List of Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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These are some notable tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
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Tornado outbreak
While there is no single agreed upon definition, generally at least 6-10 tornadoes produced by the same synoptic scale weather system is considered a tornado outbreak. The tornadoes usually occur within the same day, or continue into the early morning hours of the succeeding day, and within the...
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Tornado outbreak sequence
A tornado outbreak sequence is a period of continuous or nearly continuous high tornado activity consisting of a series of tornado outbreaks over multiple days with no or very few days lacking tornado outbreaks....
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Australia
Despite popular belief on the contrary, destructive tornadoes do occur in Australia from time to time. Approximately 20 tornadoes are thought to occur in Australia each year. At least 41 tornado related deaths have been recorded in Australia in the past century but no recorded deaths in 35 years.| Tornado Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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| Brighton tornado Brighton tornado The Brighton tornado events were the strongest storm recorded in Melbourne to date. The tornadoes occurred on the afternoon of 2nd of February 1918, with prevailing north-westerly winds and hot sultry weather . After a severe storm formed and moved off Port Phillip, two tornadoes struck Brighton... |
2 February 1918 | Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
3 | >2 fatalities | Known as the 'Brighton Cyclone', these tornadoes hit the suburb of Brighton Brighton, Victoria Brighton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton had a population of 20,651... , a suburb of Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... . At one location two tornado tracks crossed, creating (in the language of the day) a "veritable orgy of destruction". In the few minutes that the storm lasted, two people were killed and many others injured. Wind speeds were estimated at 320 km/h (Fujita rating F3), making this possibly the most intense tornado to hit a major Australian city. |
| Dwellingup tornado | 16 April 1954 | Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... |
1 | 0 fatalities | Rated F-3, through Jarrah Jarrah Eucalyptus marginata is one of the most common species of Eucalyptus tree in the southwest of Western Australia. The tree and the wood are usually referred to by the Aboriginal name Jarrah... forest along an 10 km path, and up to 200m wide near Lyalls Mill. |
| Collie Collie, Western Australia -External links:*... tornado |
6 April 1960 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | Rated F-3, large and very destructive tornado destroyed a Jarrah Jarrah Eucalyptus marginata is one of the most common species of Eucalyptus tree in the southwest of Western Australia. The tree and the wood are usually referred to by the Aboriginal name Jarrah... forest near Collie, Western Australia. Total path length was 32 km, and 250m wide. |
| Busselton tornado | 10 July 1964 | Western Australia | 1 | 1 fatality | 1 person was killed when his car was pulled off the road by a tornado near Busselton. |
| Bulahdelah tornado Bulahdelah tornado The Bulahdelah Tornado was an intense tornado which occurred near the town of Bulahdelah , New South Wales on 1 January 1970, and is thought to be the most destructive tornado ever documented in Australia... |
1 January 1970 | New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
1 | 0 fatalities | One of the strongest Australian tornadoes, believed to be at least F4 possibly F5. Left a damage path 21 kilometres (13 mi) long and 1–1.6 km (0.6–1 mi) wide through the Bulahdelah State Forest. According to reports, it threw a two ton tractor 100 m (328 ft) through the air, depositing it upside down. It is estimated that the tornado destroyed over one million trees. |
| Kin Kin tornado | 14 August 1971 | Queensland | 1 | 3 fatalities | Three people killed at Kin Kin (a small community between Gympie and Noosa). This is the deadliest tornado recorded in Australia to date. |
| Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... tornado |
4 November 1973 | 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... |
1, other funnels reported | 0 fatalities | Perhaps most destructive Australian tornado. It had a path length of 51 km, and peak wind-speeds are estimated to be in excess of 300 km/h. 500 houses were unroofed, 1,400 destroyed and 500 declared 'structurally unsafe'. |
| Port Hedland tornado | 17 December 1975 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | A spectacular tornado with a purple funnel was on the ground right in front of the weather bureau. |
| Sandon tornado Sandon tornado The Sandon tornado struck the township of Sandon, Victoria, Australia on 13 November 1976. The tornado is likely to have been an F3 on the Fujita scale... |
13 November 1976 | Victoria | 3 | 2 fatalities | Strong F2 or an F3. Fatalities occurred when a car was thrown by the tornado with occupants inside. This tornado from the outbreak caused $300,000 in damage. |
