Tornadoes of 2019

Tornadoes of 2019

Map of the 2019 United States tornado paths from the results of storm surveys Interactive map
A chart of the 2019 United States tornado count estimated from the number of preliminary reports
Timespan	January 4 – December 30 [1]
Maximum rated tornado	EF4 tornado Havana, Cuba on January 27 Beauregard, Alabama on March 3 Dayton, Ohio on May 27 Lawrence-Linwood, Kansas on May 28 Kaiyuan, China on July 3
Tornadoes in U.S.	1,529
Damage (U.S.)	unknown
Fatalities (U.S.)	42
Fatalities (worldwide)	101
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2019. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but 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 by other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail.

There were 1,676 preliminary filtered reported tornadoes^[2] and 1,529 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in 2019. This made 2019 the fourth most active season on record, behind 2008, 2011, and 2004. Worldwide, 101 tornado-related deaths were confirmed; 42 in the United States,^[3] 28 in Nepal, 14 in China, eight in Cuba, two each in South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia, and one each in Chile, Italy, and Japan.