Tornadoes of 2010
Clockwise from top: Radar imagery of an EF4 tornado hitting Yazoo City, Mississippi on April 24; A destroyed brick building following the EF4 Yazoo City tornado; A fallen tree in Flushing, New York after an EF1 tornado on September 16; EF2 damage to a home in Bellemont, Arizona after a tornado on October 6; Damage in Cincinnati, Arkansas following an EF3 tornado on December 31. | |
| Timespan | January 19 – December 31, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Maximum rated tornado | EF4 tornado
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| Tornadoes in U.S. | 1,266 |
| Damage (U.S.) | $1.07 billion (2010 US$) |
| Fatalities (U.S.) | 45 |
| Fatalities (worldwide) | 107 |
This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2010. The majority of tornadoes form in the U.S., but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. A lesser number occur outside the U.S., most notably in parts of neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season, but are also known in South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
There were 1,266 tornadoes confirmed in the United States in 2010, with 45 confirmed fatalities. Elsewhere in the world, 62 people were killed in tornadoes: 51 in China, six in Argentina, three in the Bahamas and one each in Bangladesh and Germany. The year was near average for tornadoes despite an extremely quiet early spring period, however such changed after a huge upswing starting in late April and a busy late spring and summer period. The autumn months were slightly above average.