List of Asian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

Parent article: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Asia, including the Arabian Peninsula.

Bangladesh

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Magura-Narail Districts, Bangladesh tornado	11 April 1964	Khulna Division, East Pakistan	–	>500 fatalities	A tornado destroyed several villages. Bodies were thrown into trees and cooking utensils were embedded into tree trunks.	[1][2]
Bangladesh tornadoes of April 1969	14 April 1969	East Pakistan	≥2	923 fatalities	Two or three tornadoes touched down. One tornado went through the suburbs of Dhaka, killing 660 people. A second tornado touched down in Comilla, killing 263 people. The bodies of victims were mutilated, and a boy was thrown 400 metres (1,300 ft) into a pond.	[1][3]
Dhaka District, Bangladesh tornado	17 April 1973	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	≥1	681 fatalities	A tornado event struck Manikganj District of Dhaka. Two funnels reportedly merged then moved along a zig-zag path. Almost all houses in Balurchar village were completely leveled, as well as eight villages along the Kaliganga River. A boat was thrown 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)	[1][3]
Madaripur-Shibchar, Bangladesh tornado	1 April 1977	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	1	500 fatalities	Villages were completely devastated, and many villagers were struck by corrugated iron sheets. 43 bodies were thrown into a river.	[1]
Daulatpur–Saturia tornado	26 April 1989	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	1	>1,300 fatalities, 12,000 injuries	1.5 miles wide, deadliest tornado in world history. Estimated as an F3-F4 tornado.	[1]
Jamalpur-Tangail Districts, Bangladesh tornado	13 May 1996	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	–	600 fatalities, 37,248 injuries	80 villages were flattened, with numerous wood and tin homes demolished. A boarding school collapsed and several large buildings, including a movie house, were destroyed.	[1]
Savar and Gazipur Districts, Bangladesh tornadedo	19 September 2000	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	2	2 fatalities, 5+ injuries	A tornado moved through 5 villages, destroying 500 homes, many of which were built from bamboo and tin. Another tornado struck an industrial area, collapsing 3 factories. Many others sustained light injuries.	[2]
Brahmanbaria District Tornado	4 May 2003	Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh	1+	20+ Fatalities	At least 20 people were killed by a tornado in several remote villages in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh.[4]
Bangladesh tornado	17 July 2005	Gaibandha and Rangpur districts, Bangladesh		31 fatalities, 900 injuries	Huts were blown away and 700 mud and straw houses flattened among other damages.	[5]
Bangladesh tornado	27 July 2005	20 villages in Mymensingh and Netrokona districts, Bangladesh	1	66 fatalities, 2,000 injuries	Entire villages were destroyed. Numerous people were hit by tin roofing or injured by other flying objects.	[6]
Bangladesh tornado	17 August 2005	Almost 20 farming villages in Netrokona and Mymensingh Districts, Bangladesh		48 fatalities, 700+ injuries	36 people were killed in Netrokona, 12 others died in Mymensingh. Thousands of flimsy huts were blown away. Exact number of injuries unknown.	[7]
Bangladesh tornadoes	11–15 October 2007	Jamalpur, Sunamganj, Barisal, Gopalganj and Bhola Districts, Bangladesh	5	7 fatalities	Two outbreaks of severe storms occurred. On October 11, two tornadoes hit Sunamganj and Jamalpur District. On October 15, three waterspout tornadoes embedded in severe storms moved ashore. Over 500 houses were destroyed, over 3,000 people were left homeless.	[8]
2013 Brahmanbaria tornado	22 March 2013	Dhaka, Bangladesh		20 fatalities, 300+ injuries	More than 500 homes damaged, including a jail which partially collapses, killing a guard. Trees and power pylons were toppled.	[9]

