2022 was a very up and down tornado season, with August, and November being well above average for tornadoes, and February, September and October being well below average, mainly due to zonal patterns and a meager hurricane season. 2022 saw 1,304 tornadoes reported, with 1,202 confirmed tornadoes, slightly below the average of around 1,250 tornadoes in a US season. Though the amount of tornadoes was below average, the number of strong tornadoes was much above average, with 124 tornadoes rated EF3+, and nearly 250 rated EF2. 2022 was also a very deadly year, with 584 losing their lives from tornadoes. Many of these deaths came from violent outbreaks, including outbreaks on April 2-3, May 28th, June 5th, August 5-8, and November 17-19.
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 1210 | 272 | 441 | 228 | 98 | 29 | 4 |
The tornadoes listed are only from outbreaks, other tornadoes did occur. 78 Tornadoes rated EFU were also confirmed during the outbreaks.
All violent EF4+ rated tornadoes in the US during 2022
Synopsis-[]
January-March- 47 tornadoes were confirmed in January, slightly above the normal amount of tornadoes seen in a year. Most of these tornadoes came from a large outbreak of 41 tornadoes across the Deep South, With a few more coming from an Isolated supercell in Northern Missouri. February saw far below amounts with only 12 confirmed tornadoes, however over half the tornadoes during the month were significant (EF2+) resulting in a death toll higher than the tornado amount itself. A very zonal pattern locked in place for most of February and March, prohibiting tornado potential. This feature finally gave way in late march, and a significant tornado outbreak followed with the first high risk of the year. Numerous tornadoes touched down across the Lower Ohio Valley, including intense long tracked tornadoes. This ridge across the southeast continued into mid April, allowing for more severe weather across the midwest. Overall, the US saw much below average tornado amounts through the winter and early spring however, the death toll and amount of significant tornadoes was slightly above average, with 43 fatalities and nearly 40 tornadoes rated EF2+.
April-June-The spring months were around average when it comes to amounts of tornadoes, However they were also extremely deadly. These three months alone recorded over 3/5 of the years fatalities. Six large and deadly outbreaks were the cause of this, with 3 EF5's and 14 EF4's touching down.
January-[]
49 tornadoes were reported in the month of January, with 47 of them confirmed.
Tornado outbreak of January 9-10
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 41 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
On January 6th, the possibility of severe weather was noted by the SPC for January 9-10. on the 7th, a large slight risk was in place for east TX, Southern AR, Northern LA, and central MS, and AL. The next day, the risk was upgraded to enhanced, with a large 10% Sig. tornado risk across generally the same areas. On the day of the event, the hatched region was retracted to only southeast TX and Southern LA. Numerous tornado warnings associated with a squall line were issued for the eastern portion of the risk area late Sunday night, with 4 significant tornadoes touching down. The strongest and deadliest tornado of the outbreak touched down southeast of Oakdale and struck Pine prairie directly, killing 4 people and doing extensive damage to most of the town. Another EF2 spawned by the same cell Warranted a tornado emergency for Far northwestern St. Landry Parish, and caused damage in the town of Whiteville. Early in the morning on Monday, a few small supercells formed just ahead of the main line and went on to produce 11 tornadoes. The strongest was a massive mile-wide EF2 that snapped hundreds of trees just to the north of Soso, Mississippi. To the south, another supercell produced 4 low-end EF2's. The third one hit ellisville directly, causing moderate damage and killing 1 person. Even further south, an intense waterspout moved ashore and caused EF2 damage to the north side of Gulfport, Mississippi, killing 2 people. The last deadly tornado of the event occurred around noon on Monday, when a strong EF1 moved through the south side of Auburn, Alabama.
Tornado outbreak of January 23rd
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A small unexpected tornado event occurred late in the afternoon on January 23rd. A mini supercell developed in Northeastern Missouri, and produced 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 that completely destroyed a few unanchored homes east of Bethel, resulting in 7 injuries. This tornado continued for quite some time and finally dissipated after traveling nearly 25 miles through Northern Missouri. Additionally, an EF0 moved through Quincy, injuring 3 people and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.
February-[]
13 tornadoes were reported in February, of which 12 were confirmed.
