Tornadoes of 2015 (162)

January 24-25
On January 24, a system that was followed by a cold front produced tornadoes in Alabama and Mississippi.

January 30
2015 Miami Tornado

On January 30, a shelf cloud formed near Olympia Heights and formed into a funnel. It touched down on S Douglas Road and headed for downtown. The tornado strengthened into an EF3 tornado and hit I-95. The tornado then shattered windows in the downtown area and the tornado killed 6 people in the downtown area. Then the tornado crossed into Biscayne Bay and hit Miami Beach. It killed about 26 people on the beach as an EF1 tornado. The tornado threw several people in the ocean. The tornado then moved off the coast and dissipated about 2.5 miles away from shore.