China

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Shanghai, China tornado outbreak	24 September 1956	Shanghai	3	68 fatalities, 842 injuries	Three tornadoes hit Shanghai, one of which was estimated at 100 metres (330 ft) wide. Numerous residential buildings were demolished, a 60-ton crane was toppled, and a 10-ton empty oil tank was thrown 120 metres (390 ft), wounding 5 people who were hiding inside. Elsewhere, 37 people were killed and 150 injured at the Shanghai Polytechnic University, where buildings were collapsed, including a 4-story building which was "cut in half" by the tornado.	[10][11]
Hubei, China tornado	22 April 1958	Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China	–	133 fatalities	Tornado rated at least F3 on the Fujita scale.	[12]
Shandong, China tornado	5 July 1958	Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, China	–	63 fatalities		[12]
Hubei, China tornado	31 July 1964	Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China	–	82 fatalities		[12]
Jiangsu, China tornado	3 March 1966	Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China	–	74–87 fatalities	Tornado moved northeast and was over 1 kilometer wide. 30 river vessels were left missing, and thousands of buildings were damaged. Tornado rated around F4 on the Fujita scale.	[12][10]
Bazhou–Tianjin, China tornadoes	28–29 August 1969	Bazhou, Hebei Province, China–Tianjin	2	146 fatalities, >1,610 injuries	On 28 August, a tornado moved from the Hongqiao District to the Nankai District of Tianjin. Six boats were overturned and sank. On the following day, a tornado touched down near Chuhegang Village before moving into Tianjin, dissipating near the Finance and Economics School. The second tornado was much more intense - along the path, trees were uprooted, chimney stacks were toppled, and concrete factories were severely damaged or leveled. The auditorium of the Finance and Economics School was also destroyed. The two tornadoes killed 146 people, of which 52 died in Tianjin and 94 in Chu Hegang Village. Second tornado was rated a high-end F4 (an low-end F5 intensity is plausible) on the Fujita scale.	[12][10][13]
Hubei, China tornado outbreak	16 April 1977	Hubei Province, China	≥3	118 fatalities, 1,100+ injuries	Three tornadoes touched down in Hubei Province. Xiaogan, Huangpi, and Huanggang counties were affected. Concrete buildings were destroyed by the tornadoes and numerous trees were uprooted. In Huanggang County, the auditorium of Zongluzui High School was destroyed during a movie viewing, killing 86 people and injuring hundreds. The Huanggang County tornado alone killed 103 people, and was rated at least F3 on the Fujita scale.	[12][11]
Shaanxi, China tornado	14 April 1978	Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China	1	84 fatalities, 334 injuries	A 15-minute, 300 metres (980 ft) wide tornado destroyed 90% of houses in Zhoucheng village. The tornado path was about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long. 945 houses were destroyed, and more than 6,000 trees were damaged.	[12][14]
Hunan, China tornado	17 April 1979	Changde, Hunan Province, China	–	59 fatalities		[12]
Hunan, China tornado	27 April 1983	Xiangyin County, Miluo City and Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China	1	81 fatalities, 970 injuries	A large tornado affected several counties. The tornado collapsed 2,600 homes, while more than 300,000 trees were "destroyed". Two school pupils died after being thrown over 300 metres (980 ft). Fish and shrimp were deposited in nearby mountains by the tornado.	[12][11][10]
Shanghai, China tornadoes	11 July 1986	Shanghai	-	25–31 fatalities, hundreds of injuries	Several tornadoes, described as being similar in strength to the ones in 1956, affected Shanghai. The tornadoes destroyed 4,800 buildings, 11 schools and 14 factories.	[10][15]
Heilongjiang, China tornado outbreak	31 July 1987	Heilongjiang Province, China	6+	16 fatalities, 442 injuries	A tornado outbreak affected Heilongjiang Province. Fourteen counties and cities were affected. Six F4 tornadoes occurred across Hailun.	[10][16]
Guangdong Province, China tornado	19 April 1995	Guangdong Province, China	–	7 fatalities		[17]
Hong Kong Airport Tornado	20 May 2003	Hong Kong	1	None	A weak tornado struck Hong Kong International Airport.[18]
South China tornado	20 April 2003	Tiaofeng Town of Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China		29 injuries	Unclear how many houses destroyed since more houses are listed as destroyed than affected ("affected 423 homes and destroyed 793 houses"), and if that many houses were actually destroyed, the deaths and injuries may have been under-reported.	[19]
Hong Kong Airport Tornado	20 May 2003	Hong Kong	1	None	A weak tornado struck Hong Kong International Airport.[18]
Hong Kong Airport Tornado	6 September 2004	Hong Kong	1	None	An anticyclonic tornado briefly touched down at the Hong Kong International Airport.	[20]
Guangdong, China tornado	11 May 2005	Huilai County and Lufeng, Guangdong Province, China		6 fatalities, 100+ injuries	204 houses destroyed, 28,310 people affected, 31 million yuan in economic losses	[21]
Jiangsu, China tornado	14 June 2005	Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province, China		7 fatalities, 223+ injuries	"Several hundred were injured", 194,487 houses destroyed, 825,000 people affected, 1.2 billion yuan in economic losses	[22]
Hunan, China tornado	27 July 2005	Hengyang and Hengnan counties, Hunan Province, China		7 fatalities, 207 injuries	2,430 houses destroyed, 700 families homeless, some injuries caused by chemical leaks associated with the storm	[23]
Anhui, China tornado	30 July 2005	Anhui Province, China		15 fatalities, 46 injuries	42.1 million yuan in economic losses	[24]
Nanyang, Henan, China tornado	3 August 2005	20 townships, Nanyang city, Henan Province, China		2 fatalities, 35 injuries	15,000 trees uprooted, 136 million yuan in economic losses	[25]
