the water and a cumuliform cloud. There are two types of waterspout, each formed by distinct mechanisms. The most common type is a weak vortex known as a "fair weather" or "non-tornadic" waterspout. The other less common type is simply a classic tornado occurring over water rather than land, known as a "tornadic", "supercellular", or "mesocyclonic" waterspout, and accurately a "tornado over water". A fair weather waterspout has a five-part life cycle: formation of a dark spot on the water surface; spiral pattern on the water surface; formation of a spray ring; development of a visible condensation funnel; and ultimately, decay. Most waterspouts do not suck up water.

While waterspouts form mostly in tropical and subtropical areas, they are also reported in Europe, Western Asia (the Middle East), Australia, New Zealand, the Great Lakes, Antarctica, and on rare occasions, the Great Salt Lake. Some are also found on the East Coast of the United States, and the coast of California. Although rare, waterspouts have been observed in connection with lake-effect snow precipitation bands. (Full article...)

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from January to March 2010. (Full article...)

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1987, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes. (Full article...)

Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak

A large, major, and deadly tornado outbreak occurred across the Central and Southern United States from May 6–10, 2024, as a result of a slow-moving trough that was moving across the country. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a tornado-driven high risk convective outlook for portions of central Oklahoma and extreme southern Kansas early on May 6. Millions of people were put under a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) tornado watch later that evening, as many tornadoes were reported across the region, particularly in Oklahoma, where a violent EF4 tornado struck the towns of Barnsdall and Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Severe and tornadic weather spread eastward over the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys over the next two days, with a nocturnal outbreak occurring in the latter on May 8, as tornadic supercell thunderstorms produced many tornadoes across the states of Tennessee, northern Alabama and western Georgia. The system responsible for the outbreak finally moved offshore by May 10 after producing several more tornadoes across the Southeast, including two EF2 tornadoes and hurricane-strength straight-line winds that moved through Tallahassee. This large outbreak came less than two weeks after a similarly large and deadly outbreak occurred across most of the same regions.

Five fatalities directly linked to the tornadoes were confirmed from the outbreak: two in Oklahoma on May 6, one in Tennessee on May 8, and two in Florida on May 10. Three non-tornadic deaths related to straight-line winds also occurred. In addition, during the outbreak, tornado emergencies were issued for three consecutive days between May 6–8 for damaging tornadoes; the last time that this phenomenon had occurred was exactly 21 years prior, when tornado emergencies were issued for four consecutive days between May 6–9, 2003, during a similarly large outbreak.

Overall, 179 tornadoes were confirmed from the outbreak, most of which were clustered around Oklahoma, Michigan, Tennessee, and Alabama, earning 51 points on the outbreak intensity score. (Full article...)

November 29

• 1991 – An F4 tornado moved through the southern and southeastern parts of Springfield, Missouri, destroying 53 homes and damaging 160 others. Two people were killed, one in his home and another in a truck thrown from the highway, and 64 were injured.
• 1992 – The strongest tornado on record in Australia, rated F4, struck Bucca, Queensland, severely damaging or destroying nine homes and killing 20 head of cattle. A truck was carried 300 meters.

November 30

• 1952 – A tornado hit Albertynesville, South Africa near Johannesburg, killing at least 20 people and injuring 400. Cars were reportedly lifted 100 feet (30 m) in the air.
• 2016 – Tornadoes hit the southeastern United States on the last day of a tornado outbreak. An EF3 tornado killed three people in a mobile home in Rosalie, Alabama and another in a house near Ider. A daycare center was swept off its foundation; the connection to the foundation had been rotted. Another EF3 tornado hit Ocoee, Tennessee, killing two people in a mobile home.

December 1

• 2006 – A small tornado outbreak hit Pennsylvania, mostly in the eastern part of the state. An F1 tornado killed one person near Halifax when a tree fell on the victim's car. An F2 tornado hit Fairview Heights, Mountain Top, and Dorrance Township. Five people were injured when the windows of a grocery store were blown out.
• 2018 – A tornado outbreak struck Missouri and Illinois with a handful of weak tornadoes elsewhere. An EF3 tornado caused extensive damage in Hewittsville and Taylorville, Illinois, destroying 28 homes and injuring 22 people. Damage totaled $118.9 million. An EF1 tornado killed one person in a hotel on the south side of Aurora, Missouri.

• ...that the 2013 Moore tornado that struck Moore and Newcastle, Oklahoma, is the most recent EF5 tornado?
• ...that the 2021 South Moravia tornado, an IF4 tornado with winds between 207–260 mph (333–418 km/h), was the strongest tornado to hit the Czech Republic in modern history?