2019 Havana tornado

2019 Havana tornado
The tornado seen from a security camera
Meteorological history
Formed27 January 2019 20:20 (CST)
Dissipated27 January 2019, 20:46 (CST)
Duration26 minutes
EF4 tornado
on the Enhanced Fujita scale
Highest winds~185 mph (298 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities8
Injuries190+
Areas affectedHavana, Cuba

Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2019

During the evening hours of January 27, 2019, at 20:20 CST, an unusually violent and destructive tornado ripped through the Cuban capital Havana. The EF4 tornado toppled trees and utility poles, destroyed cars and sent debris flying as it passed through the city. According to the Cuban Institute of Meteorology, the tornado was produced by a cold front that struck the nation's north coast, but "there were no indications of the anticipated existence of any cloud that fulfilled the characteristics of a classic supercell, nor a minisupercell, and that would explain the development of the intense tornado". At least eight people died and more than 190 were injured.