Tornadoes of 2026
The U.S. Annual Count of tornado reports for 2026 compared to 2010–2025, including the mean of those years
Timespan January 1 – Present
Maximum rated tornado EF4 tornado
  • Enid, Oklahoma
    on April 23
Tornadoes in U.S. 496
Fatalities (U.S.) 12
Fatalities (worldwide) 15
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
Map
Map of damage survey tracks of United States tornadoes for the year through April 24[a]
Key

  EF0 65–85 mph (105–137 km/h)
  EF1 86–110 mph (138–177 km/h)
  EF2 111–135 mph (179–217 km/h)
  EF3 136–165 mph (219–266 km/h)
  EF4 166–200 mph (267–322 km/h)
  EFU Unknown wind speed

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2026. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, China, the Pampas, the European Plain, South Africa, and Bengal, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe, Asia, and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied by other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, winds, and hail. Worldwide, 15 tornado-related deaths have been confirmed – 12 in the United States, two in India and one in Israel.

Events

United States

Main articles: List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2026 and List of United States tornadoes in April 2026
Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total
40 167 253 28 7 1 0 496


Fatal United States tornadoes in 2026
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Approximate touchdown location of deadly tornadoes in 2026
Summary of tornadoes
  • March 5 – Oklahoma (2 deaths)
  • March 6 – Michigan (1 death)
  • March 6 – Michigan (3 deaths)
  • March 6 – Oklahoma (2 deaths)
  • March 10 – Illinois, Indiana (3 deaths)
  • April 25 – Texas (1 death)
Total fatalities: 12
























Europe

Main article: List of European tornadoes in 2026

Confirmed tornadoes by International Fujita Rating

IFU IF0 IF0.5 IF1 IF1.5 IF2 IF2.5 IF3 IF4 IF5 Total
17 4 9 10 13 5 0 0 0 0 58
  • Note: Some tornadoes have been rated using different scales. They are counted as their closest IF-Scale equivalent on this table.
  • Note: One tornado has been confirmed, but has not been rated yet.

January

January 7 (Greece)

In the evening hours of January 7, a strong tornado tracked through Kalpaki, Greece, significantly damaging to numerous structures. A large poultry farm was destroyed, killing 30,000–40,000 chickens inside. A church and a military camp were also damaged.[1][2][3][4] The tornado was rated IF2 on the International Fujita Scale.[1]

January 8–10 (United States)

EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
0 6 8 1 0 0 0

A small tornado event occurred in Oklahoma early on January 8, with five tornadoes being confirmed, one of which was rated low-end EF2 after it tore the roof off of a house southwest of Purcell.[5][6] This tornado caused one injury along its path when it rolled a semi-truck as it crossed I-35 and also caused considerable damage in the town itself.[7][8] The storms also brought an 88 mph (142 km/h) wind gust to Wynona, Oklahoma and an 81 mph (130 km/h) wind gust to Independence, Kansas. There were five tornadoes each on January 9 and 10.[9]

January 8 (Turkey)

On the early evening of January 8, an IF2-rated tornado tracked through the villages of Kızılağaç, Karacalar, and Sülek in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The roofs of six buildings were ripped away and numerous greenhouses were destroyed. The walls of various barns collapsed and trees along the tornado's path were uprooted and splintered. Several vehicles were damaged by the tornado, including a Fiat that was thrown into a nearby tractor, which struck a 20-year-old woman who sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the impact.[1][10][11]

January 9 (Fiji)

On January 9, a waterspout formed offshore along the Coral Coast near Sigatoka, Fiji and became a tornado as it made landfall. The rare[12] tornado caused damage to at least one home after part of its roof was torn off. The affected family took shelter inside the structure, and no injuries were reported. The Fiji Meteorological Service described the event as an isolated waterspout associated with thunderstorm activity. No formal tornado rating was assigned.[13][14][15]

January 9 (Israel)

A waterspout off the coast of Bat Yam caught three kitesurfers and expelled them at high speeds towards the shore. One kitesurfer died after sustaining severe injuries, and another was lightly injured. The waterspout went on to briefly make landfall on the beach but caused no further damage.[1]

January 10 (Brazil)

On the afternoon of January 10, an F2 tornado struck the city of São José dos Pinhais in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, with peak winds estimated at 180 km/h (110 mph).[16][17] An estimated 1,200 people were affected, including two people sustaining minor injuries and two families displaced. At least 350 homes were impacted, several trees were overturned, and a warehouse was wrecked. In addition, multiple utility poles were toppled by the winds, causing some damage to the electrical grid.[17][18]