Tornado outbreak of February 19th
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
A small but deadly outbreak of 9 tornadoes unfolded across parts of Florida and Georgia. A moderate risk was issued for the area on February 18th, with a narrow hatched 15% risk of tornadoes from Tallahassee to Near Charleston. 2 powerful supercells developed and tracked across Northern Florida and southeastern Georgia. The first tornado touched down near jasper, completely destroying a few homes and demolishing a couple of mobile homes. This tornado killed 1 person and was rated EF3. Another EF3 touched down from the same storm, however it remained in sparsely populated areas, only destroying a few structures and causing no injuries or fatalities. Then the strongest tornado of the event developed around 5 miles to the southeast, and tracked all the way to Fargo, Georgia. The most intense damage occurred just to the north of the Suwannee River, where a well built 2 story house was completely obliterated, killing all 6 occupants and granting the tornado an EF4 rating. At the same time, a long Tracked EF2 was snapping thousands of trees as it moved through rural areas. The Fargo supercell then dropped a massive wedge tornado that paralleled State hwy 177, mangling road signs, snapping trees, and tossing a few cars along the highway. This tornado was rated EF3 and killed 4 people before dissipating as it entered Ware county. The north cell then dropped another long-tracked EF2 that snapped even more trees and killed 1 person when their mobile home was demolished. The Fargo cell then dropped 2 weak EF1's before dissipating in Camden County. The north cell dropped yet another long tracked EF2 that caused damage and one fatality in the eastern side of Waycross before snapping thousand more trees through rural areas.
March-[]
45 tornadoes were reported in march, of which 34 were confirmed.
North American storm complex and tornado outbreak of March 27-29, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 30 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
From March 27-29, A powerful Category 4 storm complex dumped over 2ft of snow across the northern plains and upper midwest, produced scattered tornadoes on the 27th, and a moderate outbreak from the 28th into the 29th. On the 27th, a massive line of storms stretched from Nebraska to Texas producing 7 generally weak tornadoes. A strong QLCS circulation produced 3 of these tornadoes to the west of Hastings Nebraska. The strongest was a strong EF2 that struck the town of Geneva, damaging hundreds of homes and causing 1 fatality in a mobile home. After around 11:00 PM, storms began to weaken and rapidly push to the northeast. Up in Northern Nebraska and the Dakotas, A large snow shield Dropped heavy snowfall through the night and into the morning of March 28th. As Monday progressed, a massive plume of dry air cleared cloud cover across the Northern Arklatex and Southern Ohio Valley. MLCAPE of up to 2000 became present in some spots and winds at the low and high levels were very strong, A capping inversion also remained in place and was forecasted to eventually erode by Monday evening. Because of all this, the SPC released a High Risk in their 2000z outlook for Northeastern AR, Southeastern MO, Southern IL, and IN, and Western KY, and TN. Later that evening, 8 enormous supercell thunderstorms seemingly appeared out of nowhere and produced 23 tornadoes across 8 states. The snow shield had become more north-south oriented, and stretched from southwestern Minnesota all the way down to central Oklahoma, where temperatures plummeted into the mid 20's. The first tornado was a tall cone that touched down near Sikeston, Missouri. It moved to the north of town, destroying grain bins and twisting irrigation sprinklers. To the south near Marianna, Arkansas, the strongest tornado of the event touched down and began moving east. Pontoon boats along the Mississippi River were tossed around and docks were obliterated. The tornado moved just to the south of Southaven, doing major damage to numerous homes and businesses. The tornado killed 9 people here before continuing east through sparsely populated areas for around 25 miles, before weakening and dissipating near the town of Selmer, with homes on the west side of town receiveing EF1-EF2 damage. The arc of supercells continued to the northeast, moving into Illinois and Kentucky. A large wedge EF2 touched down near Murray, Kentucky, snapping numerous trees and power lines and killing 1 person in a mobile home. 2 intense EF3's Paralleled each other through Southern Illinois, producing major damage and killing 3 people in the towns of Cypress and Vienna. The storms began to form into small complex's, one that moved through central Kentucky, and another that tracked into Indiana and Ohio. Bowling green Kentucky was almost hit by another massive wedge EF2, which killed 2 people in its outermost suburbs. Another even stronger tornado rated EF3 struck Morgantown directly, killing 4 people. Multiple vehicles were found in the Green River the next morning. Back to the north, 3 of the 4 supercells were producing EF2's simultaneously, mowing down millions of trees across central Indiana. later in the night, A low-end EF3 moved through Nashville, Indiana, Severely damaging numerous homes and businesses and injuring dozens of people. As the storms began to diminish, this supercell continued through the night, producing a few tornadoes across central Indiana and west central Ohio. The most prolific of these was another low-end EF3 that struck Oxford, Ohio, Doing significant damage to many structures, taking down thousands of trees, and killing 2 people. After passing to the north of Hamilton this supercell finally dies, ending the outbreak at around 3:30 AM on Tuesday. The Northern half of the tornado outbreak area then saw 3-6 inches of snow after the massive snow shield moved through, with temperatures dropping into the 20's, a few places dropping into the teens. overall, this outbreak killed 22 people, with another 7 people being killed by the snowstorm or damaging winds. Also, 2 tornadoes in this event occurred over open terrain causing no damage and were rated EFU.
