Tornadoes of 2006

Tornadoes of 2006

The F3 Nicollet/Kasota, MN tornado on August 24, 2006.
Timespan	January 1 – December 30, 2006
Maximum rated tornado	F4 tornado Monroe City, MO on March 12 Crosstown, MO on September 22
Tornadoes in U.S.	1,103
Damage (U.S.)	$758.96 million
Fatalities (U.S.)	67
Fatalities (worldwide)	84
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2006. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they 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, and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied with other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail.

In 2006, there were 1,333 reported tornadoes in the US (of which 1,103 tornadoes were confirmed), with 67 reported fatalities (about half of those recorded in Tennessee). In addition, four other tornado-related deaths were reported in Europe - all of them in Germany where 119 tornadoes were confirmed, 12 deaths in Japan and one tornado fatality has been reported in Canada, in the province of Manitoba for a worldwide total of 84.

November 2005 was very active for tornadoes across the United States, with three large outbreaks and one additional significant tornado (see the List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks). For much of December 2005; a cold, stable Arctic air mass prevailed over much of the United States east of the Rockies. However, by the start of the new year the pattern began to reverse itself, and moist, unstable air once again flowed northward from the Gulf of Mexico (a pattern normally reserved for spring) and combined with a series of strong low pressure systems tracking across the country, conditions were present for tornado formation.