Guangdong, China tornado	11–15 August 2005	Qishi Township and 384 villages in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China		3 fatalities, 195 injuries	20 people missing- unknown if found from news accounts	[26][27]
Shanghai, China tornado	13 August 2005	Dongjie Village of Huangdu Town, Jiading, Qingpu and Baoshan districts, Shanghai, China		9 injuries	Caused power outage for 3,760 families and 124 businesses. Tornado also knocked down five high-voltage power lines, causing more widespread power outages.	[28]
Guangdong, China tornado	8 September 2005	17 villages in Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province, China		None	No casualties, injuries unknown, 10,000 people affected, 480 houses destroyed, 12.8 million yuan in economic losses.	[29]
Hainan, China tornado	27 September 2005	Lingao County, Hainan Province, China		6 fatalities, 15 injuries	6 houses destroyed, 70 others damaged	[30]
Jiangsu, China tornado	29 November 2005	Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China		6 fatalities, 52 injuries		[31]
Anhui, China tornado	6 December 2005	Wuwei County, Anhui Province, China		16 fatalities, 162 injuries	715 houses destroyed, 24 million yuan in economic losses	[32]
Guangdong, China tornado	1 March 2006	Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China		9 injuries	510 houses destroyed.	[33]
Shanghai, China tornado	13 March 2006	Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China		34 injuries		[34]
Shenzhen, China tornado	27 March 2006	Longgang and Pingshan districts, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China		5 fatalities, 12 injuries		[35]
Anhui, China tornado	29 June 2006	Sixian County, Anhui Province China		3 fatalities, 46 injuries	Deaths from the collapse of a school roof on students.	[36][37]
Southeast China tornado	3 July 2007	Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province and Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China		14 fatalities, 151 injuries		[38][39]
Zhejiang, China tornado	18 August 2007	Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China		11 fatalities, 62 injuries	156 houses destroyed.	[40][41]
Heilongjiang, China tornado	25 May 2008	Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province, China		1 fatality, 36 injuries	F2 tornado and hailstorm hit 7 towns. 433 houses damaged.	[42]
Guangdong, China tornado	6 June 2008	Wuchuan, Guangdong, China		20 injuries		[43]
Anhui, China tornado	20 June 2008	Lingbi County, Anhui Province, China		1 fatality, 49 injuries	650 houses destroyed and 960 damaged, 950 people relocated.	[44][45]
East China Sea tornado	5 July 2008	East China Sea, China		3 fatalities	Fishing boat capsized, 4 people still missing	[46][47]
Jiangsu, China tornado	30 July 2008	Linze Town, Jiangsu Province, China		4 fatalities, 90+ injuries	Associated with Tropical Storm Fung-wong, 751,600 people were evacuated in advance	[48]
Chongqing, China tornado	6 May 2010	Dianjiang and Liangping counties, Chongqing Municipality, China		39 fatalities, 200 injuries		[49][50]
Heilongjiang, China tornado	15 May 2010	Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, China		7 fatalities, 98 injuries		[51]
Jiangxi, China tornado	20 July 2010	Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, China		Unknown	Unknown mortality and damages from news article found.	[52]
Guangdong, China tornado	2 May 2011	Dabu Town of Ruyuan Yao Nationality Autonomous County, Guangdong Province China		None	1 house destroyed, 53 damaged, injuries unknown.	[53]
Hunan, China tornado	9 May 2012	Lianyuan, Hunan Province, China		4 fatalities, 30 injuries	5,000 people in the area forced to relocate, up to 1,000 collapsed houses.	[54]
Jiangxi, China tornado	17–22 July 2012	Yunsyu County, Jiangxi Province and Anhui Province, China		1 fatality, numerous injuries	Total loss of life and property unclear from the news report. Number of wounded unclear from article. 580,000 people affected by severe weather.	[55]
Guangxi, China tornado	17 April 2013	Qixing District, Guilin and Rong'an County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China		8 injuries		[56]
Hunan, China tornado	20 March 2013	Dao County, Hunan Province, China		3 fatalities, 52 injuries		[57][58]
Guangdong, China tornado	21 March 2013	Fujian Province and Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China		24 fatalities, 148 injuries	Capsized a river ferry, killing 11; 215,000 people in the area forced to relocate because of severe weather.	[59]
Jiangsu & Anhui, China tornado	7 July 2013	Yuhu Village, Gaoyou City and Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province, and Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China		49 injuries	500 houses damaged, some rows of houses completely leveled to foundations.	[60][61]
Foshan City, China tornado	4 October 2015	Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China		3 fatalities, 80 injuries	Associated with Typhoon Mujigae.	[62][63]
Jiangxi, China tornado	16 April 2016	Yichin City and Shangu Town, Jing'an County and Gao'an County, Jiangxi Province, China		None	258 houses damaged, 27 million yuan in damages.	[64]
Jiangsu tornado	23 June 2016	Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China	≥2	99 fatalities, 846 injuries	An EF4 tornado accompanied by a hailstorm killed at least 98 people and injured 846 others. The same supercell later produced a second tornado that killed one person	[65]
Yucheng County tornado	31 March 2019	Yucheng County, China	1	2 fatalities, 20 injuries	Tornado swept through scenic area, lifting a bouncy house which killed two children. Rated EF0	[66]
Wuhan tornado outbreak	14-15 May 2021	Wuhan, China	≥13	15 fatalities, 400 injuries	At least 12 people were killed and hundreds were injured in a major tornado outbreak across the Wuhan and Jiangsu provinces of China. At least one EF3 tornado was confirmed.	[67][68]