April-[]
202 tornadoes were recorded in April, of which 181 were confirmed. April was the third deadliest month for tornadoes in 2022, recording exactly 100 fatalities.
Tornado outbreak of April 2-3
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
As the massive storm complex moved through in late march, the SPC began to monitor the potential for a major tornado outbreak across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes on April 2-3, 2022. On April 1st, A rare day 2 high risk was issued from Northern Kentucky through most of Indiana, Ohio, and the lower peninsula of Michigan. The risk was maintained into Saturday, with a large 60% chance of significant tornadoes, winds, and hail. Some people called this the extreme risk, with the highest probability's maxed out across a large area. Around 8:00 PM, a massive line of powerful discrete supercell storms was expected to develop across eastern Indiana and track ENE across Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and extreme Southern Michigan. But at 8:00 PM when storms were expected to develop, nothing happened. A strong cap that was forecasted to erode prevented any storms from growing tall and powerful. The cap did shift slightly northward, and shallow convection struggling to develop in southeastern Indiana suddenly exploded into a cluster of supercells around 9:00 PM. Tornado warnings and a blanket severe thunderstorm warning quickly followed, with the cluster producing hail in access of 2 inches and wind gusts to nearly 90 mph. Tornadoes also began to touch down in Southwestern Ohio. One of these tornadoes moved right through Sayler Park before hitting Cincinnati and killing numerous people, though it was only rated High-End EF1. Just to the north, one of the supercells became cyclic and shortly after produced the years first EF5, which moved through Springfield Township and demolished an elementary school. Another supercell produced an EF3 just to the north of where the EF5 struck, also hitting schools and causing major damage and fatalities. To the south, A long tracked and very photogenic EF1 followed by a powerful rain wrapped EF3 caused major damage across Northern Kentucky and into Ohio. The storm complex continued to the east, eventually producing another violent tornado in central Ohio. Even though this tornado was narrow and moved through sparsely populated areas, 3 people were still killed when the tornado caused EF4 damage in the tiny town of Richmond Dale. this relatively small outbreak still resulted in 81 fatalities, mainly due to powerful tornadoes moving through densely populated areas after dark.
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 6-16, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 156 | 10 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
The ridge of high pressure over the southeast moved southwest over the Gulf of Mexico, bringing a wave of tornado activity to the Deep South from April 6-10. Mainly scattered tornadoes occurred across Dixie Alley from April 6-8, a few of them strong. The only very notable tornado of the period was a 1.5 mile wide High-end EF2 that struck Iron City, Tennessee at around 4 am on Friday Morning. Later on the 8th, a larger tornado event began to take place over Western and central Texas. Numerous small tornadoes touched down, including 6 that were un-rated (EFU). The strongest tornado on the night of the 8th was a tall, intense ropey tornado that struck Bronte, Texas. The damage was rated EF2 and 17 people were injured. Additionally, a large Multiple vortex EF1 struck Abilene, causing moderate damage and over 30 injuries. Storms going on across west Texas organized into a squall line during the overnight, with multiple embedded supercells and QLCS circulations producing tornadoes. The strongest tornado of the night, and the first deadly tornado of the outbreak moved through the Hillsboro area. This EF3 destroyed numerous homes on the southern side of town and also destroyed part of the hillsboro high school. This tornado killed 2 people and injured over 100. After this tornado dissipated, another strong tornado touched down to the east. The small town of frost received significant damage, with roofs torn off homes and a car tossed on to the front steps of the town hall. This tornado was rated EF2, and injured nearly 50 people. On the afternoon of the 9th, the squall line had diminished and pushed far off to the northeast. Strong diurnal heating brought MLCape values in the Deep South up to 4000 in some places, strong vertical shear was forecasted to be in place, and very steep lapse rates were also expected. Because of this, a moderate risk was issued for large hail, with maxed out probability's across eastern Arkansas, Louisiana, and for most of Mississippi. A 10% tornado risk was also issued, however it was not hatched and was only across eastern Arkansas. As the event began to unfold, high based supercells developed and began dropping massive hail across the region. The largest stone fell southeast of Indianola, and measured almost 6 inches in diameter. To the south, a discrete cell developed along the Louisiana coastline and began to rotate as it moved ashore. Up in Arkansas numerous weak tornadoes touched down, including a high-end EF1 that struck Jonesboro and injured dozens of people. The supercell to the south moved across the Mississippi River and produced a weak rain wrapped tornado over St. Helena Parish, doing very minimal damage. After this, the