| Northam Northam, Western Australia Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region... tornado |
21 December 1977 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | Described as a most Beautiful Australian tornado due to the colour of the vortex being red from picking up the red-coloured dirt. Path length 6–7 km and it uprooted several large gum trees. |
| SE QLD tornadoes | 24 December 1989 | South East Queensland | >1 | - | A massive supercell (with cloud tops as high as 77,000 feet) tore through Brisbane and parts of SE QLD, producing several tornadoes along its path. A combination of straight line winds and a tornado unroofed 500 houses, damaged 1000 and left 12 structurally unsafe in the city of Redcliffe (approximately 25 km north of Brisbane). |
| SE QLD tornadoes 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... |
29 November 1992 | Queensland, | 2 | 0 fatalities | The tornado at Bucca (west of Bundaberg, Queensland 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... ) is said to be the most intense Australian tornado, rated F4 officially. Hail the size of cricket balls accompanied the storm. A tornado also struck Oakhurst rated F3. |
| Tucabia tornado | 1 November 1993 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | Rated F2 with 200m base, accompanied by golf ball sized hail and lasted for 20 minutes. 8 houses totally destroyed, 35 others damaged. 2 people injured. |
| Merimbula tornado | 16 April 1995 | New South Wales | 2 | 0 fatalities, 34 injuries | An F2 tornado ripped through the centre of the town of Merimbula in SE New South Wales. 34 people were injured, approximately 200 buildings were damaged, 12 were destroyed. Two funnels were reported in the storm, which also caused damage at nearby Pambula. |
| New South Wales tornado outbreak | 29 September 1996 | Central New South Wales | 3 confirmed | 0, fatalities | The largest outbreak of severe thunderstorms ever documented in NSW occurs. Three tornadoes, hail up to 7 cm and wind gusts to 156 km/h are reported. Over $92 million insured loss from hail and wind is sustained at Armidale, NSW. Total estimated cost for the region is $340 million. 3 tornadoes confirmed at Bundella, Gilgandra and Elong Elong. |
| Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... tornado |
15 July 1996 | Western Australia | 1 | 0, fatalities 5, injured |
Short lived tornado associated with a cold front. This was indicated by the tornado's speed (approx. 80 km/h) and path (approx. 4 km long and 40m wide) which gave it a total time on earth of approx only 3 minutes. |
| Fremantle Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829... tornado |
25 August 1999 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 | A tornado went through Fremantle, south of Perth, leaving a 100 metre wide 8-9 kilometre long track. Several people were trapped in an apartment block when the tornado caused the roof to collapse. |
| Greystanes Greystanes, New South Wales Greystanes is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Greystanes is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Holroyd.-History:... tornado |
3 November 2000 | New South Wales | 3 Confirmed | 0 fatalities | A tornadic thunderstorm moved through the Sydney Metropolitan Area over the afternoon/early evening. Three F0/F1 tornado's struck several suburbs including Constitution Hill Constitution Hill, New South Wales Constitution Hill is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Constitution Hill is located on a hill 28 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Western Sydney region... , Wentworthville Wentworthville, New South Wales Wentworthville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wentworthville is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Wentworthville is split between the local government areas of the City of... , Pendle Hill Pendle Hill, New South Wales Pendle Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pendle Hill is located 30 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Holroyd and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.-History:George Bond , an American... and Greystanes Greystanes, New South Wales Greystanes is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Greystanes is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Holroyd.-History:... . Golf ball sized hail, the widespread downing of trees and overhead powerlines were observed during the damage survey as was minor to moderate damage to structure. |
| South coast tornado | 26 December 2001 | Off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | During the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, Australia on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart. The race distance is approximately... , the boat Nicorette recorded wind speeds of close to 100 knots (115 mph, 185 km/h, 51 m/s) (making the tornado at least F2) and was struck by hail the size of golf balls. According to the boat's meteorologist, the tornado began with a diameter of around 50 meters (165 ft), but grew in size until it was 500 meters (1640 ft) across. |
| South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... tornado outbreak |
