List of Asian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

Parent article: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Asia, including the Arabian Peninsula.

Bangladesh

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Magura-Narail Districts, Bangladesh tornado	11 April 1964	Khulna Division, East Pakistan	–	>500 fatalities	A tornado destroyed several villages. Bodies were thrown into trees and cooking utensils were embedded into tree trunks.
Bangladesh tornadoes of April 1969	14 April 1969	East Pakistan	≥2	923 fatalities	Two or three tornadoes touched down. One tornado went through the suburbs of Dhaka, killing 660 people. A second tornado touched down in Comilla, killing 263 people. The bodies of victims were mutilated, and a boy was thrown 400 metres (1,300 ft) into a pond.
Dhaka District, Bangladesh tornado	17 April 1973	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	≥1	681 fatalities	A tornado event struck Manikganj District of Dhaka. Two funnels reportedly merged then moved along a zig-zag path. Almost all houses in Balurchar village were completely leveled, as well as eight villages along the Kaliganga River. A boat was thrown 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Madaripur-Shibchar, Bangladesh tornado	1 April 1977	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	1	500 fatalities	Villages were completely devastated, and many villagers were struck by corrugated iron sheets. 43 bodies were thrown into a river.
Daulatpur–Saturia tornado	26 April 1989	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	1	>1,300 fatalities, 12,000 injuries	1.5 miles wide, deadliest tornado in world history. Estimated as an F3-F4 tornado.
Jamalpur-Tangail Districts, Bangladesh tornado	13 May 1996	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	–	600 fatalities, 37,248 injuries	80 villages were flattened, with numerous wood and tin homes demolished. A boarding school collapsed and several large buildings, including a movie house, were destroyed.
Savar and Gazipur Districts, Bangladesh tornadedo	19 September 2000	Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	2	2 fatalities, 5+ injuries	A tornado moved through 5 villages, destroying 500 homes, many of which were built from bamboo and tin. Another tornado struck an industrial area, collapsing 3 factories. Many others sustained light injuries.
Brahmanbaria District Tornado	4 May 2003	Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh	1+	20+ Fatalities	At least 20 people were killed by a tornado in several remote villages in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh tornado	17 July 2005	Gaibandha and Rangpur districts, Bangladesh		31 fatalities, 900 injuries	Huts were blown away and 700 mud and straw houses flattened among other damages.
Bangladesh tornado	27 July 2005	20 villages in Mymensingh and Netrokona districts, Bangladesh	1	66 fatalities, 2,000 injuries	Entire villages were destroyed. Numerous people were hit by tin roofing or injured by other flying objects.
Bangladesh tornado	17 August 2005	Almost 20 farming villages in Netrokona and Mymensingh Districts, Bangladesh		48 fatalities, 700+ injuries	36 people were killed in Netrokona, 12 others died in Mymensingh. Thousands of flimsy huts were blown away. Exact number of injuries unknown.
Bangladesh tornadoes	11–15 October 2007	Jamalpur, Sunamganj, Barisal, Gopalganj and Bhola Districts, Bangladesh	5	7 fatalities	Two outbreaks of severe storms occurred. On October 11, two tornadoes hit Sunamganj and Jamalpur District. On October 15, three waterspout tornadoes embedded in severe storms moved ashore. Over 500 houses were destroyed, over 3,000 people were left homeless.
2013 Brahmanbaria tornado	22 March 2013	Dhaka, Bangladesh		20 fatalities, 300+ injuries	More than 500 homes damaged, including a jail which partially collapses, killing a guard. Trees and power pylons were toppled.