supercell became an LP supercell and began to produce one of the strongest tornadoes of the outbreak sequence. This tall stovepipe EF3 tracked almost 50 miles across eastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, doing major damage to Osyka and killing 4 people. Here, homes were completely destroyed with a few to no interior rooms left standing. Lighter debris was thrown far downstream, with a students math test from Osyka found just west of Hattiesburg. After this tornado dissipated, a massive wedge tornado rated high-end EF2 touched down and struck Bassfield, damaging every structure in town and killing 1 person when their mobile home was demolished. This tornado then moved through mostly rural areas snapping hundreds of thousands of trees, and narrowly missing the town of Soso which had already been narrowly missed by a large EF2 earlier in the year. Back to the north, another strong tornado touched down near Tunica, causing EF2 damage in mainly rural areas. The storms pushed to the east and quickly dissipated, and another round of severe weather began on April 11th. The high pressure over the gulf pushed northward into the dixie alley area, pumping warm air northward into the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley. A somewhat strong surface low associated with a clipper type system moved across Michigan southeast into Pennsylvania, producing a few tornadoes along the way. The strongest on the 11th was an extremely long tracked low-end EF3 that moved through eastern Michigan, Southern Ontario, and northwestern Pennsylvania. it touched down just west of Brown City and moved east at a forward speed of close to 50 mph. The Northern half of St. Thomas suffered High-end EF2 damage as the tornado barreled through town, injuring dozens of people and causing hundreds of thousands in damage. As the tornado moved over Lake Erie, it began to arc to the south. It came ashore as an EF3 waterspout only a mile east of Erie, PA, causing major damage and 1 fatality. A few more tornadoes touched down across Pennsylvania and New York on the 11th before the clipper moved out of the area. A few EF0's and and EF1 touched down on the 12th, mainly in Maine. The high continued to move northward, supplying the Great Lakes with even more warm moist air. A few tornadoes touched down on the 13th across the high plains, the strongest being an EF2 wedge that damaged homes near Amidon, ND. The next day, an enhanced risk with a 10% hatched tornado region was in place for much of the UP of Michigan along with eastern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin. A few supercells were expected to develop within the warm sector, however a band of supercells at the triple point was not out of the question. Later in the afternoon, the risk was upgraded to moderate with a 15% hatched tornado region. This occurred because of a line of convection already forming at the triple point. 30 minutes later, tornadoes began touching down across Northern Wisconsin. An EF3 struck Woodruff, killing one person and injuring many more. A large high-end EF2 struck Ironwood causing heavy damage and another death. Out in the warm sector, a pair of supercells developed and moved northeast, each producing at least one EF3. The cell further to the west produced two EF3's including one that struck Baraga, killing 2 people and causing major damage throughout town. The second EF3 from this storm remained over rural areas, snapping numerous trees and damaging a few isolated lakeshore homes. To the west, the supercells continued to produce tornadoes. A ropey EF1 caused moderate damage to Bayfield and injured 3 people. To the north, a powerful supercell developed and began producing tornadoes. An EF3 struck Taconite Harbor, killing 1 person and causing major damage to the Taconite Harbor Energy Center. After this tornado dissipated over Lake Superior, a violent waterspout touched down and became the strongest and deadliest tornado of the outbreak sequence. This tornado likely gained EF4 status over the lake, as wind velocities measured on mobile radar reached nearly 200 mph. The tornado began to weaken, but moved over Isle Royale National Park. Mainly tree damage occurred on the island with little to no structures to impact. a weather tower on Mt. Ojibway was clipped by the tornadoes perimeter and received light damage. A wind gust of 131 mph was measured here. The tornado continued East-northeast across the island, and moved into the most populated area. Boats in snug harbor were tossed and mangled, homes were destroyed and numerous trees were snapped. The most intense damage occurred at the gift shop where all 4 workers and 2 visitors were killed when the building was partially swept away. Tree damage continued before the tornado moved back over open waters. Tornado activity lessened significantly after dark, with only a few tornadoes touching down. Only a few weak tornadoes touched down on the 15th across the northeast, and another system developed across the northern rockies. On the 16th, An isolated, but powerful supercell developed in Southern Montana, producing over half of the sequences EF3's. Most of these were tall, highly visible, and only caused tree damage. The fifth EF3 clipped Alzada, causing significant damage and injuring 19 people. After this storm dissipated late in the afternoon on the 16th, the outbreak sequence came to a close. 19 people were killed in the event, along with 6 more deaths related to other severe weather.