18 May 2002 | South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... |
2 | 0 fatalities | Two tornadoes associated with a strong cold front occurred in the morning. The first tornado, at 6:15 am, near Coulta, 7 km in length, uprooted several trees and damaged others on farmland. The second, at 10 am, caused a narrow 2 km long path of damage through the Adelaide suburbs of Rosslyn Park and Wattle Park. In the evening, another tornado or severe downburst associated with a hail storm occurred at Two Wells, causing a damage path of less than 500m in length. |
| Niangala tornado | 13 October 2002 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | A F2 tornado in Niangala damaged hundreds of trees and destroyed two houses, and, nearby, hail up to 6 cm was recorded at Walcha. |
| Bendigo 2003 Bendigo tornado The 2003 Bendigo tornado was a Fujita scale category F2 tornado which hit the city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia about 6.30 pm on 18 May 2003. The main areas hit were the city's northern suburbs of Eaglehawk and California Gully which had severe damage and power outages... tornado |
18 May 2003 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado caused considerable damage within the City of Bendigo, Victoria, damaging around 50 homes. |
| Grampians tornado | 4 January 2004 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado caused considerable damage along a wide track within the Grampains National Park in western Victoria. The tornado track was observed from an aircraft about a week later. The tornado tore large trees out of the ground, leaving a bare patch of about eight to ten hectares without any vegetation at all. |
| Noble Park tornado | 9 June 2004 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | An F1 tornado caused considerable damage along a damage path 3.2 km long and from 50 to 200 metres wide. More than 70 homes in the Melbourne suburbs of Noble Park and Mulgrave Mulgrave Mulgrave may refer to the following:Places in England:*Mulgrave Castle, Whitby, YorkshirePlaces in Australia:*Mulgrave, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney*Mulgrave, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne... were affected. Winds were estimated at up to 180 km/h. |
| Coonabarabran tornado | 20 January 2005 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | This tornado formed at 4:30pm during a severe thunderstorm and ran a path of over 5 km towards the SE crossing the Oxley Highway, where it uprooted many trees adjacent to the highway and scoured the ground. F1 or F2. |
| La Perouse La Perouse, New South Wales Lapérouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb of Lapérouse is located about 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick.... tornado |
4 August 2006 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | A super cellular waterspout/tornado struck the Sydney suburb of La Perouse. It caused damage to several buildings, and brought down powerlines. A link to a video of this tornado can be found here. |
| Leschenault Leschenault, Western Australia Leschenault is an outer suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, and is located 16 km to the north-east. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Harvey.-History:... tornado |
7 August 2006 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | This tornado hit an outer suburb of Bunbury Bunbury, Western Australia The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district... (163 km south of Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... ) in the early hours of the morning. It damaged sixty houses, with seven of these completely losing their roofs. |
| Kakadu Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of , extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres... tornado |
1 March 2007 | Northern Territory Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions... |
1 | 0 fatalities | Severe damage was observed in Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of , extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres... , at the Mary River Ranger Station. Two caravans were destroyed, and many eucalypts Eucalyptus Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia... and ironwoods Casuarina Casuarina is a genus of 17 species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australasia, southeast Asia, and islands of the western Pacific Ocean. It was once treated as the sole genus in the family, but has been split into three genera .They are evergreen shrubs and trees growing to 35 m tall... were uprooted. The Bureau of Meteorology experts estimated the wind speeds to be between 230 and 270 km/h, making this an F2/F3 tornado. |
| You Yangs You Yangs The You Yangs are a series of granite ridges that rise to 364m above the Werribee Plain approximately 55km south west of Melbourne and 22km north east of Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. The main ridge runs roughly N-S for about 9 km, with a lower extension running for about 15 km to the west... landspout |