China

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Shanghai, China tornado outbreak	24 September 1956	Shanghai	3	68 fatalities, 842 injuries	Three tornadoes hit Shanghai, one of which was estimated at 100 metres (330 ft) wide. Numerous residential buildings were demolished, a 60-ton crane was toppled, and a 10-ton empty oil tank was thrown 120 metres (390 ft), wounding 5 people who were hiding inside. Elsewhere, 37 people were killed and 150 injured at the Shanghai Polytechnic University, where buildings were collapsed, including a 4-story building which was "cut in half" by the tornado.
Hubei, China tornado	22 April 1958	Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China	–	133 fatalities	Tornado rated at least F3 on the Fujita scale.
Shandong, China tornado	5 July 1958	Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, China	–	63 fatalities
Hubei, China tornado	31 July 1964	Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China	–	82 fatalities
Jiangsu, China tornado	3 March 1966	Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China	–	74–87 fatalities	Tornado moved northeast and was over 1 kilometer wide. 30 river vessels were left missing, and thousands of buildings were damaged. Tornado rated around F4 on the Fujita scale.
Bazhou–Tianjin, China tornadoes	28–29 August 1969	Bazhou, Hebei Province, China–Tianjin	2	146 fatalities, >1,610 injuries	On 28 August, a tornado moved from the Hongqiao District to the Nankai District of Tianjin. Six boats were overturned and sank. On the following day, a tornado touched down near Chuhegang Village before moving into Tianjin, dissipating near the Finance and Economics School. The second tornado was much more intense - along the path, trees were uprooted, chimney stacks were toppled, and concrete factories were severely damaged or leveled. The auditorium of the Finance and Economics School was also destroyed. The two tornadoes killed 146 people, of which 52 died in Tianjin and 94 in Chu Hegang Village. Second tornado was rated a high-end F4 (an low-end F5 intensity is plausible) on the Fujita scale.
Hubei, China tornado outbreak	16 April 1977	Hubei Province, China	≥3	118 fatalities, 1,100+ injuries	Three tornadoes touched down in Hubei Province. Xiaogan, Huangpi, and Huanggang counties were affected. Concrete buildings were destroyed by the tornadoes and numerous trees were uprooted. In Huanggang County, the auditorium of Zongluzui High School was destroyed during a movie viewing, killing 86 people and injuring hundreds. The Huanggang County tornado alone killed 103 people, and was rated at least F3 on the Fujita scale.
Shaanxi, China tornado	14 April 1978	Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China	1	84 fatalities, 334 injuries	A 15-minute, 300 metres (980 ft) wide tornado destroyed 90% of houses in Zhoucheng village. The tornado path was about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long. 945 houses were destroyed, and more than 6,000 trees were damaged.
Hunan, China tornado	17 April 1979	Changde, Hunan Province, China	–	59 fatalities
Hunan, China tornado	27 April 1983	Xiangyin County, Miluo City and Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China	1	81 fatalities, 970 injuries	A large tornado affected several counties. The tornado collapsed 2,600 homes, while more than 300,000 trees were "destroyed". Two school pupils died after being thrown over 300 metres (980 ft). Fish and shrimp were deposited in nearby mountains by the tornado.
Shanghai, China tornadoes	11 July 1986	Shanghai	-	25–31 fatalities, hundreds of injuries	Several tornadoes, described as being similar in strength to the ones in 1956, affected Shanghai. The tornadoes destroyed 4,800 buildings, 11 schools and 14 factories.
Heilongjiang, China tornado outbreak	31 July 1987	Heilongjiang Province, China	6+	16 fatalities, 442 injuries	A tornado outbreak affected Heilongjiang Province. Fourteen counties and cities were affected. Six F4 tornadoes occurred across Hailun.
Guangdong Province, China tornado	19 April 1995	Guangdong Province, China	–	7 fatalities
Hong Kong Airport Tornado	20 May 2003	Hong Kong	1	None	A weak tornado struck Hong Kong International Airport.
South China tornado	20 April 2003	Tiaofeng Town of Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China		29 injuries	Unclear how many houses destroyed since more houses are listed as destroyed than affected ("affected 423 homes and destroyed 793 houses"), and if that many houses were actually destroyed, the deaths and injuries may have been under-reported.
Hong Kong Airport Tornado	20 May 2003	Hong Kong	1	None	A weak tornado struck Hong Kong International Airport.
Hong Kong Airport Tornado	6 September 2004	Hong Kong	1	None	An anticyclonic tornado briefly touched down at the Hong Kong International Airport.
Guangdong, China tornado	11 May 2005	Huilai County and Lufeng, Guangdong Province, China		6 fatalities, 100+ injuries	204 houses destroyed, 28,310 people affected, 31 million yuan in economic losses
Jiangsu, China tornado	14 June 2005	Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province, China		7 fatalities, 223+ injuries	"Several hundred were injured", 194,487 houses destroyed, 825,000 people affected, 1.2 billion yuan in economic losses
Hunan, China tornado	27 July 2005	Hengyang and Hengnan counties, Hunan Province, China		7 fatalities, 207 injuries	2,430 houses destroyed, 700 families homeless, some injuries caused by chemical leaks associated with the storm
Anhui, China tornado	30 July 2005	Anhui Province, China		15 fatalities, 46 injuries	42.1 million yuan in economic losses
Nanyang, Henan, China tornado	3 August 2005	20 townships, Nanyang city, Henan Province, China		2 fatalities, 35 injuries	15,000 trees uprooted, 136 million yuan in economic losses