India

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Calcutta, India tornado	8 April 1838	Calcutta, India	1	215 fatalities		[69]
Assam, India tornado	19 April 1963	Assam, India	–	139 fatalities		[70]
Ludhiana Tornado	10 March 1975	Ludhiana, India	1+	10 fatalities		[71]
New Delhi, India tornado of March 1978	17 March 1978	National Capital Region, India	–	28 fatalities, 700 injuries		[72]
Odisha, India tornado	10 April 1978	Odisha, India	–	150 fatalities		[70][72]
West Bengal, India tornado	9 April 1993	West Bengal, India	–	145 fatalities		[70]
West Bengal–Odisha, India tornado	24 March 1998	West Bengal and Odisha, India		160 fatalities, 2,000 injuries		[70]
South India tornado	31 March 2009	Odisha, India		20 fatalities, 150 injuries	300 homes, 11 villages destroyed.	[73]
Jharkhand, India tornado	26 August 2013	Ranchi, Jharkhand, India	–	None	A tornado reported at the outskirts of the city Ranchi. It caused severe damage to the Ranchi Airport.	[74]
West Bengal tornadoes	25 May 2021	Hooghly  – North 24 Parganas, West Bengal	2	2 fatalities, 5 injuries	Rare tornado in West Bengal, damaged 80 houses. Two people died after being electrocuted. The incident happened before the landfall of Cyclone Yaas.	[75][76]
Jalpaiguri tornado	31 March 2024	Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal	1	4	Sudden Tornado occurred near Mainaguri of Jalpaiguri District. In 10 minutes it devastated a whole village. More than 100 people were injured.