January 26–27 (Turkey)

IFU IF0 IF0.5 IF1 IF1.5 IF2 IF2.5 IF3 IF4 IF5
1 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0

A small tornado outbreak occurred across two days in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Two of these tornadoes, one IF2 in Aksu District and the other IF1 Manavgat District each caused one injury.[1][19] Infrastructural and tree damage was also reported and some boats were damaged or destroyed. A few other tornadoes were confirmed, mostly damaging roofs, greenhouses, and farms, although one, rated IF1.5, collapsed a Mosque tower in Denizyaka.[1]

January 30 (Spain)

A strong IF2 tornado struck the city of Plasencia, Spain in Province of Cáceres. In the vicinity of the Virgen del Puerto Hospital, the roof of the parking structure was torn off, and more than 50 cars were damaged.[1][20][21] Damage was also reported on Dolores Ibárruri Avenue and in the Ciudad Jardín neighborhood. No injuries were reported.[1]

January 31 (France)

A strong IF2 tornado affected Mios in Gironde Department, damaging 200–300 homes. The tornado ripped roofs off houses, collapsed walls, and uprooted power poles. It also downed many trees along its 20-kilometre (12-mile) path.[1] No injuries were reported, but more than 100 firefighters were called in to assist in clearing debris, including on several lanes of the A63 autoroute that were closed after trees blocked the road.[22]

February

February 19 (United States)

EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
5 4 1 1 0 0 0
EF2 damage to a home in Bloomington, Indiana

On the morning of February 19, the Storm Prediction Center issued an enhanced risk of severe weather due to the overlap of unseasonably rich moisture with a pronounced low-pressure system over southern Illinois and southern Indiana, resulting in a chance for strong tornadoes.[23] During the evening hours, several tornadoes touched down across the Ohio River Valley. A high-end EF1 tornado in Crawford County, Illinois damaged 12–15 homes and injured multiple people.[24][25] One mobile home was rolled over by the tornado, trapping a woman inside.[26] An EF2 tornado in Bloomington, Indiana prompted a "particularly dangerous situation" tornado warning for the city, with widespread damage being reported.[27][28][29] Both damaging tornadoes were produced by the same cyclic supercell, which tracked more than 150 miles through the risk area. The storm system also led to two fatalities in Nebraska due to a car crash from the wintry conditions it brought.[30]

March

March 5–7 (United States)

Main article: Tornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2026
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
3 11 10 6 2 0 0
A multi-story home in Union City, Michigan, that was completely demolished at high-end EF3 intensity

A small but significant and deadly tornado outbreak occurred between March 5–7, fueled by a large storm system. During the evening hours of March 5, a supercell tracked for several hours through northwestern Oklahoma into Kansas, producing multiple tornadoes. A mother and daughter were killed in Major County, Oklahoma when the first significant tornado, rated EF2, touched down west of Fairview. The intense winds struck their vehicle as they were driving near US 60, throwing their car into a nearby field.[31] Just a few minutes after the first tornado lifted, an EF1 tornado touched down and moved northwest of Cleo Springs. It was followed by another long-tracked EF2 tornado that prompted multiple PDS tornado warnings and caused damage near Jet and Helena. An EF1 tornado also impacted areas near Wakita later that night. Elsewhere, trees were downed, and homes and power lines were damaged.[32][7] Two EF1 tornadoes were reported in southern Kansas east of Bluff City.[29] The next day, an isolated supercell produced four tornadoes in Michigan,[33] with an EF1 tornado tracking over 13 miles in Cass County, causing one fatality after the front of a home was destroyed.

This photo shows a large and dark tornado with debris flying around, it is the EF3 tornado that devastated areas near Union City, MI on March 6, 2026
An EF3 tornado near Union City, Michigan, on March 6

A strong EF2 tornado hit Three Rivers, Michigan, prompting a PDS tornado warning. The tornado injured 10 people and caused significant damage to numerous businesses, including at a Menards.[34][35] The cyclic supercell continued moving to the east-northeast and produced a destructive high-end EF3 tornado near Union City, Michigan, killing three people and injuring 12 others.[36][37] The worst damage occurred near Union Lake, where a couple of homes were swept off their foundations. Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a state of emergency in Branch, St. Joseph, and Cass counties to coordinate an all-hands-on-deck response to the severe weather.[38] Back in Oklahoma, several tornadoes were reported in the east central and northeastern parts of the state.[39] A powerful EF2 tornado went through communities north of Tulsa and two people were killed after a low-end EF3 tornado struck the city of Beggs, which damaged multiple homes and businesses as well.[40] Tornadic activity continued overnight, spreading into Texas and Arkansas.[41] A low-end EF2 tornado struck near Prospect in Marion County, Texas, injuring two people.[42] A mid-range EF2 tornado touched down near Willisville, Arkansas which damaged trees, lofted and destroyed a trailer and left one person injured.[43]