Guangdong, China tornado	11–15 August 2005	Qishi Township and 384 villages in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China		3 fatalities, 195 injuries	20 people missing- unknown if found from news accounts
Shanghai, China tornado	13 August 2005	Dongjie Village of Huangdu Town, Jiading, Qingpu and Baoshan districts, Shanghai, China		9 injuries	Caused power outage for 3,760 families and 124 businesses. Tornado also knocked down five high-voltage power lines, causing more widespread power outages.
Guangdong, China tornado	8 September 2005	17 villages in Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province, China		None	No casualties, injuries unknown, 10,000 people affected, 480 houses destroyed, 12.8 million yuan in economic losses.
Hainan, China tornado	27 September 2005	Lingao County, Hainan Province, China		6 fatalities, 15 injuries	6 houses destroyed, 70 others damaged
Jiangsu, China tornado	29 November 2005	Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China		6 fatalities, 52 injuries
Anhui, China tornado	6 December 2005	Wuwei County, Anhui Province, China		16 fatalities, 162 injuries	715 houses destroyed, 24 million yuan in economic losses
Guangdong, China tornado	1 March 2006	Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China		9 injuries	510 houses destroyed.
Shanghai, China tornado	13 March 2006	Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China		34 injuries
Shenzhen, China tornado	27 March 2006	Longgang and Pingshan districts, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China		5 fatalities, 12 injuries
Anhui, China tornado	29 June 2006	Sixian County, Anhui Province China		3 fatalities, 46 injuries	Deaths from the collapse of a school roof on students.
Southeast China tornado	3 July 2007	Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province and Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China		14 fatalities, 151 injuries
Zhejiang, China tornado	18 August 2007	Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China		11 fatalities, 62 injuries	156 houses destroyed.
Heilongjiang, China tornado	25 May 2008	Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province, China		1 fatality, 36 injuries	F2 tornado and hailstorm hit 7 towns. 433 houses damaged.
Guangdong, China tornado	6 June 2008	Wuchuan, Guangdong, China		20 injuries
Anhui, China tornado	20 June 2008	Lingbi County, Anhui Province, China		1 fatality, 49 injuries	650 houses destroyed and 960 damaged, 950 people relocated.
East China Sea tornado	5 July 2008	East China Sea, China		3 fatalities	Fishing boat capsized, 4 people still missing
Jiangsu, China tornado	30 July 2008	Linze Town, Jiangsu Province, China		4 fatalities, 90+ injuries	Associated with Tropical Storm Fung-wong, 751,600 people were evacuated in advance
Chongqing, China tornado	6 May 2010	Dianjiang and Liangping counties, Chongqing Municipality, China		39 fatalities, 200 injuries
Heilongjiang, China tornado	15 May 2010	Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, China		7 fatalities, 98 injuries
Jiangxi, China tornado	20 July 2010	Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, China		Unknown	Unknown mortality and damages from news article found.
Guangdong, China tornado	2 May 2011	Dabu Town of Ruyuan Yao Nationality Autonomous County, Guangdong Province China		None	1 house destroyed, 53 damaged, injuries unknown.
Hunan, China tornado	9 May 2012	Lianyuan, Hunan Province, China		4 fatalities, 30 injuries	5,000 people in the area forced to relocate, up to 1,000 collapsed houses.
Jiangxi, China tornado	17–22 July 2012	Yunsyu County, Jiangxi Province and Anhui Province, China		1 fatality, numerous injuries	Total loss of life and property unclear from the news report. Number of wounded unclear from article. 580,000 people affected by severe weather.
Guangxi, China tornado	17 April 2013	Qixing District, Guilin and Rong'an County, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China		8 injuries
Hunan, China tornado	20 March 2013	Dao County, Hunan Province, China		3 fatalities, 52 injuries
Guangdong, China tornado	21 March 2013	Fujian Province and Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China		24 fatalities, 148 injuries	Capsized a river ferry, killing 11; 215,000 people in the area forced to relocate because of severe weather.
Jiangsu & Anhui, China tornado	7 July 2013	Yuhu Village, Gaoyou City and Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province, and Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China		49 injuries	500 houses damaged, some rows of houses completely leveled to foundations.
Foshan City, China tornado	4 October 2015	Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China		3 fatalities, 80 injuries	Associated with Typhoon Mujigae.
Jiangxi, China tornado	16 April 2016	Yichin City and Shangu Town, Jing'an County and Gao'an County, Jiangxi Province, China		None	258 houses damaged, 27 million yuan in damages.
Jiangsu tornado	23 June 2016	Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China	≥2	99 fatalities, 846 injuries	An EF4 tornado accompanied by a hailstorm killed at least 98 people and injured 846 others. The same supercell later produced a second tornado that killed one person
Yucheng County tornado	31 March 2019	Yucheng County, China	1	2 fatalities, 20 injuries	Tornado swept through scenic area, lifting a bouncy house which killed two children. Rated EF0
Wuhan tornado outbreak	14-15 May 2021	Wuhan, China	≥13	15 fatalities, 400 injuries	At least 12 people were killed and hundreds were injured in a major tornado outbreak across the Wuhan and Jiangsu provinces of China. At least one EF3 tornado was confirmed.