Indonesia

Main article: List of Indonesia tornadoes

Japan

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Miyazaki tornado	26 September 1881	Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan	≥1	16 fatalities	Deadliest Japanese tornado; destroyed Miyazaki Elementary School	[77]
Yodobashi Town tornado	23 September 1903	Yodobashi Town, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan	≥1	10 fatalities, 14 injuries	Struck an elementary school in Toyotoma County	[77]
Toyohashi City tornado	28 November 1941	Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan	≥1	12 fatalities, 177 injuries	347 houses completely destroyed or heavily damaged	[77]
Tomiye City tornado	10 November 1957	Tomiye City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan	≥1	6 fatalities, 8 injuries		[77]
Azuma village tornado	2 July 1962	Aruma village, Chiba Prefecture, Japan	≥1	2 fatalities		[77]
Hamamatsu tornado	26 August 1962	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	≥1	None	168 houses severely damaged	[77]
1964 Tokyo tornado	24 May 1964	Southwestern Tokyo, Japan	–	None	480 houses damaged	[78]
Ooami-Shirasato town tornado	28 October 1967	Ooami-Shirasato town, Chiba Prefecture, Japan	-	2 fatalities, 2 injuries		[77]
Sashima town tornado	23 August 1969	Sashima town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan	≥1	2 fatalities, 107 injuries		[77]
1978 Tokyo tornado	28 February 1978	Japan	≥1	36 injuries	Longest path length Japanese tornado at 41.2 km (25.6 mi) Damaged 289 homes and derailed a train	[77][79]
Hachirohgata village tornado	11 January 1987	Hachirohgata village, Akita Prefecture, Japan	≥1	None	Longest duration Japanese tornado at 41 minutes	[77]
Mobara tornado	11 December 1990	Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan		1 death, 78 injuries (Ted Fujita lists 60 injuries)	Violent tornado damaged 1000 homes, 82 completely destroyed. Officially rated as F3 but rated as F4 by Fujita-based from one home that was lofted from its foundation and some contextuals	[80][81]
Toyohashi City tornadoes	24 September 1999	Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan	4	262 injuries	F3 tornado	[82]
Nobeoka, Miyazaki tornado	18 September 2006	Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū), Japan	–	3 fatalities, 100 injuries	2nd deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history	[83]
2006 Saroma tornado	7 November 2006	Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan		9 fatalities, 26 injuries	F3 tornado. Deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history	[84]
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture tornado	6 May 2012	Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan	-	1 fatality, 52 injuries	Japan's worst tornado since November 2006; 890 houses were damaged. Rated F3.	[85]
Sanba (Karen)	18 September 2012	Japan	Several	None		[86]
Saitama Prefecture tornado	2 September 2013	Saitama Prefecture, Japan	-	63 injuries	F2 tornado	[87][88][89]
Tropical Storm Toraji	4 September 2013	Japan	3	None	Strongest reported tornado at F1 intensity.	[88][90]
Typhoon Man-yi	15–16 September 2013	Japan	10	10 injuries	Ten F0 and F1 tornadoes touched down, damaging over 900 homes.	[90][91]
Typhoon Hagibis	12 October 2019	Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture	1	1 fatality, 5 injuries		[92]
Makinohara, Shizuoka tornado	1 May 2021	Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	1	3 injuries	F2 tornado	[93][94]
Sakai tornado	29 January 2025	Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan	1	None	Waterspout made landfall, causing minor damage. Rated F0.	[95]

Malaysia

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
2014 Peninsula Malaysia tornado outbreak	14 October – 12 November 2014	Malaysia	5	None	Strongest reported tornado was at F2 intensity.	[96][97]
Bukit Kayu Hitam Tornado	January 26, 2022	Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, Malaysia	1	None	A tornado passed through Bukit Kayu Hitam and caused minor damage.	[98]

Maldives

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Hithadhoo tornado	17 May 2017	Hithadhoo, Addu City	-	0 fatalities, 0 injuries	A tornado struck the Hithadhoo district of Addu City, damaging 12 homes and blowing down roads.	[99]

Mongolia

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Khashaat tornado	26 July 2014	Khashaat	-	?	Violent F4 tornado that leveled homes and destroyed vehicles.

