List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks in Asia

Parent article: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Asia, including the Arabian Peninsula.

Event Date Area Country Tornadoes EF/F Rating Fatalities Injuries Notes Sources
Calcutta, India tornado8 April 1838Calcutta, IndiaIndia215
Miyazaki, Japan tornado26 September 1881Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, JapanJapan≥116Deadliest Japanese tornado; destroyed Miyazaki Elementary School[1]
Yodobashi Town, Japan tornado23 September 1903Yodobashi Town, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanJapan≥11014Struck an elementary school in Toyotoma County[1]
Toyohashi City, Japan tornado28 November 1941Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, JapanJapan≥112177347 houses completely destroyed or heavily damaged[1]
Serangoon, Singapore tornado2 November 1950SingaporeSingapore7[2]
Tomiye City, Japan tornado10 November 1957Tomiye City, Nagasaki Prefecture, JapanJapan≥168[1]
Azuma village, Japan tornado2 July 1962Aruma village, Chiba Prefecture, JapanJapan≥12
Hamamatsu, Japan tornado26 August 1962Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. JapanJapan≥1None168 houses severely damaged
Assam, India tornado19 April 1963Assam, IndiaIndia139[3]
Magura-Narail Districts, Bangladesh tornado11 April 1964Khulna Division, BangladeshBangladesh>500[4]
Tokyo, Japan tornado24 May 1964Southwestern Tokyo, JapanJapan480 houses damaged
Ooami-Shirasato town, Japan tornado28 October 1967Ooami-Shirasato town, Chiba Prefecture, JapanJapan≥12
Macabebe — Masantol, Philippines tornado13 June 1968PhilippinesPhilippines12
Bangladesh tornadoes of April 196914 April 1969BangladeshBangladesh≥2923[4]
Sashima town, Japan tornado23 August 1969Sashima town, Ibaraki Prefecture, JapanJapan≥12107
Dhaka District, Bangladesh tornado17 April 1973Dhaka Division, Bangladesh681[4]
Madaripur-Shibchar, Bangladesh tornado1 April 1977Dhaka Division, Bangladesh500[4]
Japan tornado28 February 1978Japan≥1NoneLongest path length Japanese tornado at 41.2 km (25.6 mi)
New Delhi, India tornado of March 197817 March 1978National Capital Region, India28700
Odisha, India tornado10 April 1978Odisha, India150[3]
Hachirohgata village, Japan tornado11 January 1987Hachirohgata village, Akita Prefecture, Japan≥1NoneLongest duration Japanese tornado at 41 minutes
Daulatpur–Saturia tornado26 April 1989Dhaka Division, BangladeshF4>1,3001.5 miles wide, deadliest tornado in world history[4]
Myanmar / Burma tornado15 May 1990Myanmar / Burma128Passenger train derailed
Southern Philippines tornado14 June 1990Southern Philippines30
Mobara, Japan tornado11 December 1990Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan78Violent tornado damaged 1000 homes, 82 completely destroyed
West Bengal, India tornado9 April 1993West Bengal, India145[3]"/>
Southern Philippines tornado2 July 1994Southern Philippines2–13
San Fernando, Philippines tornado16 October 1994Philippines3
Southern Philippines tornado29 November 1994Southern Philippines14
Guizhou Province, China tornado19 April 1995Guizhou Province, China37
Jamalpur-Tangail Districts, Bangladesh tornado13 May 1996Dhaka Division, Bangladesh700[4]
Central Vietnam tornado23 September 1997Central Vietnam4
West Bengal–Odisha, India tornado24 March 1998West Bengal and Odisha, India1602000[3]
Toyohashi City, Japan tornadoes24 September 1999Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan4F3
Tiền Giang, Vietnam tornadoes23 August 2000Tiền Giang, Vietnam2177[5]
Savar and Gazipur Districts, Bangladesh tornado19 September 2000Dhaka Division, Bangladesh225[6]
Bhalwal, Pakistan tornado28 March 2001Bhalwal, Pakistan3
South China tornado20 April 2003Tiaofeng Town of Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China29Unclear how many houses destroyed since more houses are listed as destroyed than affected ("affected 423 homes and destroyed 793 houses"), and if that many houses were actually destroyed, the deaths and injuries may have been under-reported.[7]
Guangdong, China tornado11 May 2005Huilai County and Lufeng, Guangdong Province, China6100+204 houses destroyed, 28,310 people affected, 31 million yuan in economic losses[8]