India

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Calcutta, India tornado	8 April 1838	Calcutta, India	1	215 fatalities
Assam, India tornado	19 April 1963	Assam, India	–	139 fatalities
Ludhiana Tornado	10 March 1975	Ludhiana, India	1+	10 fatalities
New Delhi, India tornado of March 1978	17 March 1978	National Capital Region, India	–	28 fatalities, 700 injuries
Odisha, India tornado	10 April 1978	Odisha, India	–	150 fatalities
West Bengal, India tornado	9 April 1993	West Bengal, India	–	145 fatalities
West Bengal–Odisha, India tornado	24 March 1998	West Bengal and Odisha, India		160 fatalities, 2,000 injuries
South India tornado	31 March 2009	Odisha, India		20 fatalities, 150 injuries	300 homes, 11 villages destroyed.
Jharkhand, India tornado	26 August 2013	Ranchi, Jharkhand, India	–	None	A tornado reported at the outskirts of the city Ranchi. It caused severe damage to the Ranchi Airport.
West Bengal tornadoes	25 May 2021	Hooghly – North 24 Parganas, West Bengal	2	2 fatalities, 5 injuries	Rare tornado in West Bengal, damaged 80 houses. Two people died after being electrocuted. The incident happened before the landfall of Cyclone Yaas.
Jalpaiguri tornado	31 March 2024	Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal	1	4	Sudden Tornado occurred near Mainaguri of Jalpaiguri District. In 10 minutes it devastated a whole village. More than 100 people were injured.

