Portal:Tornadoes

Tornado tracks of 1954.

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1954, 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.

The total count of tornadoes and ratings differs from various agencies accordingly. The article, therefore, documents information from the most contemporary official sources alongside assessments from tornado historian Thomas P. Grazulis.

This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by the European Severe Storms Laboratory or various governments or universities across Europe during 2024. Unlike the United States, the original Fujita Scale and the TORRO scale are used to rank tornadoes across the continent.

July 23

• 1975 – Two F3 tornadoes touched down in Fulton County, Illinois. The second of these caused major damage in the city of Canton, killing two people and injuring 69. About 100 homes and 50 mobile homes were destroyed with 300 homes and 100 mobile homes damaged, along with 127 businesses damaged or destroyed. Electrical power was not restored until 5 days later, with efforts hampered by electrical workers going on strike.

July 24

• 1930 – One of the few known F5 tornadoes outside the United States struck Volpago del Montello, and devastated several other communities in Veneto, Italy, killing 23 people and injuring 110. Even sturdy masonry buildings were destroyed.

July 25

• 1934 – An F3 tornado, spawned by a hurricane, struck north of Edna, Texas, killing five people. Four people died in the destruction of a farmhouse. A farmhand was killed a few hundred yards from the house.
• 2000 – A tornado outbreak hit parts of Minnesota and South Dakota. Most tornadoes from this event were rated F0, but an F4 tornado hit Granite Falls, Minnesota, killing one person and injuring 15. An F2 tornado damaged farm buildings and killed livestock east of Magnolia, Minnesota.

• ...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?