14 May 2007 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | A landspout Landspout A lololol is a slang term coined by meteorologist Howard B. Bluestein in 1985 for a kind of tornado not associated with the mesocyclone of a thunderstorm... tornado was sighted near the You Yangs near Geelong, Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... . The tornado lasted for several minutes as it traversed across farmland and had an estimated diameter of 50 to 100 metres. No damage was reported. |
| Moana Moana, South Australia Moana is a coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia.It lies within the City of Onkaparinga local government area, and neighbours the suburbs Seaford, Maslin Beach, and Seaford Rise.-Beach front:... tornado |
21 May 2007 | South Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | Several houses were damaged and trees were blown down or snapped off at Moana due to a tornado. |
| Dunoon Dunoon, New South Wales Dunoon is a small village within the City of Lismore LGA in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Dunoon had a population of 372 people... tornado |
26 October 2007 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | Multi vortex tornado near the town of Lismore Lismore, New South Wales Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:... , likely to be an E-F1, caught by storm chaser Jimmy Deguara. The tornado blew out the walls of a church, tore the roofs off about 20 residences, and a piece of debris hit a power sub-station that exploded, causing 3000 homes to be without power. |
| Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... tornado |
9 June 2008 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | Confirmed by the Bureau of Meteorology, the tornado swept through the southern suburbs of Perth just after 7.30 in the morning and damaged more than 130 homes. Residents from an Aged Care facility in Cooloongup were evacuated as the roof of an activity room was blown off and the hostel is without power or water. |
| Nimmitabel Nimmitabel, New South Wales Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Cooma-Monaro Shire Local government area. At the 2006 census, Nimmitabel had a population of 237 people.... tornado |
24 December 2008 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado occurred between Nimmitabel and Cooma Cooma, New South Wales -Education: is Cooma's only public high school, it serves the town and seven of the neighbouring rural towns and villages such as Berridale, Jindabyne, Nimmitabel, Bredbo and Dalgety.... , with severe storms that affected the region. |
| Atherton Atherton, Queensland Atherton is a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Atherton had a population of 7,068.-Roads:... tornado |
7 February 2010 | Queensland | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado struck a farm just south of the town of Atherton in Queensland, Australia causing damage to corn fields and farm equipment. |
| Lennox Head Lennox Head, New South Wales Lennox Head is a seaside village on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the stretch of coast between Byron Bay and Ballina in Ballina Shire.... waterspout/tornado |
3 June 2010 | New South Wales | 2 | 0 fatalities | A major storm and waterspout Waterspout A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water. While it is often weaker than most of its land counterparts, stronger versions spawned by mesocyclones do occur... /tornado destroyed homes and caused multiple injuries at Lennox Head. Police say a number of homes have been destroyed, powerlines are down and several caravans have been overturned. Paramedics say several people have been injured in the storm but no-one is missing. |
| Trawalla Trawalla, Victoria Trawalla is a town in central Western Victoria, Australia, located on the Western Highway, 41 km west of Ballarat and 154 km west of Melbourne, in the Shire of Pyrenees. At the 2006 census, Trawalla and the surrounding agricultural area had a population of 224.Trawalla sits at the... tornado |
30 July 2010 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado destroyed hundreds of trees and damaged power-lines at Trawalla, near Beaufort Beaufort, Victoria Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area. It is 387 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census, Beaufort had a population of 987... . |
| Penola Penola, South Australia Penola is located 388 km south east of Adelaide and is in the heart of one of South Australia's most productive wine growing areas. Coonawarra lies just to the north and is renowned for the quality of its red wines... tornado |
31 July 2010 | South Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado ripped through the main street of Penola in South-east South Australia, destroying at least four buildings and damaging many others. No injuries were reported. |
| Moama Moama, New South Wales Moama is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia, in the Murray Shire Local Government Area. The town is directly across the Murray River from the larger tourist town of Echuca in the neighbouring state of Victoria, to which it is connected by a bridge... tornado |
10 August 2010 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | A weak tornado was observed in the town of Moama in southern New South Wales, causing some minor damage |