Indonesia

Japan

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Miyazaki tornado	26 September 1881	Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan	≥1	16 fatalities	Deadliest Japanese tornado; destroyed Miyazaki Elementary School
Yodobashi Town tornado	23 September 1903	Yodobashi Town, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan	≥1	10 fatalities, 14 injuries	Struck an elementary school in Toyotoma County
Toyohashi City tornado	28 November 1941	Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan	≥1	12 fatalities, 177 injuries	347 houses completely destroyed or heavily damaged
Tomiye City tornado	10 November 1957	Tomiye City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan	≥1	6 fatalities, 8 injuries
Azuma village tornado	2 July 1962	Aruma village, Chiba Prefecture, Japan	≥1	2 fatalities
Hamamatsu tornado	26 August 1962	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	≥1	None	168 houses severely damaged
1964 Tokyo tornado	24 May 1964	Southwestern Tokyo, Japan	–	None	480 houses damaged
Ooami-Shirasato town tornado	28 October 1967	Ooami-Shirasato town, Chiba Prefecture, Japan	-	2 fatalities, 2 injuries
Sashima town tornado	23 August 1969	Sashima town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan	≥1	2 fatalities, 107 injuries
1978 Tokyo tornado	28 February 1978	Japan	≥1	36 injuries	Longest path length Japanese tornado at 41.2 km (25.6 mi) Damaged 289 homes and derailed a train
Hachirohgata village tornado	11 January 1987	Hachirohgata village, Akita Prefecture, Japan	≥1	None	Longest duration Japanese tornado at 41 minutes
Mobara tornado	11 December 1990	Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan		1 death, 78 injuries (Ted Fujita lists 60 injuries)	Violent tornado damaged 1000 homes, 82 completely destroyed. Officially rated as F3 but rated as F4 by Fujita-based from one home that was lofted from its foundation and some contextuals
Toyohashi City tornadoes	24 September 1999	Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan	4	262 injuries	F3 tornado
Nobeoka, Miyazaki tornado	18 September 2006	Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū), Japan	–	3 fatalities, 100 injuries	2nd deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history
2006 Saroma tornado	7 November 2006	Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan		9 fatalities, 26 injuries	F3 tornado. Deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture tornado	6 May 2012	Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan	-	1 fatality, 52 injuries	Japan's worst tornado since November 2006; 890 houses were damaged. Rated F3.
Sanba (Karen)	18 September 2012	Japan	Several	None
Saitama Prefecture tornado	2 September 2013	Saitama Prefecture, Japan	-	63 injuries	F2 tornado
Tropical Storm Toraji	4 September 2013	Japan	3	None	Strongest reported tornado at F1 intensity.
Typhoon Man-yi	15–16 September 2013	Japan	10	10 injuries	Ten F0 and F1 tornadoes touched down, damaging over 900 homes.
Typhoon Hagibis	12 October 2019	Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture	1	1 fatality, 5 injuries
Makinohara, Shizuoka tornado	1 May 2021	Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	1	3 injuries	F2 tornado
Sakai tornado	29 January 2025	Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan	1	None	Waterspout made landfall, causing minor damage. Rated (J)EF0.
Tropical Storm Peipah (2025)	5 September 2025	Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	7	1 fatality, 83 injuries	A rare and destructive JEF3 tornado, spawned from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Peipah, struck the city of Makinohara and neighboring town of Yoshida, both located within Shizuoka Prefecture. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the tornado had estimated winds of 270 km/h (170 mph), making the tornado one of the strongest in Japan on record. Makinohara was hit the hardest, with one fully destroyed structure and nearly two thousand damaged. In total, 83 people were injured, and one man in Yoshida was killed by the tornado as it overturned his car. Another tornado, rated JEF2, affected the city of Kakegawa in the same prefecture.