Myanmar

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Myanmar / Burma tornado	15 May 1990	Myanmar / Burma	-	1 fatality, 28 injuries	Passenger train derailed	[100]
South Myanmar tornado	14 July 2009	South Myanmar	-	1 fatality, 6 injuries	A tornado struck small villages and rural areas of south Myanmar, destroying 30 homes in the village of Kyein Chaung Gyi.	[101]
Mandalay tornado	10 August 2009	Mandalay	-	0 fatalities, 0 injuries	A tornado destroyed homes and a school in rural areas of central Myanmar.	[101]
Hpakant tornado	6 April 2015	Hpakant	-	3 fatalities, 5 injuries	On April 6, three people were killed and five others were injured when a tornado struck two villages within Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar.	[102]
Lewe Township tornado	21 April 2023	Naypyidaw, Myanmar	-	8 fatalities, 109 injuries	On the evening of April 21 a tornado struck parts of Lewe Township, Naypyidaw. In one village alone 155 houses were destroyed. 8 people died and 109 more were injured.	[103]

Nepal

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
March 2019 southern Nepal tornado	31 March 2019	Bara District, Nepal	1	28 fatalities, 1,176 injuries	An unrated (≥EF2 estimated) tornado damaged at least 400 houses; possibly the first time Nepal was hit by a tornado. Thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged, dozens of vehicles including buses were blown over.	[104]

Pakistan

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Bhalwal, Pakistan tornado	28 March 2001	Bhalwal, Pakistan	–	3 fatalities, 100 injuries		[105]
Pakistan Tornadoes	17-18 February 2003	Pakistan	2+	7 fatalities, 185 injuries	On the 17th, a tornado killed five people and injured 35 in Gadap Town, Pakistan. More than 80 structures were destroyed, and many livestock were killed as well.[106][107] Another tornado struck the next day near Lahore in eastern Pakistan, killing two people and injuring 150. 400 homes were destroyed in four villages.[107]
2015 Pakistan tornado	26 April 2015	Northwestern Pakistan	1+	45 fatalities, 162 injuries	A storm, initially described as a "mini cyclone," later determined to be a tornado, struck the Valley of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 45 people and injuring at least 162.	[108][109]

The Philippines

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Macabebe — Masantol, Philippines tornado	13 June 1968	Macabebe & Masantol, Pampanga, Philippines	1	12 fatalities, 30 injuries	Tornado formed shortly before midnight and moved through villages south of Clark Air Base. 8 people died at Macabebe and 4 died at Masantol.	[110]
Malita tornado	3 June 1989	Malita, Davao del Sur, Philippines	1	11 fatalities, 4+ injuries	Tornado uprooted trees and crops along its path. 150 homes and 2 bridges were destroyed. The tornado was accompanied by flash flooding.	[111][112]
Dipolog tornado	14 June 1990	Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines	1	30 fatalities, 50 injuries	A tornado moved ashore in Dipolog, leveling 59 homes constructed from coconut leaves. People and animals were carried to the sea.	[113][114]
Southern Philippines tornado	2 July 1994	near Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Southern Philippines	1	2 fatalities	Four riverside villages were "devastated". 11 people were left missing.	[115]
San Fernando, Philippines tornado	16 October 1994	San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines	1	3 fatalities	A tornado struck an evacuation center filled with people displaced by mudflows from Mount Pinatubo.	[115]
Datu Piang tornado	29 November 1994	Datu Piang, Maguindanao, Philippines	1	14 fatalities	Eight farming villages were impacted by a tornado and downpours. 160 houses and a school were destroyed.	[116]
Los Bańos, Laguna tornado	14 August 2008	Los Bańos, Laguna, Philippines	1	20 injuries	Several homes were damaged and lost roofs in a tornado, which lasted for around 5 minutes. Trees were uprooted.	[117]
UP Diliman, Quezon City tornado	4 June 2009	Quezon City, Philippines	1	None	A tornado demolished 12 shanties at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus.	[118]
Sariaya, Quezon tornado	14 June 2009	Sariaya, Quezon Province, Philippines	1	1 injury	Two villages were affected by a tornado. 7 houses and a school were damaged.	[118]
Nangka (Feria)	23 June 2009	Quezon Province & Eastern Samar, Philippines	2	4 fatalities, 2 injuries	Near Perez, a tornado capsized a fishing boat, killing 4 of the men aboard and injuring 2 others. Another tornado destroyed 20 homes in Can-avid. Associated with Tropical Storm Nangka.	[118][119]
Oton, Iloilo tornado	10 August 2009	Oton, Iloilo, Philippines	1	20 injuries	26 houses were damaged. 20 pupils were injured at an elementary school.	[118]
Quezon City tornado	24 June 2011	Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines	1	None	A tornado moved through seven villages. Homes had their roofs peeled off, while trees and electric posts were toppled. 30 houses damaged, injuries unknown.	[120][121]
Bebinca (Fabian)	20 June 2013	Mimaropa, Philippines.	2	None	One tornado damaged the Palawan State University, while the other damaged 2 houses.	[122]
Rumbia (Gorio)	29 June 2013	Quezon, Philippines	1	None	41 houses were damaged and a motor boat was completely destroyed.	[123]
Pikit, North Cotabato tornado	15 August 2015	Pikit, North Cotabato, Philippines	1	7 injuries	7 persons injured, 152 houses destroyed. A mosque and a school building were also destroyed.	[124]
Manila tornado	14 August 2016	Manila, Philippines	1	2 injuries	Rare tornado damaged at least 200 houses; only the second time Manila has been hit by a tornado. Approximately 2 are injured.	[125][126]
Northern Samar tornado	5 August 2019	Lavezares, Northern Samar, Philippines	1	Unknown	11 houses destroyed, injuries unknown	[127]
Cavite Tornado	19 May 2022	General Trias, Cavite, Philippines	1	Unknown	A tornado damaged 101 houses, leaving 357 individuals homeless.
Bacolor Pampanga Tornado	June 22, 2023	Bacolor Pampanga	1	3 injuries	20 Houses and 32 structures damaged as tornado hit some areas in Pampanga	[128][129]
Tropical Storm Ewiniar (Aghon)	May 24, 2024	Lavezares, Northern Samar	Unknown	Unknown	A tornado spawned in Lavezares, Northern Samar, destroying four houses and damaging eight others.

