Tornadoes of 2018 (Blackford) (v2)

This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2018. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Brazil, 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. 2018 was a very active year when it came to tornadoes.

January
31 tornadoes were reported in the United States in January, 28 of which were confirmed.

January 13-14
See article here: Tornado outbreak of January 13-14, 2018A tornado outbreak with 27 tornadoes struck the southern United States (particularly Oklahoma and Texas) on January 13-14, 2018...with another tornado being reported in southern Indiana. Early on January 14, a EF1 tornado struck the town of Hunt, Texas...downing power lines and tearing off the roofs of some homes as well as causing 3 deaths. Another 6 were injured when a EF3 tornado (the strongest in Mexico that year) hit a border checkpoint. Houston was also directly struck by a very-high end EF2 tornado (with winds peaking out just above EF5 status in a corn-field), decimating unstable structures from Hurricane Harvey the previous year. In total, 3 deaths and 18 injuries occurred as a result of the outbreak.

January 22 (Canada)
See articles here: 2018 London, Ontario tornado and 2018 Ontario tornado familyOn January 22, a strong thunderstorm developed in southern Ontario, a EF0 tornado touched down near London, Ontario lightly damaging some homes. Shortly after the EF0 lifted the same supercell produced a large tornado over London, the storm flattened the outer walls of some houses...producing high-end EF3 damage and killing 1 person. Another EF0 touched down just outside of town and caused minimal damage before that storm produced a strong EF2 tornado about 10 miles east of town, tearing off the roof of a house.

February
59 tornadoes were reported in the United States in February, 56 of which were confirmed.

February 8
See article here: Tornado outbreak of February 8, 2018On February 8, 2018...the SPC issued a Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms for portions of central Indiana, a weak EF0 hit the town of Shamrock Lakes, Indiana...shattering a window before becoming a waterspout and diminishing. A EF4 tornado hit Marion, Indiana...flattening a part of the Five Points Mall, forcing it into permanent closure. The tornado would diminish just outside of town. A EF3 hit the city of Speedway, heavily damaging some buildings before another EF3 struck Tipton. The final EF3 of the outbreak struck Oakville, Indiana (which was last struck by a F5 tornado in 1884). In total, 6 people died and over 50 were injured as a result of the outbreak.

February 9 (China)
On February 9, 2018...a line of severe thunderstorms struck Beijing International Airport, causing a F0 tornado to heavily damage one of the hangars. Another F0 tornado struck nearby before a F4 tornado touched down on the outskirts of Beijing, heavily damaging homes and killng 1 person. In total, 1 person died and 3 were injured as a result of the tornadoes...this is a wip...