Malaysia

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
2014 Peninsula Malaysia tornado outbreak	14 October – 12 November 2014	Malaysia	5	None	Several destructive landspout (>EF0) tornadoes were reported.
Bukit Kayu Hitam Tornado	January 26, 2022	Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, Malaysia	1	None	A tornado passed through Bukit Kayu Hitam and caused minor damage.

Maldives

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Hithadhoo tornado	17 May 2017	Hithadhoo, Addu City	-	0 fatalities, 0 injuries	A tornado struck the Hithadhoo district of Addu City, damaging 12 homes and blowing down roads.

Mongolia

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Batshireet tornado	16 July 1974	Batshireet	-	?	Source for tornado below states a tornado of similar strength occurred in Batshireet (Eg).
Khashaat tornado	26 July 2014	Khashaat	-	?	Violent F4 tornado that leveled homes and destroyed vehicles.

Myanmar

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Myanmar / Burma tornado	15 May 1990	Myanmar / Burma	-	1 fatality, 28 injuries	Passenger train derailed
South Myanmar tornado	14 July 2009	South Myanmar	-	1 fatality, 6 injuries	A tornado struck small villages and rural areas of south Myanmar, destroying 30 homes in the village of Kyein Chaung Gyi.
Mandalay tornado	10 August 2009	Mandalay	-	0 fatalities, 0 injuries	A tornado destroyed homes and a school in rural areas of central Myanmar.
Hpakant tornado	6 April 2015	Hpakant	-	3 fatalities, 5 injuries	On April 6, three people were killed and five others were injured when a tornado struck two villages within Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar.
Lewe Township tornado	21 April 2023	Naypyidaw, Myanmar	-	8 fatalities, 109 injuries	On the evening of April 21 a tornado struck parts of Lewe Township, Naypyidaw. In one village alone 155 houses were destroyed. 8 people died and 109 more were injured.

Nepal

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
March 2019 southern Nepal tornado	31 March 2019	Bara District, Nepal	1	28 fatalities, 1,176 injuries	An unrated (≥EF2 estimated) tornado damaged at least 400 houses; possibly the first time Nepal was hit by a tornado. Thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged, dozens of vehicles including buses were blown over.

Pakistan

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Bhalwal, Pakistan tornado	28 March 2001	Bhalwal, Pakistan	–	3 fatalities, 100 injuries
Pakistan Tornadoes	17-18 February 2003	Pakistan	2+	7 fatalities, 185 injuries	On the 17th, a tornado killed five people and injured 35 in Gadap Town, Pakistan. More than 80 structures were destroyed, and many livestock were killed as well. Another tornado struck the next day near Lahore in eastern Pakistan, killing two people and injuring 150. 400 homes were destroyed in four villages.
2015 Pakistan tornado	26 April 2015	Northwestern Pakistan	1+	45 fatalities, 162 injuries	A storm, initially described as a "mini cyclone," later determined to be a tornado, struck the Valley of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 45 people and injuring at least 162.

Philippines

The Philippines experiences on average of around 8 tornadoes annually that range between EF0 and EF2 intensities in the Enhanced fujita scale (EF Scale), some are rated as EFU due to insufficient data. As of 2024, the highest tornadic activity ever recorded was in 2022 with a total of 37 reported tornadoes. Most of these tornadoes form during the wet season, usually on severe thunderstorms or accompanied by typhoons.

Some of these tornadoes go unreported due to them being too weak to cause casualties or they touch down in rural areas with little to no population. There are multiple known tornado incidents that happened in the country. The most notable tornado is the Manila tornado, when on 6 August 2016, a rare EF1 tornado swept through the capital city of Manila. It stayed on the ground for approximately 15 minutes before dissipating. It damaged more than 100 buildings and 2 people were injured as it moves through the city. Another notable example is an extremely rare EF2 tornado in Arayat, Pampanga that formed during Typhoon Ewiniar (2024). This tornado reached estimated wind speeds of up to 125 mph (201 kmh), damaging at least 30 homes and 2 school buildings. Fortunately, no one was reported injured from the tornado.

