Outline of tornadoes

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to tornadoes:

General information

• Tornado
• Groups of tornadoes
  • Tornado family
  • Tornado outbreak
    • Tornado outbreak sequence
• Tornadogenesis, the term for the formation of tornadoes
  • Supercell
  • Funnel cloud
• Types of tornadoes
  • Multiple-vortex tornado
  • Satellite tornado
  • Waterspout
  • Landspout
  • Similar circulations which are by definition, not tornadoes
    • Gustnado
    • Dust devil
    • Fire whirl
    • Steam whirl
• Tornado climatology
• Tornado records
• Tornado preparedness
• Tornado myths

Tornado ratings

• Tornado intensity
  • Fujita scale (F scale)
  • Enhanced Fujita scale (EF scale)
  • International Fujita scale (IF scale)
  • TORRO scale
• List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes
• List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes
  • List of F4 tornadoes (1950–1959)
  • List of F4 tornadoes (1960–1969)
  • List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2000–2009)
  • List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019)
  • List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes (2020–present)

Tornadoes and tornado outbreaks by continent

• List of African tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks in Asia
• List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• List of Oceania tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
  • List of Australia tornadoes
  • List of New Zealand tornadoes
• List of South America tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

Tornadoes and tornado outbreaks in chronological order

• Tornadoes of 1945
  • Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945
  • Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945
• Tornadoes of 1946
  • List of United States tornadoes in 1946
    • Tornado outbreak of January 4–6, 1946
    • Tornado outbreak of May 23–24, 1946
    • 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh tornado
• Tornadoes of 1947
  • 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak
• Tornadoes of 1948
  • 1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes
• Tornadoes of 1949
  • Tornado outbreak of January 3, 1949
  • Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 1, 1949

1950s

• Tornadoes of 1950
  • List of United States tornadoes in 1950
    • Tornado outbreak of February 11–13, 1950
    • Tornado outbreak of March 26–27, 1950
    • Tornado outbreak of April 28–29, 1950
• Tornadoes of 1951
  • List of United States tornadoes in 1951
    • Tornado outbreak of June 19, 1951
    • Tornado outbreak sequence of June 25–27, 1951
    • Great Lakes tornadoes of September 26, 1951
• Tornadoes of 1952
  • • Tornado outbreak of February 13, 1952
    • Tornado outbreak of Leap Day 1952
    • Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952
    • Tornado outbreak of May 21–24, 1952
    • Tornado outbreak of June 23–24, 1952
• Tornadoes of 1953
  • List of United States tornadoes in 1953
    • Tornado outbreak of March 12–15, 1953
    • Tornado outbreak sequence of April 28 – May 2, 1953
    • 1953 Sarnia tornado outbreak
      • 1953 Sarnia tornado
    • Tornado outbreak of May 29, 1953
    • Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence
      • 1953 Flint–Beecher tornado
      • 1953 Worcester tornado
    • Tornado outbreak of June 27, 1953
    • Tornado outbreak sequence of December 1–6, 1953
      • 1953 Vicksburg tornado
• Tornadoes of 1954
• Tornadoes of 1955
• Tornadoes of 1956
• Tornadoes of 1957
• Tornadoes of 1958
• Tornadoes of 1959

1960s

• Tornadoes of 1960
• Tornadoes of 1961
• Tornadoes of 1962
• Tornadoes of 1963
• Tornadoes of 1964
• Tornadoes of 1965
• Tornadoes of 1966
• Tornadoes of 1967
• Tornadoes of 1968
• Tornadoes of 1969

1970s

• Tornadoes of 1970
• Tornadoes of 1971
• Tornadoes of 1972
• Tornadoes of 1973
• Tornadoes of 1974
• Tornadoes of 1975
• Tornadoes of 1976
• Tornadoes of 1977
• Tornadoes of 1978
• Tornadoes of 1979

1980s

• Tornadoes of 1980
• Tornadoes of 1981
• Tornadoes of 1982
• Tornadoes of 1983
• Tornadoes of 1984
• Tornadoes of 1985
• Tornadoes of 1986
• Tornadoes of 1987
• Tornadoes of 1988
• Tornadoes of 1989

1990s

• Tornadoes of 1990
• Tornadoes of 1991
• Tornadoes of 1992
• Tornadoes of 1993
• Tornadoes of 1994
• Tornadoes of 1995
• Tornadoes of 1996
• Tornadoes of 1997
• Tornadoes of 1998
• Tornadoes of 1999

2000s

• Tornadoes of 2000
• Tornadoes of 2001
• Tornadoes of 2002
• Tornadoes of 2003
• Tornadoes of 2004
• Tornadoes of 2005
• Tornadoes of 2006
• Tornadoes of 2007
• Tornadoes of 2008
• Tornadoes of 2009

2010s

• Tornadoes of 2010
• Tornadoes of 2011
• Tornadoes of 2012
• Tornadoes of 2013
• Tornadoes of 2014
• Tornadoes of 2015
• Tornadoes of 2016
• Tornadoes of 2017
• Tornadoes of 2018
• Tornadoes of 2019

