Tornadoes of 2019
Clockwise from top: CCTV photo of a nighttime EF4 tornado that moved through Dayton, Ohio on May 27; EF4 damage done to an apartment complex near Dayton; EF4 damage done to a well-anchored home near Beauregard, Alabama following a tornado on March 3; Animation of tornadoes and tornado warnings during the Tornado outbreak of April 13-15; A violent EF4 stovepipe tornado in Havana, Cuba on January 27; Path of damage caused by an EF3 tornado in Dallas, Texas on October 20. | |
| Timespan | January 4 – December 30 |
|---|---|
| Maximum rated tornado | EF4 tornado
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| Tornadoes in U.S. | 1,529 |
| Damage (U.S.) | >$2.8 billion |
| Fatalities (U.S.) | 42 |
| Fatalities (worldwide) | 101 |
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2019. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but 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, Argentina, and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied by other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail.
There were 1,676 preliminary filtered reported tornadoes and 1,529 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in 2019. This made 2019 the fifth most active season on record, behind 2008, 2011, 2024, and 2004. Worldwide, 101 tornado-related deaths were confirmed; 42 in the United States, 28 in Nepal, 14 in China, eight in Cuba, two each in South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia, and one each in Chile, Italy, and Japan.