Tornadoes of 2018 (Wolf)

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2018. 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 have been 1,680 reports of Tornadoes in 2018, of which 1,007 have been confirmed. A total of over 5,000 deaths have occurred as of worldwide as of June 20, 2018: >5,000 in the the United States, three in Argentina, and one in Germany. The death toll in the United States is due in large part to several large outbreaks in May and an Outbreak in mid June, with primary events being the Houston-Pasadena Tornado and accompanying May 1-4, 2018 Super Outbreak. There have been 41 EF5 Tornadoes in 2018, compared to the 59 of the prior 67 years combined.

With over 5,000 deaths so far this year, this has been the deadliest tornado year on record, exponentially eclipsing the previous record of >1,350 in 1989 worldwide, and >752 in 1925 in the United States, due in large part to the 2018 Super Outbreaks and the Houston-Pasadena EF5, of which the Houston EF5 killed 4,035 people as it trekked 104 miles SE from Brenham to Seabrook, TX.