Tornadoes of 2018

Tornadoes of 2018

Map of the 2018 United States tornado paths from the results of storm surveys Interactive map (map data)
A chart of the 2018 United States tornado count
Timespan	January 1 – December 31
Maximum rated tornado	EF4 tornado Ciríaco, Brazil on June 12 Alonsa, Manitoba on August 3
Tornadoes in U.S.	1,121
Damage (U.S.)	$672 million
Fatalities (U.S.)	10 (record low)
Fatalities (worldwide)	17
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2018. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Brazil, Bangladesh and Eastern India, 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, Argentina and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied with other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail. There were 1,169 preliminary filtered reported tornadoes^[1] and 1,121 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in 2018. Worldwide, 17 tornado-related deaths were confirmed; 10 in the United States,^[2] four in Brazil, two in Indonesia, and one in Canada.

The United States saw near-average numbers of tornadoes, but near-record low numbers of strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes. 2018 was the only year since reliable record-keeping began in the 1950s in which no officially-rated violent (EF4-EF5) tornadoes occurred in the United States. 2018 also had the lowest number of tornado-related fatalities on record in the United States.^[3] In contrast to the United States, Canada experienced above-average numbers of strong tornadoes, including one of only two officially-rated violent tornado of the year. The other violent tornado occurred in Brazil.