Thailand

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Sakon Nakhon tornado	9 March 2018	Sakon Nakhon, Thailand	1	None	Severe thunderstorms affected 182 villages
Bang Khla tornado	26 July 2021	Bang Khla, Chachoengsao Province	1	None	This tornado travelled across 6 villages in Bang Khla and Pak Nam subdistricts it made a two-story wooden house collapse it uproot trees.
Pakham tornado	6 July 2023	Pakham , Buriram Provinces	1	None	Tornado formed by a storm it didnt impact any homes
Phetchaburi tornado	12 August 2023	Ban Laem	1	2 fatalities
Samut Prakan tornado	6 October 2024	Samut Prakan province	1	None	Tornado accompanied by heavy rains damaged over 20 homes in Samut Praka. Roofs were torn off and trees were blown down.
Phitsanulok tornado	24 July 2025	Phitsanulok Province	1	None	Tornado formed by Remnants of Typhoon Kajiki it uprooted trees more than 20 buildings were damaged
Preng Tornado	12 October 2025	Bang Bo district Samut Prakan	1	None	On October 12, a powerful tornado swept through Preng Subdistrict, Bang Bo District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. In a matter of minutes, the strong winds ripped off roofs and tore through homes exterior walls collapsed, leaving at least five families without shelter.

Qatar

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
December 2022 tornadoes	7 December 2022	Ras Laffan Industrial City & Al Huwaila	2	None

Saudi Arabia

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Rabigh tornado	6 January 2025	Rabigh	1	>1^{[citation needed]}	EFU tornado^{[citation needed]}

South Korea

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Goyang tornado	10 June 2014	Goyang	1	"Several" injuries	First ever supercell tornado documented in Korea. Injured several people and destroyed about 20 greenhouses over an 18-minute lifespan. Rated F0.

Sri Lanka

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Sri Lanka tornado	12 March 2006	Medirigiriya, Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka		None	almost 500 homes destroyed, 10,000 people affected

