Tornadoes of 2025
| Timespan | January 1 – ongoing |
|---|---|
| Maximum rated tornado | EF2 tornado
|
| Tornadoes in U.S. | 12 |
| 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 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
- Note: One tornado has been officially confirmed but is yet to receive a rating.
 Approximate touchdown location of deadly tornadoes in 2025 Summary of tornadoes[2]
|
January
[edit]January 5 (United States)
[edit]| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A small tornado outbreak occurred as a squall line passed over Dixie Alley on the afternoon and evening of January 5,[3][4] producing at least eleven tornadoes. The first tornado, which has not yet been rated, touched down in Southeast Lincoln County, Arkansas and was the only tornado of the outbreak to occur in the state. Two tornadoes touched down in Louisiana, including the strongest tornado of the outbreak, a high-end EF2 in Union Parish that swept away a garage. Seven tornadoes touched down in Mississippi, including a low-end EF2 that toppled powerlines in Noxubee County and an EF1 near Pelahatchie, Mississippi that prompted a PDS warning[5] and caused an indirect injury when a train ran into a downed tree.[6] The last tornado of the outbreak was an EF1 that briefly touched down in Pickens County, Alabama along the border with Mississippi.[7]
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.
- ^ "US Doppler Radar 2025/01/05".
- ^ Special Weather Briefing for the NWS Jackson, MS Forecast Area - January 5, 2025 (PDF) (Report). January 5, 2025.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ ^^, ^^. "Damage Assessment Toolkit". Damage Assessment Toolkit. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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