List of Asian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

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This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.


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

Event Date Area Tornadoes Casualties Sources Notes
Calcutta, India Tornado April 8, 1838 Calcutta, India - 215 fatalities
Miyazaki, Japan Tornado September 26, 1881 Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan ≥1 16 fatalities Deadliest Japanese tornado destroyed Miyaski Elementary School
Yodobashi Town, Japan Tornado September 23, 1903 Yodobashi Town, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan ≥1 10 fatalities, 14 injuries Struck an elementary school in Toyotoma County
Moscow, Russia Tornadoes June 29, 1904 Moscow, Russia ≥2 ≥30 fatalities
Toyohashi City, Japan Tornado November 28, 1941 Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan ≥1 12 fatalities, 177 injuries 347 houses completely destroyed or heavily damaged
Serangoon, Singapore Tornado November 2, 1950 Singapore - 7 injuries
Tomiye City, Japan Tornado November 10, 1957 Tomiye City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan ≥1 6 fatalities, 8 injuries
Azuma village, Japan Tornado July 2, 1962 Aruma village, Chiba Prefecture, Japan ≥1 2 fatalities
Hamamatsu, Japan Tornado August 26, 1962 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan ≥1 0 fatalities 168 houses severely damaged
Assam, India Tornado April 19, 1963 Assam, India - 139 fatalities The Tornado Project
Magura-Narail Districts, Bangladesh Tornado April 11, 1964 Khulna Division, Bangladesh - >500 fatalities Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Site
Tokyo, Japan Tornado May 24, 1964 Southwestern Tokyo, Japan - - 480 houses damaged
Ooami-Shirasato town, Japan Tornado October 28, 1967 Ooami-Shirasato town, Chiba Prefecture, Japan ≥1 2 fatalities
Acabebe - Masantol, Philippines Tornado June 13, 1968 Philippines - 12 fatalities
Bangladesh Tornadoes of April 1969 April 14, 1969 Bangladesh ≥2 923 fatalities Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Site
Sashima town, Japan Tornado August 23, 1969 Sashima town, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan ≥1 2 fatalities, 107 injuries
Dhaka District, Bangladesh Tornado April 17, 1973 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh - 681 fatalities Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Site
Madaripur-Shibchar, Bangladesh Tornado April 1, 1977 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh - 500 fatalities Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Site
Japan tornado February 28, 1978 Japan ≥1 0 fatalities Longest path length Japanese tornado at 41.2 km (25.6 mi)
New Delhi, India Tornado of March 1978 March 17, 1978 National Capital Region, India - 28 fatalities, 700 injuries
Orissa, India Tornado April 10, 1978 Orissa, India - 150 fatalities The Tornado Project
Ivanova - Yaroslav, Russia Tornado Outbreak June 9, 1984 Western Russia - >400 fatalities
Hachirohgata village, Japan Tornado January 11, 1987 Hachirohgata village, Akita Prefecture, Japan ≥1 0 fatalities Longest duration Japanese tornado at 41 minutes
Daultipur-Salturia, Bangladesh Tornado April 26, 1989 Barisal Division, Bangladesh - >1300 fatalities Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Site Deadliest tornado in world history
Myanmar/Burma Tornado May 15, 1990 Myanmar/Burma - 1 fatality, 28 injuries Passemger train derailed
Southern Philippines Tornado June 14, 1990 Southern Philippines - 30 fatalities
Mobara, Japan Tornado December 11, 1990 Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan - ≈78 injuries Violent tornado damaged 1000 homes, 82 completely destroyed
West Bengal, India Tornado April 9, 1993 West Bengal, India - 145 fatalities The Tornado Project
Southern Philippines Tornado July 2, 1994 Southern Philippines - 2-13 fatalities
San Fernando, Philippines Tornado October 16, 1994 Philippines - 3 fatalities
Southern Philippines Tornado November 29, 1994 Southern Philippines - 14 fatalities
Guangzhou Province, China Tornado April 19, 1995 Guangzhou Province, China - ≈37 fatalities
Jamalpur-Tangail Districts, Bangladesh Tornado May 13, 1996 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh - >700 fatalities Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Site
Central Vietnam Tornado September 23, 1997 Central Vietnam - 4 fatalities
West Bengal - Orissa, India Tornado March 24, 1998 West Bengal - Orissa, India - 160 fatalities, 2000 injuries The Tornado Project
Toyohashi City, Japan Tornadoes September 24, 1999 Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan 4 - One reached F3 intensity
Tien Giang, Vietnam Tornadoes August 23, 2000 Tien Giang, Vietnam 2 1 fatality, 77 injuries
Bhalwal, Pakistan Tornado March 28, 2001 Bhalwal, Pakistan - 3 fatalities
Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan Tornado September 18, 2006 Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū), Japan - 3 fatalities, 100 injuries 2nd deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history
Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan Tornado November 7, 2006 Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan - 9 fatalities, 26 injuries Deadliest tornado in recent Japanese history

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