May-[]
271 tornadoes were reported in may, with 217 of them being confirmed. May was the deadliest month of the year, and accounted for 128 fatalities.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21-26, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 107 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
Tornado activity began to ramp up after a long period of quiet tornado activity through late April and early May. A deepening low began to track east out of the rockies in to the central plains, with a significant tornado event occurring early on May 21st across Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. An isolated supercell north of the main threat produced multiple tornadoes throughout northeastern Colorado and most of Nebraska. A rain wrapped EF3 struck Holyoke, killing 2 people and causing major damage. Later in the day, another EF3 struck Wallace, causing major damage and injuring numerous people. To the south, mixed modes of storms including supercells overspread muck of Oklahoma and Kansas. A massive wedge EF2 moved through Hooker, killing one person and causing heavy damage. Two EF3's in close proximity moved through the Leoti area, one of which struck the town killing 1 person and causing major damage. later, a fast moving EF2 moved through Hays, killing 2 people when their mobile home was demolished. The activity moved east with the surface low, with another outbreak occurring across the Ohio Valley during the evening on Sunday. Storms fired up earlier than expected, and most of the activity remained west of where it was thought to have occurred. An EF2 struck Sullivan Missouri, injuring numerous people. A powerful cone tornado struck the Redgate Ranch Airport, destroying numerous planes and hangars granting it an EF3 rating. An isolated and long tracked supercell moved through eastern Missouri and much of Kentucky, producing 20 tornadoes along the way including the deadliest and one of the strongest of the outbreak sequence. This EF4 touched down near Essex Missouri and traveled nearly 80 miles before dissipating near Benton Kentucky. The most intense damage occurred near Bardwell Kentucky, where homes were flattened, trees debarked, and cars thrown and even mangled beyond recognition. This tornado was rated High-end EF4 and killed 14 people, most of them in Bardwell. After this violent tornado dissipated, another long tracked tornado touched down. This EF3 traveled over 100 miles through rural Kentucky doing damage in the towns of Caviz and Clifty, killing 3 people and becoming the longest tracked tornado of the outbreak sequence. More than a dozen tornadoes followed, however all of them were much weaker and short lived. The next day a possibly major outbreak was expected across much of New England, with parts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut under a moderate risk for tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. Overall, the event underperformed, with only a couple dozen tornadoes touching down. However just like the day before, an isolated and long tracked supercell developed, producing a majority of the tornadoes. The first notable tornado touched down to the north of Stroudsburg, carving a 17 mile path of high-end EF2 damage before dissipating near Branchville, NJ. After this tornado dissipated, a mile wide, rain wrapped, low-end EF3 touched down and caused heavy damage to the town of Vernon. The tornado caused millions in damage and injured nearly 100 people, remarkably no one was killed. A number of weak tornadoes touched down before the worst tornado occurred. This high-end EF3 touched down west of Carmel, NY, traveling across Connecticut and dissipating along the Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line. 1 person was killed and numerous others were injured. This tornado became the longest tracked tornado in Connecticut history, crossing the entire state long-ways and horizontally. As this system pushed off the coast into the Atlantic, another low began to develop along the gulf coast. A small outbreak of weak tornadoes occurred on the 24th in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, with the strongest being a brief but strong EF2 that struck Latonia, MS causing significant damage to a large portion of the town. Through the night into the 25th, the low underwent an extreme deepening as it moved northeast through the dixie ally area. A cluster of supercells began to develop in the warm sector and tracked across the Carolinas producing many tornadoes. A high-end EF3 struck the suburbs of Conway, SC damaging or destroying numerous homes and killing 1 person. A Massive wedge EF1 grew to nearly 2 miles wide, snapping hundreds of thousands of trees before dissipating. The next tornado from this storm grew to around 2.2 miles wide. It completely swept away a cluster of homes northwest of Wilmington, snapped and debarked millions of trees, and tossed farm machinery long distances.This tornado received an EF4 rating, killed 9 people and injured around 100 more. A satellite tornado developed and gained an EF2 rating after obliterating a mobile home and cleanly snapping a number of hardwood trees. The western cell produced another EF3, which struck whitewall causing major damage. Damaging strait line winds associated with a squall line then swept through the mid-atlantic, gusting up to 90 mph and knocking out power to millions of people. Off to the west on the night of the 25th, an intense trough moved into the rockies, with a low developing along the coast. The next day, a few tornadoes touched down as the low remained nearly stationary over eastern Washington. The strongest was a rare EF3 that caused severe tree damage throughout the umatilla national forest. this low began to track eastward on the night of the 26th and would later cause an outbreak across the upper midwest on May 28th.