Overall, 32 tornadoes were confirmed during the outbreak, along with eight fatalities and 29 injuries.[29] According to federal weather officials, neither a tornado watch nor a severe thunderstorm watch was put into effect in Michigan during the outbreak due to the storm being primarily concentrated in a small three-county area, which made it difficult to detect in advance; the highest risk level on that day in the area was also only a Level 1 Marginal risk.[44] Governor Whitmer's office called for a probe into the absence of a tornado watch alert and questioned if it could be attributed to President Donald Trump's funding cutbacks to the National Weather Service.[45]

March 10–12 (United States)

Main article: Tornado outbreak of March 10–12, 2026
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
8 41 52 3 1 0 0
An EF3 tornado near Kankakee, Illinois, as seen from Kankakee Community College on March 10

Another significant tornado outbreak occurred across much of the central United States, highlighted by a moderate risk of severe weather in parts of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.[46] Tornado watches were issued from Texas to Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening due to the risk of severe weather.[47][48] A large and long-tracked EF3[49] tornado passed through the southern portions of Kankakee, Illinois and the suburb of Aroma Park, damaging over 500 buildings and killing one person, before crossing into Indiana and striking Lake Village, where it killed two people and damaged an additional 106 buildings.[29][50][51] The supercell also produced potentially record-breaking hail, with reports of 5–6-inch (13–15 cm) hailstones in the Kankakee area, which, if confirmed, would break the former Illinois state record of 4.75-inch (12.1 cm) diameter hail.[52][53]

The supercell continued producing tornadoes, including a large EF1 tornado near Wheatfield, Indiana that caused three injuries,[49] and an EF2 tornado which had a tornado emergency issued for it in Knox, Indiana.[54][55][29] Tornadic activity continued overnight further south as a strongly forced QLCS pushed its way off to the east.[56] In addition to the tornadoes, a group of hailstorms impacted parts of the Kansas City metropolitan area, producing baseball-sized hailstones in Parkville, Missouri.[57]

Overall, 105 tornadoes were confirmed during the outbreak, along with three fatalities and 16 injuries.[29]

March 14 (Italy)

A brief tornado struck an airfield in Serdiana late in the evening on March 14. The tornado damaged and overturned fixed and mobile units, including a camper with a skydiver inside, who suffered a minor injury to his hand.[58]

March 15 (India)

On the afternoon of March 15, an EF2[59] tornado struck parts of the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, eastern India, causing significant damage. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them traditional mud-and-thatch structures. Roofs were flattened, and debris was scattered across the area in Kia village, Karanjia. Strong winds knocked down electric poles, uprooted large trees, cut power, blocked roads in several locations, and swept vehicles off the road. Two people were killed, and at least 29 others were injured, including six critically.[60][61][62]

April

April 7 (Turkey)

A tornado struck Hilvan in Şanlıurfa Province, causing heavy damage, including ripping the roof off of multiple houses and downing trees in the area. The tornado was rated IF1.5 and injured two people.[1][63]

April 13–16 (United States)

EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
4 13 28 4 1 0 0
An EF2 tornado near Ottawa, Kansas, on April 13

A tornado outbreak occurred across much of the Midwestern and Central United States, with an enhanced risk of severe weather issued for April 13 and April 14.[64][65] A slight risk of severe weather was also issued for April 15.[66] On April 13, a strong EF2 tornado impacted southern portions of Ottawa, Kansas, inflicting significant damage and injuring three people after a house just east of the city was impacted.[67][29] Another EF2 tornado from the same supercell tracked through portions of Miami County, Kansas, causing significant damage near Hillsdale Lake and in the town of Hillsdale. The tornado injured one person and impacted around 100 structures, with 50 being significantly damaged.[68][69][29] An EF1 tornado tracked just south of Mound City and Pleasanton, Kansas, with two people being injured after a mobile home was destroyed.[29]

On April 14, tornado activity resumed as another round of tornadoes took place across Iowa and Wisconsin. A low-end EF3 tornado tracked just north of Union Center, Wisconsin, inflicting significant damage to outbuildings and trees, with one home being damaged at EF3 intensity.[70][29] Later that day, an EF2 tornado impacted areas near Sussex, Wisconsin, causing roof damage to several structures, including one which completely lost its roof on its southern side. A small outbuilding was destroyed, and several trees were also snapped and uprooted.[71][72] In addition, five tornadoes touched down overnight in Michigan on the 14th and 15th, with two being rated EF0 and three rated EF1.[73]