Vietnam

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Nghệ An	19 August 1965	Nghệ An province	1	N/A	A tornado picked up a large carriage from its railroad, it also collapsed several bridge pillars, unknown casualties
Central Vietnam tornado	23 September 1997	Central Vietnam	–	4 fatalities
Tiền Giang, Vietnam tornadoes	23 August 2000	Tiền Giang Province, Vietnam	2	1 fatality, 77 injuries
Triệu Sơn district, Vietnam tornado	13 June 2007	Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam	1	2 fatalities	Nearly 500 houses damaged
Hải Phòng province tornadoes	23 June 2011	Hải Phòng province	1+	2 fatalities, 80+ injuries	Due to the close proximity of Tropical Storm Haima, multiple supercells developed in its outer rainbands, resulting in at least one confirmed tornado. A large stovepipe tornado struck Thủy Nguyên District, Hải Phòng province at approximately 17:30 local time, damaging nearly 1,000 homes, many of which suffered complete roof loss. Two people were killed and more than a 80 others were injured.
Cờ Đỏ district, Cần Thơ province tornado	30 July 2014	Cần Thơ province	1	5 injuries	At approximately 07:00 local time on 30 July 2014, a sudden tornado struck the central area of Cờ Đỏ District, Cần Thơ province. Official reports indicated that the tornado caused damage to 159 houses, of which 57 were completely destroyed and 102 sustained roof loss. Additionally, four government offices were damaged, 40 utility poles were knocked down, and five people were injured.
March outbreak	3-4 March 2020	Northwest Region of Vietnam	3	5 fatalities, 17 injuries	An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck seven provinces in Vietnam. A tornado struck Ha Giang, killing 2 people. In Lao Cai, killing 2 more people. A tornado then struck the north-eastern part of the country, killing 1 person. Overall, 5 people were killed and 17 people were injured.
Vĩnh Phúc tornado	10 June 2020	Trung Mỹ district,Vĩnh Phúc	1	3 fatalities, 18 injuries	A large tornado caused a wood processing warehouse in Vĩnh Phúc Province of Vietnam to collapse, killing three people and injuring eighteen.	.
Vĩnh Long tornado	29 June 2023	Vĩnh Long	1	None	A tornadic waterspout impacted Vĩnh Long province. No fatalities and injuries were reported, though many houses were severely damaged.
Kiên Giang tornado	30 May 2025	An Biên District	1	None	Damaged 6 roofs
Typhoon Kajiki outbreak (2025)	25-26 August 2025	Northern Vietnam, Thanh Hóa	5	1 fatality, 14 injuries	Two days of tornadic unrest began late in the evening on August 25, when a powerful tornado struck Kim Bảng district in Ninh Bình. The tornado, though lasting only a few minutes, caused extensive damage to more than 200 homes and businesses. One 88-year-old woman was killed after a wall collapsed onto her, and 14 others were hospitalized with injuries. The following day, four additional tornadoes were reported across northern Vietnam. The first was confirmed in Nông Cống District, Thanh Hóa through videos recorded by local residents. Two more occurred in the Hanoi area, and another touched down in Yên Phong district of Bắc Ninh. In total, the two-day outbreak resulted in 1 fatality and 14 reported injuries.
Typhoon Bualoi outbreak (2025)	27-29 September 2025	Huế, Thanh Hóa, Red River Delta	7	11 fatalities, 45 injuries	This outbreak began on September 27 in Huế, where a tornado damaged three homes, followed by another the next day that damaged 75 more, with no casualties in either event. On September 29, multiple large tornadoes struck the Red River Delta. The most destructive was a long-lived wedge tornado that touched down in Hải Thịnh district, Ninh Bình, and tracked across several southern districts, killing nine people and injuring 25. In Yên Khánh district, it swept a two-story billiard hall from its foundation, scattering debris downwind, before dissipating in Đông Hoa Lư district after being at least an hour on the ground. Another wedge tornado struck Thái Thụy district, Hưng Yên, killing two people and injuring at least eight. Two more multi-vortex tornadoes touched down in Vĩnh Bảo district, Hải Phòng, and Đầm Hà district, Quảng Ninh, causing 12 further injuries. The final tornado of the outbreak was a short-lived event in Thượng Cát Ward, Hanoi, with no casualties. In total, 11 fatalities occurred and a further 45 were injured, officially making this the largest and deadliest tornado outbreak in Vietnam's history.
Hải Phòng	7 October 2025	Chu Van An ward, Hải Phòng	1	None	A damaging tornado touchdown midnight in Chu Van An ward, Hải Phòng. Many homes and farms were damaged at various degree, though no casualties were reported.
Cà Mau	28 October 2025	Thanh Tùng district, Cà Mau	1	None	A rare night-time tornadic waterspout made landfall in Thanh Tùng district, causing damages to 17 homes and many shrimp farms. No casualties were reported.

Cambodia


Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes	Sources
Sihanoukville Waterspouts	1998,2000,2002	Sihanoukville	1 in 1998, 1 in 2000, 2 in 2002	None	These occurred in each year, they are described as “small phenomenon”	143
2006 Sihanoukville Waterspout	April 2006	Sihanoukville	1	Several	It displaced a house and injured several children.	^{[citation needed]}
2014 Phnom Penh Tornado	2014	Phnom Penh	1	2	It caused moderate destruction, Significant damage to homes and trees, People described it as a “Long, rotating vortex	145
2017 Waterspout	17 October 2017	Unknown	1	None	It formed in a river.	^{[citation needed]}
2021 Tornado	2021	Unknown	1	None	It formed as a waterspout, then moved into land. Minor to moderate damage caused.	^{[citation needed]}
2021 Kandal-Phnom Penh Tornado	May, 5 2021	Kandal to Phnom Penh	1	Few	The tornado formed on land in Kandal, then moved to Phnom Penh, causing destruction on its path, it destroyed 2+ billboards, and a house or multiple.	148