| Whitton Whitton, New South Wales Whitton is a small town located in Leeton Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales. Founded in 1850, it is named after John Whitton , Engineer-in-Charge of the New South Wales Government Railways. The railway reached Whitton in 1881... tornado |
1 February 2011 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado struck the town destroying a carport, damaging houses and trees. |
| Yellow Water Billabong tornado | 11 February 2011 | Northern Territory | 1 | 0 fatalities | Footage of a tornado over Yellow Water billabong Billabong Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a small lake, specifically an oxbow lake, a section of still water adjacent to a river, cut off by a change in the watercourse. Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end... located in the Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of , extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres... , in the Northern Territory Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions... , was captured by a tour guide. There were no fatalities or injuries and damage limited to vegetation. |
| Karratha Karratha, Western Australia -Facilities:A range of hotel, motel, B&B and caravan/RV accommodation is available for visitors. However, as the town is booming, accommodation is often hard to come by.The town has restaurants, a tavern, two hotels and two night clubs... tornado |
21 February 2011 | Western Australia | 4 | 0 fatalities | The Karratha CBD was struck by a tornado, related to Tropical Cyclone Carlos. It reportedly uprooted large trees, tore roofs of houses and threw boats into the air. One person was injured by flying glass. |
| Ballarat Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth... tornado |
20 April 2011 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | The outer suburbs of Ballarat were struck by a weak tornado, related to bad weather in the area. The tornado occurred between Sebastopol and Magpie, no damage or injury was reported. |
| Canning Vale Canning Vale, Western Australia Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells .-History:... tornado |
20 May 2011 | Western Australia | 1 | 0 fatalities | Perth suburb of Canning Vale was struck by tornado, damaging a number of homes and a vehicle. |
| Red Rock Red Rock, New South Wales Red Rock is a small suburb in the northern beaches of the coffs coast beside the banks of the Red Rock River on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and is surrounded by National Parks. At the 2006 census, Red Rock had a population of 274 people.... tornado |
14 June 2011 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 fatalities | A waterspout/tornado unroofed at least two buildings including the Bowling Club, and damaged several others in Red Rock. |
| Bellbridge Bellbridge, Victoria Bellbridge is a small town in the state of Victoria. Overlooking the Lake Hume and located near the Bethanga Bridge, Bellbridge is a popular destination for local tourists, especially from the nearby towns of Albury and Wodonga who often come to the Weir to water ski... tornado |
9 November 2011 | Victoria | 1 | 0 fatalities | A tornado hit the Bellbridge and Bethanga areas, near Wodonga Wodonga, Victoria Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. Adjacent to Wodonga across the border is the New South Wales city of Albury. Wodonga is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA... . Several homes were severely damaged, some having their roofs removed, and several trees were uprooted. |
New Zealand
| Tornado Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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| Frankton Frankton, Waikato Frankton is a central suburb of the city of Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the site of the city's passenger railway station, a major industrial-commercial stretch of State Highway 1, and a commercial shopping area.- Tornado :... (Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... ) tornado |
25 August 1948 | Waikato Waikato The Waikato Region is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
- | 3 fatalities, 80 injuries | F2 damages; 163 buildings and 50 businesses. |
| Halswell tornado | 19 January 1983 | Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand | - | 0 fatalities, unknown injured | Part of a severe storm to strike Christchurch. Authorities didn't believe reports made by citizens. Few buildings were damaged. |
| Albany Albany, New Zealand Albany is a northern suburb of Auckland, one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ward, one of the... tornado |
May 1991 | Albany, New Zealand | - | 1 fatality, unknown injured | Local church destroyed. One man driving a bulldozer was killed by flying debris. |
| Waitara Waitara, New Zealand Waitara is the name of a town and a river in the northern part of the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Waitara is located just off State Highway 3, 15 km northeast of New Plymouth.... tornado http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?static=2004winter3 |