Tornado outbreak of May 28th, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 109 | 45 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
A powerful and rapidly deepening low was tracking east out of the northern rockies and into the upper midwest. A powerful ridge supplied the risk area across the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa and Nebraska with a surplus of hot and humid air. MLCAPE values reached up to 5000 in some spots across Iowa and Minnesota supporting huge hailstones, the largest measuring 6.72 inches in diameter. Strong upper, mid, and low level winds were all sufficient for a risk of tornadoes, along with the possibility of a major derecho. A weaker cap was forecast to remain in place throughout the day, with only the most intense updrafts punching through it. A squall line began to develop on the morning of the 28th, and grew in size and strength with winds over 125 mph noted multiple times. A plethora of weaker tornadoes also occurred in the line, a few of them strong. A damaging EF1 struck Devils lake, killing one person and causing major damage to a motel. A strong EF2 struck Grandin ND, injuring a dozen people and causing severe damage. The strongest tornado within the line struck to the south near Ortonville, killing 2 people, causing major damage, and receiving an EF3 rating. Out ahead of the line, A few supercells broke the cap and produced strong tornadoes. An extremely powerful EF5 moved through rural Minnesota striking a few small towns and killing 11 people in the process. this tornado was the strongest of the year, completely sweeping away a cluster of well built homes and dislodging their foundations, which were carried considerable distances. To the north, a massive wedge EF4 maintained its strength for an extremely long amount of time. It took an unexpected turn towards the town of Goodridge, catching its people off guard and killing 22 of them. This tornado was the fastest, longest tracked, and widest tornado of the outbreak. Another weaker EF5 moved through eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin after dark, killing 43 people becoming the deadliest tornado of the outbreak. Not too long later, an EF2 struck the twin cities, killing 4 people and injuring hundreds more. Overall, this outbreak was the second deadliest of the year killing over 100 people, with 94 deaths coming from tornadoes.
June-[]
June had 202 tornado reports, with 166 of them being confirmed. June was the second deadliest month with 102 tornado related fatalities, just ahead of April.
Tornado outbreak of June 5th, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 43 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
An outbreak of mainly strong to violent tornadoes occurred across the Ohio Valley on June 5th, spawning the second most intense tornadoes in a single day throughout the year, just barely behind November 18th during the second season super outbreak. The only thing precluding storm development was a very strong cap that was forecast to remain in place for several days including the day of the outbreak. Very strong wind fields conductive for a large outbreak associated with a deepening surface low began to move out of the rockies on the 4th. A large multicellular cluster formed over Kansas, producing very large hail and minimal wind damage. Due to very strong updrafts, this cluster maintained its strength into the capped area producing numerous tornadoes across the Ohio Valley on the 5th. The initial cluster split into 3 supercells, 2 of which would produce all of the tornadoes. Smaller cells unable to break the cap were ingested by these early supercells and made them last throughout the day. The first violent tornado was a tall cone EF4 that traveled over 80 miles through rural Indiana. The same cell later produced one of the strongest tornadoes of the outbreak. This EF4 barreled through Fairfield, Ohio destroying numerous homes and killing 11 people. At the same time, an even stronger EF4, possibly EF5 tracked across southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Southern Ohio, killing 34 people and becoming the deadliest tornado of the outbreak. Back to the north, a record breaking EF3 grew to over 2.5 miles wide becoming slightly larger than even the 2013 El Reno tornado. Tornado activity with these two supercells continued into the late evening before they finally died out in western Pennsylvania and Maryland. This outbreak resulted in 99 tornado related fatalities, making it the deadliest of the year.
Tornado outbreak of June 7-11, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 94 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A large outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes occurred across the Northern plains and the northeast. On the 7th, a large wedge EF2 moved through northern Montana, passing south of Glasgow and causing damage in the town of Nashua. Early in the morning hours of the 8th, two Cone EF1's moved side by side through rural North Dakota, damaging mainly trees and power lines before dissipating near Watford city. Later that day, a rain wrapped EF1 moved through the Minot area, damaging numerous homes, businesses, and Minot Air Force Base. 4 nuclear misses were set off by this event, but were all manually shut down before they were able to launch. On the 9th, tornadoes touched down across the upper Great Lakes. The most notable event was Isle Royale National park being struck by another tornado. This tornado was much weaker however and only produced EF0 damage to the western side of the island. the 10th accounted for only 11 tornadoes across upstate New York and Pennsylvania, all of which remained over sparsely populated areas. Just before the outbreak ended on the 11th, the strongest tornado of the event touched down in northern Maine. Wallagrass took a direct hit from this high-end EF2, killing 3 people and causing major damage throughout the town. overall, this outbreak resulted in a total of 94 tornadoes, with 16 being un-rated(EFU).
July-[]
131 tornadoes were reported in July, with 88 of them being confirmed. Most of the tornadoes were caused by an outbreak later in the month.
Tornado outbreak of July 28-30, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 76 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A large outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes occurred across the Northern rockies and upper midwest. A damaging EF1 struck Casper Wyoming on the night of the 29th, killing 1 person. storms weakened significantly on the 30th, before ramping up into the evening. A large squall line formed, producing multiple tornadoes including the strongest of the event. This large EF3 tracked along parts of the Cheyanne river before impacting Onida, SD. Numerous homes received significant damage, with a few of them destroyed. 8 people were killed and over 100 were injured by this tornado. After a few more hours of severe weather, the outbreak ended. Additionally, 22 tornadoes remained un-rated (EFU)
August-[]
August recorded 129 tornado reports, with 117 being confirmed. A large outbreak early in the month accounted for most of these tornadoes.
Tornado outbreak of August 5-8, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 102 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
An unusually large outbreak of tornadoes occurred across much of the US. from august 5-8. On august 5th, a few tornadoes occurred across the desert southwest. One of these tornadoes was reported to be strong to violent as it tracked across the NTTR. Though it seemed strong, no damage occurred and the tornado received and EFU rating. Activity ramped up on the 6th across the central plains. Two strong EF2's struck Lexington, Nebraska is quick succession, killing 1 person each and causing widespread significant damage. Another EF2 tracked over 30 miles across northeast Nebraska, damaging the towns of Stanton, Pilger, and Wakefield, killing 1 person. Further south, yet another EF2 damaged a large portion of Seneca, Kansas injuring 3 people. Storms congealed into a squall line overnight, producing more tornadoes across the midwest. One of these tornadoes reached high-end EF2 status as it flattened trees and power lines just to the north of Parkersburg, Iowa. On the 7th, only a few weak tornadoes occurred across the Ohio Valley, including an EF1 which caused light damage to Lima, Ohio. The bulk of the threat was concentrated along the east coast as category 1 hurricane Acob made landfall near Wildwood, New jersey. Most of the tornadoes caused by this were weak, the strongest being an EF2 that caused moderate damage to Sparta, New jersey. Hurricane Acob rapidly weakened as it moved inland and stalled over west-central New York. The system responsible for the tornadoes across the US. on the 5th, 6th, and 7th caught up to these remains and consolidated into one low-pressure system. Warm moist advection streamed up the coast into northern new england associated with a strengthening low level jet. A small slight risk was issued for southern New Hampshire and Maine, suggesting a few tornadoes across the region. Throughout the day, temperatures rose into the low 80's with low 70's dewpoints present across the risk area. Around 6pm, an arc of storms began to develop across southern Vermont and began to dramatically intensify. The northern cell produced the first tornado, which moved across parts of central New Hampshire. Though it moved through very rural areas, a few isolated homes were completely destroyed and large swaths of trees were mowed down and partially de-barked. This tornado received a High-end EF3 rating and killed 6 people before dissipating over Lake Winnipesaukee. Further south, A strong EF2 inflicted significant damage to Farmington, injuring 11 people. The northern cell then cycled and produced the strongest tornado of the outbreak. This High-end EF4 moved through Southern Maine producing devastating damage to multiple towns. It initially touched down just to the west of Limerick, striking the town at EF2 strength and killing 2 people. After traveling through rural areas, it began to enter more populated areas along the coast of Maine. It clipped the northern side of Gotham and Westbrook before impacting the northern suburbs of Portland including Falmouth. Here, Widespread EF2-EF3 damage occurred, with houses heavily damaged or destroyed. 5 people were killed here before the tornado moved offshore. After moving through open water, the tornado moved back onto land causing devastating damage to Harpwell and Phippsburg. Harpswell took the brunt of the impact, with homes completely flattened, vehicles thrown and mangled beyond recognition, and 20 people losing their lives. Phippsburg only received EF2 damage as the tornado began to rapidly weaken and dissipate. Tornado activity lessened into the overnight hours and ceased as the system moved off the coast. Overall, 36 people were killed during this event, with most coming from The Hopeswell EF4. 3 tornadoes were left un-rated(EFU).
September-[]
September only had 19 tornado reports, with 14 confirmed.
Tornado outbreak of September 14th, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October-[]
20 tornadoes were reported in the month of October, of which 11 were confirmed.
Tornado outbreak of October 22nd, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A deep trough and associated low moved towards the west coast of the US. An enhanced risk was issued for Northern California with a threat for widespread damaging winds, along with possibly a tornado or two. A massive squall line moved ashore, producing winds of up to 90 mph, and spawning two EF0's along the immediate coast. Out ahead of the line, a small mini-supercell developed and produced multipole tornadoes. The first caused moderate damage to homes in fort jones, injuring one person. The second briefly touched down and snapped tree limbs. The third took on a ropey shape before strengthening and growing into a tall cone, debarking trees and tossing timber hundreds of yards through the air. The national weather service issued an extremely rare tornado emergency for Montague, the first ever in Californias history. The tornado missed town to the south, however a few homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, resulting In 8 injuries and an EF3 rating. It then began to rapidly weaken and dissipated shortly after. As this storm died, a new supercell began to develop to the southeast and produced another tornado. This tornado touched down near the Scott valley airport and Immediately began producing high-end EF1 damage. It held its strength as it moved across a stretch of mountains and took on a large wedge shape. It passed Grenada to the south, and produced more significant damage. Three homes were significantly damaged, and multiple barns were destroyed. A poorly constructed barn was completely leveled with only its concrete slab and heavy farm machinery left behind, with debris carried hundreds of yards downstream. The tornado then meandered into more rural areas and gradually dissipated, becoming the longest tracked tornado in California history with a path length of 29.6 miles.
November-[]
November of 2022 was the most active November on record. 319 tornadoes were reported, with a whopping 303 being confirmed, the most of any month during the season. Even more impressively, 296 of the tornadoes all took place during two large outbreaks that lasted less than a week. The second was nicknamed, The Second Season Super Outbreak.
Tornado outbreak of November 11-13, 2022
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 113 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
After a very quiet autumn season across the US, a wave of tornado activity started on November 11th as a 3 day outbreak of tornadoes affected the southern United States. The outbreak started in New Mexico and Colorado where multiple tornadoes touched down, some of the strong. One of the most notable tornadoes of the outbreak touched down later that night in eastern New Mexico and crossed the entire Texas panhandle before dissipating. With a path length of over 180 miles, it became the longest tracked tornado of the year. The next day, multiple tornadic supercells developed across central TX into southern OK. A massive slow moving high-end EF3 caused extreme damage just north of the red river, with a well built farm home completely obliterated with debris thrown long distances
Tornado outbreak of November 17-19/Second Season Super Outbreak
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 173 | 49 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
December-[]
18 tornadoes were reported in December, however 20 were confirmed.
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |