Tornadoes of 2016

Tornadoes of 2016

Graph of the 2016 United States tornado count
Timespan	January 6 - December 29
Maximum rated tornado	EF4 tornado Katie–Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9 Abilene–Chapman, Kansas on May 25 Yancheng, Jiangsu, China on June 23
Tornadoes in U.S.	976
Damage (U.S.)	Unknown
Fatalities (U.S.)	18
Fatalities (worldwide)	130
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Fatal tornadoes in 2016

January 17 February 23 February 23 February 24 February 24 April 27 May 9 May 9 Nov 30 Nov 30 Approximate touchdown location of killer tornadoes in 2016 Summary of tornadoes January 17 – Florida (2 deaths) February 23 – Louisiana (2 deaths) February 23 – Mississippi (1 death) February 24 – Virginia (3 deaths) February 24 – Virginia (1 death) April 27 – Texas (1 death) May 9 – Oklahoma (1 death) May 9 – Oklahoma (1 death) Nov 30 – Tennessee (2 deaths) Nov 30 – Alabama (4 deaths) Total Fatalities: 18

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2016. 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.

There were 1,059 tornadoes reported in the United States in 2016, of which 976 were confirmed. Worldwide, 130 fatalities were reported: 99 in China, 18 in the United States, five in Uruguay, four in Brazil and two in Italy and Russia each. 2016 was slightly below-average in terms of tornado activity, but near-record tornado numbers occurred in February.

Tornado activity was expected to be low during the first quarter of 2016 due to a major El Niño event that would last into early spring. However, this did not come to fruition, as 2016 had the third most active first two months of the past 10 years, only behind 2008 and 2007. A significant outbreak impacted the southeastern and South Atlantic states on February 23 and 24; 61 confirmed tornadoes occurred, including four which were rated EF3. Seven fatalities occurred as a result of the outbreak. The generally above-average trend continued, to a much lesser degree, throughout the month of March, which saw 84 confirmed tornadoes. April, by contrast, was below average in terms of tornadic activity, with 142 confirmed tornadoes across the United States in the space of the month. On April 15, a large F3 multiple-vortex tornado struck the city of Dolores in Uruguay, demolishing over 400 buildings and causing five fatalities.