Overall, 50 tornadoes occurred during the outbreak.[29]

Lightning during the storms caused one fatality to a 41-year-old man in Waukesha, Wisconsin on April 15.[74]

April 17–18 (United States)

Main article: Tornado outbreak of April 17–18, 2026
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
5 20 48 8 2 0 0
A large EF2 tornado near Lena, Illinois, on April 17

A significant tornado outbreak took place on April 17–18. A moderate risk of severe weather for significant winds of up to 90 mph (140 km/h), along with a risk of very large hail up to 3–3.5 inches (7.6–8.9 cm), was issued on April 17 by the SPC, stretching from northern Oklahoma into southeastern Kansas and western Missouri.[75] An elevated tornado threat was also forecasted with EF3+ tornadoes possible in northeast Iowa, northwest Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and extreme southeastern Minnesota. Throughout the afternoon and evening hours, multiple tornadoes touched down in and around the risk area. Multiple houses were damaged and two people were injured by a high-end EF2 tornado that tracked through southern portions of Rochester, Minnesota.[76] The Stephenson County Sheriff's Office has asked the public to avoid the town of Lena, Illinois, where a large high-end EF2 tornado inflicted significant damage.[77] A low-end EF3 tornado tracked through areas near Cream, Wisconsin, causing significant damage to a home by removing most of its exterior walls and destroying several outbuildings.[29] Another EF3 tornado struck portions of Ringle, Wisconsin, damaging and destroying around 75 homes and minorly damaging a school.[78][29] Tornadoes in the Bloomington–Normal area heavily delayed two Amtrak trains as well.[79]

Overall, 83 tornadoes have been confirmed during the outbreak.[29]

April 23–28 (United States)

Main article: Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–28, 2026
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5
8 17 25 3 1 1 0
An EF4 tornado near Enid, Oklahoma, on April 23

Another significant tornado outbreak began unfolding in the Central United States on April 23, when an enhanced risk for severe weather forecast was issued by the SPC for portions of eastern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, with strong tornadoes possible along a dryline in Oklahoma.[80] Multiple tornado watches and warnings were issued during the afternoon and evening,[81][82] and a tornado emergency was issued for southern Enid, along with Breckinridge and northern Fairmont, Oklahoma.[83] Extreme damage was reported near Enid, with around 40 homes destroyed or flattened by a violent EF4 tornado.[84][85] Damage to Vance Air Force Base was also reported, causing the base to close.[86][87] Windspeeds in the tornado were estimated to be at most 175 mph (282 km/h), with an unknown maximum width, and a damage path of 10.37 miles (16.69 km).[29] Around 10 injuries were reported with this tornado, with most of which being minor.[88][29]

A moderate risk was issued on April 25 for parts of Oklahoma and Texas. A 10% risk for tornadoes was highlighted for the Texas and Oklahoma border.[89] That evening, a high-end EF2 tornado tracked through portions of Runaway Bay, Texas, completely destroying one home and heavily damaging multiple others. One person was killed and numerous others sustained injuries.[90][91] In Runaway Bay, 1,690 people were left without power and a further 248 were left without power in Springtown. Several families were left displaced by the tornadoes.[92] A 69-year-old woman was killed near Carter, Texas, by an intense RFD surge after her mobile home was rolled multiple times and destroyed.[93][94]

Another moderate risk was issued on April 27 for parts of Missouri and Illinois with small parts of Kentucky and Tennessee for a risk of multiple strong to intense tornadoes. A 15% risk of tornadoes was outlined. [95] A PDS Tornado watch was issued at 2:45 P.M. CDT, covering northeast Arkansas, western Tennessee, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western Kentucky.[96] Due to the lack of robust and organized convection, no tornadoes occurred inside the watch area.[citation needed]

On April 28th, a third moderate risk was issued over the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and surrounding areas. A 45% risk for hail was issued for parts of northern Texas with baseball-sized hail likely.[97] An EF3 tornado struck portions of Mineral Wells, Texas, causing significant damage and injuring five people, two of whom were hospitalized.[98][99] Hail up to the size of 4.5 inches was reported in Johnson County, Texas.[100]

Overall, 58 tornadoes have been confirmed during the outbreak sequence.

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Notes

  1. ^ Damage Assessment Toolkit data is considered preliminary and may exclude or inaccurately reflect certain events.

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