Bucca tornado
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The Bucca tornado was one of the most violent tornadoes ever observed in Australia
, being the first Australian tornado to be rated F4 on the Fujita scale
. It occurred near the township of Bucca (near Bundaberg
) in Queensland
on 29 November 1992 at around 2:30pm. The tornado was accompanied by cricket-ball sized hail
across Bucca and Bullyard
regions. It damaged or destroyed nine houses.
Many farmers lost livestock or thre
The weather system that spawned
the Bucca tornado was also responsible for an F3 tornado at Oakhurst.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, being the first Australian tornado to be rated F4 on the Fujita scale
Fujita scale
The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
. It occurred near the township of Bucca (near Bundaberg
Bundaberg, Queensland
Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Local Government Area of the Bundaberg Region and is a major centre within Queensland's broader Wide Bay-Burnett geographical region...
) in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
on 29 November 1992 at around 2:30pm. The tornado was accompanied by cricket-ball sized hail
Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...
across Bucca and Bullyard
Bullyard
Bullyard is a small rural town located on the Bruce Highway in central Queensland, Australia, approximately 37 km west of Bundaberg and 358 km north-west of Brisbane, the state capital...
regions. It damaged or destroyed nine houses.
Many farmers lost livestock or thre
The weather system that spawned
1992 Queensland storms
The 1992 Queensland storms were a series of thunderstorms which struck southeastern Queensland, Australia on 29 November 1992. The storms produced strong winds, flash flooding and large hailstones in the region, including the capital city of Brisbane...
the Bucca tornado was also responsible for an F3 tornado at Oakhurst.