Qatar

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
December 2022 tornadoes	7 December 2022	Ras Laffan Industrial City & Al Huwaila	2	None	[130]

Saudi Arabia

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Rabigh tornado	6 January 2025	Rabigh	1	>1[citation needed]	EF1 tornado[citation needed]	[131]

Sri Lanka

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Sri Lanka tornado	12 March 2006	Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka		None	almost 500 homes destroyed, 10,000 people affected	[132]

Vietnam

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Central Vietnam tornado	23 September 1997	Central Vietnam	–	4 fatalities		[133]
Tiền Giang, Vietnam tornadoes	23 August 2000	Tiền Giang Province, Vietnam	2	1 fatality, 77 injuries		[133]
Trieu Son district, Vietnam tornado	13 June 2007	Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam		2 fatalities	Nearly 500 houses damaged	[134]
Hải Phòng province tornadoes	23 June 2011	Hải Phòng province	1+	2 fatalities, 80+ injuries	Due to close proximity with Typhoon Haima, multiple supercell were spawned ahead of the typhoon, causing at least more than 1 tornadoes. The tornado hit Thủy Nguyên district at 5:30 PM local time, causing nearly 1,000 house to be unroofed. Two people were killed, one of them was a pregnant, over a dozen other injured.	[135]
Cờ Đỏ district, Cần Thơ province tornado	30 July 2014	Cần Thơ province	1	5 injuries	An unusual tornado impacted Cờ Đỏ district at 7:00 AM local time. 160+ houses were damaged or destroyed	[136]
March outbreak	3 March - 4 March 2020	Northwest Region of Vietnam	3	5 fatalities, 17 injuries	An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck seven provinces in Vietnam. A tornado struck Ha Giang, killing 2 people. In Lao Cai, killing 2 more people. A tornado then struck the north-eastern part of the country, killing 1 person. Overall, 5 people were killed and 17 people were injured.	[137]
Vĩnh Phúc Province tornado	10 June 2020	Vĩnh Phúc Province	1	3 fatalities, 18 injuries	A large tornado caused a wood processing warehouse in Vĩnh Phúc Province of Vietnam to collapse, killing three people and injuring eighteen.	.[138]
Vĩnh Long province tornado	29 June 2023	Vĩnh Long province	1	None	A tornadic waterspout impacted Vĩnh Long province. No fatalities and injuries were reported, though many houses were severely damaged.	[139]

See also

• List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• Tornado records
• tornadic waterspout