Tornadoes of 2025
| Timespan | January 1 – ongoing |
|---|---|
| Maximum rated tornado | EF2 tornado
|
| Tornadoes in U.S. | 13 |
| Fatalities (U.S.) | 0 |
| Fatalities (worldwide) | 0 |
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2025. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, 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, and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied with other forms of severe weather including strong thunderstorms, winds and hail.
It is believed that 2025's La Niña will influence tornado patterns.[1]
Events
[edit]United States
[edit]| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
 Approximate touchdown location of deadly tornadoes in 2025 Summary of tornadoes[2]
|
January
[edit]January 3–5 (United States)
[edit]| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
From January 3 to January 7 of 2025, a major winter storm passed over the contiguous United States. The storm system made landfall on January 3 over the West Coast of the United States[3], where it produced the first tornado of the year, a brief EF0 tornado in rural Tehama County, California, which caused no damage.[4][5] On January 4, a low pressure system organized over the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Interacting with the pre-established cold temperatures, the system's warm front was predicted to generate severe thunderstorms across Dixie Alley, prompting a warning from the National Weather Service for tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds.[6]
On January 5, a small tornado outbreak occurred as a squall line passed over Dixie Alley,[7][8] producing at least 12 tornadoes. The first tornado, which has been rated EF1, touched down in Southeast Lincoln County, Arkansas, and was the only tornado of the outbreak to occur in the state. The tornado roughed up two chicken houses and damaged the roofs on a couple of homes. Two tornadoes touched down in Louisiana, including the strongest tornado of the outbreak, a high-end EF2 tornado in Union Parish that swept away a garage. Seven tornadoes touched down in Mississippi, including a low-end EF2 tornado that toppled power lines in Noxubee County and an EF1 tornado near Pelahatchie, Mississippi that prompted a PDS warning[9] and caused an indirect injury when a train ran into a downed tree.[10] The last tornado of the outbreak was an EF1 tornado that briefly touched down in Pickens County, Alabama along the border with Mississippi.[11]
January 17 (Italy)
[edit]A Mediterranean cyclone hit Italy on January 17-18, causing torrential rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds across the country. On the island of Sicily, a multi-vortex tornado tracked between the cities of Avola and Noto; power flashes were observed and a blackout occurred in Avola. The tornado has not yet been rated. [12][13][14][15]
See also
[edit]- Tornado
- List of tornado outbreaks
- List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
- List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of 21st-century Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks in Asia
- List of Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
- Tornado intensity
References
[edit]- ^ Hernandez, Marco (December 18, 2024). "2024 Was the Most Intense Year for Tornadoes in a Decade". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "NWS Weather Prediction Center". Twitter/X. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Parker, Jordan; Edwards, Anthony (January 3, 2025). "Tornado spotted in Northern California, officials warn public to take shelter". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "January 3rd, 2025 Tornado Event". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Sacramento, California: National Weather Service. January 4, 2025. Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "WPC's Short Range Public Discussion". www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "US Doppler Radar 2025/01/05".
- ^ Special Weather Briefing for the NWS Jackson, MS Forecast Area - January 5, 2025 (PDF) (Report). January 5, 2025.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tornado Warning Issued by NWS Jackson MS".
- ^ Ballou, Howard (January 5, 2025). "Train crashes into tree in Rankin County". WLBT-3.
- ^ Various National Weather Service offices (2025). "Damage Assessment Toolkit" (Interactive map and database). DAT. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- ^ "Allerta meteo, le scuole chiuse domani in Campania: allarme anche in Calabria e Sicilia. L'elenco" (in Italian). Il Mattino.
- ^ "Tornado caused damage somewhere in the Noto area of Sicily". January 17, 2025.
- ^ "5 minutes ago, Storms and floods suddenly hit Italy! All of Sicily under storm pressure". January 18, 2025.
- ^ "Severe Weather Forces School Closures in Sicily". CDE News.