15 August 2004 | Taranaki, New Zealand | - | 2 fatalities, 2 serious injured | The casualties occurred when a farmhouse was demolished by the tornado. Several power lines were taken out, affecting 6,662 consumers. Media reports included debris ‘spread over an area 400 metres long by 50 metres wide’, although other media outlets described the track length as being greater than 1 km. |
| New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated.... tornado |
4 July 2007 | New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated.... , New Zealand |
- | 0 fatalities | A series of tornadoes ripped through the New Plymouth district of New Zealand, damaging 50 homes and rendering 70–80% of them uninhabitable. One person was injured, and several were trapped inside vehicles by powerlines. |
| Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... tornado |
3 May 3 2011 | Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... , New Zealand |
- | 1 fatality, 14 injuries | A tornado struck the Auckland suburb of Albany Albany, New Zealand Albany is a northern suburb of Auckland, one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ward, one of the... , killing one person, and injuring many others. |
| New Plymouth tornadoes | 19 June 2011 | New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated.... , New Zealand |
2 confirmed 1 unconfirmed |
0 fatalities | Two tornadoes struck New Plymouth damaging businesses in the Central Business District, St Mary's Church Hall and a hotel. |
South America
| Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes | |
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| Encarnación, Paraguay tornado | September 20, 1926 | Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... |
1 | Hundreds | 100s homes destroyed | |
| Encarnación, Paraguay tornado | October 25, 1965 | Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... |
1 | - | 100 homes destroyed | |
| Vichadero, Uruguay tornado | October 25, 1968 | Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... |
- | 1 fatality, 12 injuries | ||
| San Justo tornado San Justo Tornado The San Justo Tornado was a tornado which struck San Justo, a town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, on January 10, 1973. 65 people were reported dead and 350 were reported injured. It cut a 300 yard Swath through the town. 500+ Homes were destroyed or damaged.Some homes were said to... http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/argentina.htm |
January 10, 1973 | Santa Fe Province, Argentina | 1 | 54 fatalities, 350 injuries | Large, perhaps violent, tornado (F-5) | |
| Maravilha, Brazil tornado | October 9, 1984 | Maravilha, Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
- | 10 fatalities | ||
| Tragic 13th, Tuesday | April 13, 1993 | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | - | 5 fatalities, 60 injuries | ||
| Nova Laranjeiras Nova Laranjeiras Nova Laranjeiras is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:... , Paraná Paraná (state) Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... Tornado |
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| Guernica, Tornadoes | December 26, 2000 | Guernica Guernica Guernica may refer to:* Guernica , Spanish Basque town, historical capital of Biscay* Bombing of Guernica, an attack on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War* Guernica , a 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso... , Dolores Dolores -Places:*Argentina**Dolores, Buenos Aires*Belize**Rancho Dolores*Colombia** Dolores, Tolima*Guatemala**Dolores, El Petén*Mexico** Dolores Hidalgo, a town in Guanajuato** Dolores, Baja California Sur** Dolores, Chihuahua*Philippines** Dolores, Abra... and Chascomus Chascomús Chascomús, is the principal city in Chascomús Partido in eastern Buenos Aires Province in eastern Argentina, located south of the capital Buenos Aires. As of 2001, the city had a population of 30,670 people.-History:... , Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
12+ | 3 fatalities | Guernica and Chascomus destroyed, Dolores 15 house with severe damage. F-2 and F-3 Tornadoes | |
| Guernica Tornadoes II | January 10, 2001 | Guernica and Glew, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. | 2 | 3 fatalities | Guernica is destroyed again for a F-3 Tornado. | |
| Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil tornado | August 29, 2005 | Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
1 | 0 fatalities | 83 buildings destroyed | |
| Chivilcoy, Tornado | January 7, 2006 | Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | 1 | 0 fatalities | Severe supercell Supercell A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone: a deep, continuously-rotating updraft. For this reason, these storms are sometimes referred to as rotating thunderstorms... pass over Chivilcoy 23 buildings destroyed for a EF2. |
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| Barranquilla, Colombia tornado | September 15, 2006 | Barranquilla Barranquilla Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
1 tornado and later flash floods around the streets | 13 injured people (including children) | F3 tornado | |
| Bogotá, Colombia tornado | November 6, 2007 | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Cundinamarca Cundinamarca Department - Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands.... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
1 tornado (a wind gust) | - | Destroyed a car store, took all the roof and damaged a lot of new cars, a 60 year old man who was working at the car store got injured. The buildings around had damage in the windows and some other roofs flew over the city and some trees were taken from their roots. It was a gust with a funnel cloud down the storm. The tornado just moved over the car store and later disappeared. | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina Waterspouts | March 1, 2008 | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... , Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
Two strong waterspouts over La Plata River | - | Two waterspouts touchdown in La Plata River, where they approach to San Isidro and Tigre bays at north Buenos Aires but disappear just a few minutes before the storms became strong tornadoes. | |
| San Pedro, MisionesTornado | September 7, 2009 | Misiones, Argentina | 1 | 10 fatalities (7 minors) and 50 injuries | Severe damage in San Pedro and the community of Santa Rosa was completely destroyed for a Tornado EF-4. | |
| Morteros, Cordoba, F4 tornado | October 28, 1978 | Morteros, Provincia de Cordoba, Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
1 tornado | 5 fatalities and many other injured | This was the strongest tornado ever registered in Cordoba. It was rated as an F4. | |
Africa
| Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes | |
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| Johannesburg - Pretoria, South Africa tornado | November 26, 1948 | Highveld Highveld The Highveld is a high plateau region of inland South Africa which is largely home to the largest metropolitan area in the country, the Gauteng City Region, which accounts for one-third of South Africa's population.-Location and description:... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 6 fatalities, 100 injuries | 64 km track crossed major urban areas | |
| Albertynesville, South Africa tornado | November 30, 1952 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 20 fatalities, 400 injuries | ||
| Paynesville, South Africa tornado | December 2, 1952 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 11 fatalities | ||
| Trompsburg, South Africa tornado | November 5, 1976 | Karoo Karoo The Karoo is a semi-desert region of South Africa. It has two main sub-regions - the Great Karoo in the north and the Little Karoo in the south. The 'High' Karoo is one of the distinct physiographic provinces of the larger South African Platform division.-Great Karoo:The Great Karoo has an area of... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 5+ fatalities | Longest path ever measured in SA, 175 km, mostly through desert | |
| Senekal, South Africa tornado | September 15, 1988 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 2 fatalities | Long track event | |
| Welkom, South Africa tornado | March 20, 1990 | Free State Free State The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | destroying 4000 homes | Multi-vortex tornado races through the suburbs of Welkom with a 240 km long severe storm front and a width of up to 1.7 km. Proved to be the most devastating (in monetary terms) in South Africa’s history. | |
| Mthatha, South Africa tornado http://www.wrc.org.za/archives/watersa%20archive/2000/July/1263.pdf | December 15, 1998 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 15 fatalities, 100 injuries | Tornado tracked through major urban area | |
| Mount Ayliff, South Africa tornado http://www.wrc.org.za/archives/watersa%20archive/2000/July/1263.pdf | January 18, 1999 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 25 fatalities, 500 injuries | 120 km long track F4 | |
| Heidelberg, South Africa tornado http://www.nwas.org/ej/heidelberg/index.html | October 21, 1999 | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
- | 20 injuries | 100+ km path narrowly missed Johannesburg. Other damaging tornadoes reported from storms in the same area | |
| Mpumalanga, South Africa tornado outbreak | September 9, 2002 | Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
4 | 2 fatalities | Strong line of storms. Some buildings completely flattened | |
| Dullstroom tornado | August 1, 2006 | Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
1 | 0 fatalities, 9 injuries | Several homes damaged, roof a high school completely removed. Estimated to be strong F1, possibly F2 | |
| Vryheid tornado | October 20, 2006 | KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
1 | 0 | Rural huts destroyed on a farm 15 km east of the town. Child almost 'taken up' into tornado. Path estimated to be 4 km long. Estimated F1 | |
| Molweni tornado | November 14, 2008 | KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
1 | 8 fatalities, 200 injuries | Crossed an urban area. Cars rolled some distance and shipping containers hurled through the air over 200m. Mud huts completely scoured away. Brick houses levelled. Path estimated to be 10 km long. Estimated EF3-4 |
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| Bulwer tornado | November 6, 2009 | KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
1 | 1 fatality, 30 injuries | F3 according to Weather Service. Cars thrown and cinder brick homes flattened |