Jiangsu, China tornado14 June 2005Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province, China7223+"Several hundred were injured", 194,487 houses destroyed, 825,000 people affected, 1.2 billion yuan in economic losses[9]
Bangladesh tornado17 July 2005Gaibandha and Rangpur districts, Bangladesh31900Huts were blown away and 700 mud and straw houses flattened among other damages.[10]
Bangladesh tornado27 July 200520 villages in Mymensingh and Netrokona districts, Bangladesh662,000[11]
Hunan, China tornado27 July 2005Hengyang and Hengnan counties, Hunan Province, China72072,430 houses destroyed, 700 families homeless, some injuries caused by chemical leaks associated with the storm[12]
Anhui, China tornado30 July 2005Anhui Province, China154642.1 million yuan in economic losses[13]
Nanyang, Henan, China tornado3 August 200520 townships, Nanyang city, Henan Province, China23515,000 trees uprooted, 136 million yuan in economic losses[14]
Guangdong, China tornado11–15 August 2005Qishi Township and 384 villages in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China319520 people missing- unknown if found from news accounts[15][16]
Shanghai, China tornado13 August 2005Dongjie Village of Huangdu Town, Jiading, Qingpu and Baoshan districts, Shanghai, China9Caused power outage for 3,760 families and 124 businesses.[17]
Bangladesh tornado17 August 2005Almost 20 farming villages in Netrokona and Mymensingh Districts, Bangladesh48700+Exact number injured unknown.[18]
Guangdong, China tornado8 September 200517 villages in Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo casualties, injuries unknown, 10,000 people affected, 480 houses destroyed, 12.8 million yuan in economic losses.[19]
Hainan, China tornado27 September 2005Lingao County, Hainan Province, China6156 houses destroyed, 70 others damaged[20]
Jiangsu, China tornado29 November 2005Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China652[21]
Anhui, China tornado6 December 2005Wuwei County, Anhui Province, China16162715 houses destroyed, 24 million yuan in economic losses[22]
Guangdong, China tornado1 March 2006Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China9510 houses destroyed.[23]
Sri Lanka tornado12 March 2006Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lankaalmost 500 homes destroyed, 10,000 people affected[24]
Shanghai, China tornado13 March 2006Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China34[25]
Shenzhen China tornado27 March 2006Longgang and Pingshan districts, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province China512[26]
Vietnam tornado14 June 2006Trieu Son District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam2500 homes damaged.[27]
Anhui, China tornado29 June 2006Sixian County, Anhui Province China346Deaths from the collapse of a school roof on students.[28][29]
Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan tornado18 September 2006Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū), Japan31002nd deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history
2006 Saroma tornado7 November 2006Saroma, Hokkaidō, JapanF3926Deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history[30]
SE China tornado3 July 2007Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province and Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China14151[31][32]
Trieu Son district, Vietnam tornado13 June 2007Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam2Nearly 500 houses damaged[33]
Zhejiang, China tornado18 August 2007Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China1162156 houses destroyed.[34][35]
Bangladesh tornadoes11–15 October 2007Jamalpur, Sunamganj, Barisal, Gopalganj and Bhola Districts, Bangladesh7Over 500 houses destroyed, over 3,000 left homeless.[36]
Heilongjiang, China tornado25 May 2008Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province, China2136433 houses damaged.[37]
Guangdong, China tornado6 June 2008Wuchuan City, Guangdong Province, China20[38]
Anhui, China tornado20 June 2008Lingbi County, Anhui Province, China149650 houses destroyed and 960 damaged, 950 people relocated.[39][40]
East China Sea tornado5 July 2008East China Sea, China3Fishing boat capsized, 4 person still missing[41][42]