2020s

• Tornadoes of 2020
  • List of United States tornadoes in 2020
    • List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2020
      • Tornado outbreak of January 10–11, 2020
      • Tornado outbreak of February 5–7, 2020
      • 2020 Nashville tornado outbreak
        • 2020 Cookeville tornado
    • List of United States tornadoes in April 2020
      • 2020 Easter tornado outbreak
        • List of tornadoes in the 2020 Easter tornado outbreak
      • Tornado outbreak of April 21–23, 2020
    • List of United States tornadoes from May to July 2020
      • 2020 Ashby–Dalton tornado
    • List of United States tornadoes from August to September 2020
      • Hurricane Isaias tornado outbreak
      • August 2020 Midwest derecho
      • Loyalton Fire fire tornadoes
    • List of United States tornadoes from October to December 2020
      • Tornado outbreak of December 16, 2020

• Tornadoes of 2021
  • List of European tornadoes in 2021
    • 2021 South Moravia tornado
    • European tornado outbreak of August 2, 2021
  • List of United States tornadoes in 2021
    • List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2021
      • Tornado outbreak of February 15, 2021
      • Tornado outbreak of March 13, 2021
      • Tornado outbreak of March 16–18, 2021
      • Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021
    • List of United States tornadoes from April to June 2021
      • Tornado outbreak of May 2–4, 2021
    • List of United States tornadoes from July to September 2021
      • Tornado outbreak of July 28–29, 2021
      • Tropical Storm Fred tornado outbreak
      • Hurricane Ida tornado outbreak
    • List of United States tornadoes from October to November 2021
    • List of United States tornadoes in December 2021
      • Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021
        • List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021
          • 2021 Tri-State tornado
          • 2021 Western Kentucky tornado
      • December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak

• Tornadoes of 2022
  • List of European tornadoes in 2022
    • Storm Dudley tornado outbreak
    • 2022 Russia–Ukraine tornado outbreak
    • October 2022 European tornado outbreak
  • List of United States tornadoes in 2022
    • List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of January 16, 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of February 3, 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2022
        • 2022 Winterset tornado
      • Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of March 29–31, 2022
    • List of United States tornadoes in April 2022
      • Tornado outbreak sequence of April 4–7, 2022
        • 2022 Pembroke–Black Creek tornado
      • April 2022 North American storm complex
      • Tornado outbreak of April 29–30, 2022
    • List of United States tornadoes from May to June 2022
      • May 2022 Midwest derecho
    • List of United States tornadoes from July to October 2022
      • Hurricane Ian tornado outbreak
    • List of United States tornadoes from November to December 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of November 29–30, 2022
      • Tornado outbreak of December 12–15, 2022

• Tornadoes of 2023
  • List of European tornadoes in 2023
    • Storm Ciarán tornado outbreak
  • List of United States tornadoes in 2023
    • List of United States tornadoes from January to February 2023
      • Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023
      • 2023 Pasadena–Deer Park tornado
      • February 2023 North American storm complex
    • List of United States tornadoes in March 2023
      • Early-March 2023 North American storm complex
      • Tornado outbreak of March 24–27, 2023
        • 2023 Rolling Fork–Silver City tornado
        • 2023 New Wren–Amory tornado
      • Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023
        • List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023
          • 2023 Wynne–Parkin tornado
    • List of United States tornadoes from April to May 2023
    • List of United States tornadoes in June 2023
      • Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023
      • Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–26, 2023
    • List of United States tornadoes from July to August 2023
      • Tornado outbreak sequence of August 4–8, 2023
    • List of United States tornadoes from September to December 2023
      • December 2023 Tennessee tornado outbreak

• Tornadoes of 2024
  • List of European tornadoes in 2024
  • List of United States tornadoes in 2024
    • List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2024
      • January 8–10, 2024 North American storm complex
      • Tornado outbreak of March 13–15, 2024
    • List of United States tornadoes in April 2024
      • Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024
      • Tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024
        • List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024
          • 2024 Elkhorn–Blair tornado
    • List of United States tornadoes in May 2024
      • Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
        • List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
      • 2024 Houston derecho
      • Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024
        • List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024
          • 2024 Greenfield tornado
    • List of United States tornadoes from June to July 2024
      • Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak
      • Severe weather sequence of July 13–16, 2024
    • List of United States tornadoes from August to September 2024

Research on tornadoes

• History of tornado research
  • Research on tornadoes in 2024
  • VORTEX projects
  • SRV Dominator
  • TWISTEX
  • Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV)
  • TOtable Tornado Observatory (TOTO)

Radars

• NEXRAD (WSR-88D), the U.S. Government’s network of 159 Doppler radars
• Joint Polarization Experiment
• NSSL Doppler
• CSU-CHILL
• Advanced Technology Demonstrator
• OU-PRIME
• ARMOR Doppler Weather Radar
• Aggie Doppler Radar
• Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR)
• WSR-1
• WSR-57
• WSR-74
• Mobile radars
  • Doppler on Wheels
  • RaXPol
  • SMART-R
  • Mobile radar observation of tornadoes

In films, media, and entertainment

• Cultural significance of tornadoes

Films

• The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
• Twister (1989 film), a comedy film starring Suzy Amis and Crispin Glover
• Night of the Twisters (1996 film)
• Tornado! (1996 film) (1996)
• Twister (1996 film), a disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
• Atomic Twister (2001 film)
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004 film)
• Category 7: The End of the World (2005 film)
• Tornado Glory (2006 film)
• NYC: Tornado Terror (2008 film)
• Into the Storm (2014 film)
• Twisters (2024 film), the 2024 sequel to the 1996 film starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell