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The tornado outbreak in Argentina in 2009 was an outbreak of 28 confirmed tornadoes that occurred on the night of September 7 and violently affected the northeast of Misiones and Southern Brazil. The event reached and destroyed several localities.
This article documents all tornadoes confirmed by the "REVOT/PRETS " group, SAHMI or various meteorological offices or universities across Brazil during 2024. Unlike the United States, both the original Fujita Scale and the Enhanced Fujita Scale are used to rank tornadoes across the country.
Multiple tornadoes impacted portions of southern New England on the morning of August 18. Three tornadoes touched down in Massachusetts, an EF1 tornado touched down in Connecticut, and an EF2 tornado lifted a car on I-295 near Scituate, Rhode Island. [158] It was the first F2/EF2 tornado in Rhode Island since 1986. [159]
POCONÉ, Brazil (Reuters) - A fire has been burning since mid-July in the remote wetlands of west-central Brazil, leaving in its wake a vast charred desolation bigger than New York City. This ...
Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents refused to leave belongings behind while others ...
Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday, the country's civil defense said Wednesday. An additional 11 people were ...
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2024. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Southern Brazil, the Bengal region and China, but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...