Jiangsu China tornado30 July 2008Linze Town, Jiangsu Province, China490+Associated with tropical storm Fung Wong, 751,600 people were evacuated in advance[43]
Los Bańos, Laguna tornado14 August 2008Los Bańos, Laguna, Philippines20[44]
South India tornado31 March 2009Odisha, India20150300 homes, 11 villages destroyed.[45]
UP Diliman, Quezon City tornado4 June 2009Quezon City, Philippines1NoneNone12 shanties demolished[46]
Sariaya, Quezon tornado14 June 2009Sariaya, Quezon Province, Philippines117 houses and a school were damaged.[46]
Perez, Quezon tornado23 June 2009Perez, Quezon Province, Philippines14[46]
Samar Philippines tornado24 June 2009Samar Province, Philippines42Fishing boat capsized, 20 homes destroyed. Associated with tropical storm Nangka.[47]
Oton, Iloilo tornado10 August 2009Oton, Iloilo, Philippines12026 houses were damaged.[46]
Chongqing China tornado6 May 2010Dianjiang and Liangping counties, Chongqing Municipality, China39200[48][49]
Heilongjiang, China tornado15 May 2010Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, China798[50]
Jiangxi, China tornado20 July 2010Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, ChinaUnknown mortality and damages from news article found.[51]
Guangdong, China tornado2 May 2011Dabu Town of Ruyuan Yao Nationality Autonomous County, Guangdong Province China1 house destroyed, 53 damaged, injuries unknown.[52]
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture tornado6 May 2012Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan1F3152Japan's worst tornado since November 2006; 890 houses were damaged.[53]
Hunan, China tornado9 May 2012Lianyuan, Hunan Province, China4305,000 people in the area forced to relocate, up to 1,000 collapsed houses.[54]
Jiangxi, China tornado17–22 July 2012Yunsyu County, Jiangxi Province and Anhui Province, China20681Total loss of life and property unclear from the news report. Number of wounded may be an error & or fatalities reported. 580,000 people affected by severe weather.[55]
Sanba (Karen)18 September 2012JapanSeveral[56]
Guangxi, China tornado17 April 2013Qixing District, Guilin City and Rongan County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China8[57]
Hunan, China tornado20 March 2013Daoxian County, Hunan Province, China352[58][59]
Guangdong, China tornado21 March 2013Fujian Province, Dongguan Guangdong Province, China24148Destroyed a river ferry, 215,000 people in the area forced to relocate because of severe weather.[60]
Dhaka, Bangladesh tornado22 March 2013Dhaka, Bangladesh20300+More than 500 homes damaged.[61]
Bebinca (Fabian)20 June 2013MIMAROPA, Philippines.2N/ANoneNoneOne tornado damaged the Palawan State University, while the other damaged 2 houses.[62]
Rumbia (Gorio)29 June 2013Quezon, Philippines1N/ANoneNone41 houses were damaged and a motor boat was completely destroyed.[63]
Jiangsu & Anhui, China tornado7 July 2013Yuhu Village, Gaoyou City and Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province, and Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China49500 houses damaged, some rows of houses completely leveled to foundations.[64][65]
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India tornado26 August 2013Ranchi-Jharkhand, IndiaRanchi/Jharkhands biggest tornado to date.[66]
Saitama Prefecture, Japan tornado2 September 2013Saitama Prefecture, Japan1F263[67][68][69]
Tropical Storm Toraji4 September 2013Japan3F1[68][70]
Typhoon Man-yi15–16 September 2013Japan10F1010Over 900 homes damaged from the ten F0 and F1 tornadoes.[70][71]
2014 Peninsula Malaysia tornado outbreak14 October – 12 NovemberMalaysia5EF3NoneNone[72][73]
Foshan City, China tornado4 October 2015Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China380Associated with Typhoon Mujigae.[74][75]
Jiangxi, China tornado16 April 2016Yichin City and Shangu Town, Jing'an County and Gao'an County, Jiangxi Province, China258 houses damaged, 27 million yuan in damages.[76]
2016 Jiangsu tornado23 June 2016Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China≥1EF499846A tornado accompanied by a hailstorm killed at least 99 people and injured 846 others.[77]

See also

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