Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of those weak, especially upon landfall.
1. List of Tornadoes
These are the tropical cyclones that are known to have spawned tornadoes. The list is most complete for the U.S., but does include other areas. Within the United States 1,163 tornadoes were associated with tropical cyclones,[1] accounting for slightly under 6% of all tornadoes. The most tornadoes spawned by a single tropical cyclone were associated with Hurricane Ivan, which spawned 120 tornadoes.
1.1. Pre–1900
Tropical cyclone |
Outbreak dates |
Tornadoes |
Location of tornado(es) |
Notes |
Refs |
unnamed |
September 10, 1811 |
1 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
June 30, 1814 |
1 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 10, 1882 |
*3 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 4, 1885 |
*1 |
New Jersey |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 11, 1885 |
*1 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
July 6, 1891 |
*4 |
Louisiana, Mississippi |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 13, 1892 |
*4 |
North Carolina, South Carolina |
|
[2] |
1893 Sea Islands hurricane |
August 28, 1893 |
*1 |
North Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 7, 1893 |
*1 |
Louisiana |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 4, 1899 |
*1 |
Georgia |
|
[2] |
1.2. 1900–1949
Tropical cyclone |
Outbreak dates |
Tornadoes |
Location of tornado(es) |
Notes |
Refs |
unnamed |
September 7, 1900 |
*2 |
Georgia |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 4, 1915 |
*2 |
Georgia, Virginia |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
July 6, 1916 |
*11 |
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
July 15, 1916 |
*1 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 18, 1916 |
*4 |
Alabama |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 29, 1917 |
*4 |
South Carolina, Virginia |
|
[2] |
1919 Florida Keys hurricane |
September 10, 1919 |
*1 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
1919 Florida Keys hurricane |
September 15, 1919 |
2 |
Texas, New Mexico |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 9, 1921 |
*6 |
Texas |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
August 10, 1928 |
*5 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
August 15, 1928 |
*4 |
South Carolina, North Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 28, 1929 |
*6 |
Florida, South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 6, 1933 |
1 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 4, 1933 |
*2 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
July 24, 1934 |
*8 |
Texas |
|
[2] |
1935 Labor Day hurricane |
September 4, 1935 |
*13 |
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland |
|
[2] |
1938 Atlantic hurricane season |
August 15, 1938 |
*1 |
Louisiana |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
August 10, 1940 |
2 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 20, 1941 |
*2 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 18, 1944 |
3 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
August 27, 1945 |
*2 |
Texas |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 17, 1945 |
*1 |
South Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 19, 1947 |
*1 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 11, 1947 |
*4 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 4, 1948 |
1 |
Georgia, Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
September 21, 1948 |
*1 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 5, 1948 |
*3 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
August 28, 1949 |
*4 |
North Carolina |
|
[2] |
unnamed |
October 3, 1949 |
1 |
Texas |
|
- |
1.3. 1950–1979
Tropical cyclone |
Outbreak dates |
Tornadoes |
Location of tornado(es) |
Notes |
Refs |
Hurricane Baker |
August 13, 1950 |
2 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Able |
August 31, 1952 |
*3 |
Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Connie |
August 10, 1955 |
*4 |
South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Diane |
August 19, 1955 |
*1 |
Pennsylvania |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Flossy |
September 24, 1956 |
*5 |
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Audrey |
June 27, 1957 |
*21 |
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee |
|
[3] |
Hurricane Cindy |
July 10, 1959 |
11 |
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Debra |
July 24, 1959 |
5 |
Oklahoma, Texas |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Gracie |
September 29, 1959 |
7 |
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Judith |
October 17, 1959 |
1 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Donna |
September 10, 1960 |
5 |
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Ethel |
September 15, 1960 |
6 |
Florida, Alabama |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Carla |
September 10, 1961 |
22 |
Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, Arkansas |
F4 killed 8 in Galveston, Texas vicinity; one of only two hurricane-spawned violent tornado |
[4] |
Hurricane Cleo |
August 27, 1964 |
12 |
Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina |
|
[5] |
Hurricane Dora |
September 12, 1964 |
3 |
South Carolina, North Carolina |
|
[6] |
Hurricane Hilda |
October 3, 1964 |
12 |
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina |
F4 killed 22 in Larose, Louisiana vicinity; one of only two hurricane-spawned violent tornado |
[7] |
Hurricane Isbell |
October 14, 1964 |
9 |
Florida |
|
[7] |
Hurricane Betsy |
September 8, 1965 |
7 |
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi |
|
[8] |
Hurricane Alma |
June 8, 1966 |
5 |
Florida, Mississippi |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Inez |
October 4, 1966 |
2 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Beulah |
September 20, 1967 |
115 |
Texas, Mexico |
|
[3] |
Hurricane Abby |
June 7, 1968 |
4 |
North Carolina |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Gladys |
October 17, 1968 |
2 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Camille |
August 17, 1969 |
2 |
Florida |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Celia |
August 31, 1970 |
9 |
Texas |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Edith |
September 16, 1971 |
16 |
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Fern |
September 10, 1971 |
5 |
Texas |
|
[2] |
1972 Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak |
June 18, 1972 |
17 |
Florida, Georgia |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Carmen |
September 8, 1974 |
4 |
Louisiana |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Eloise |
September 23, 1975 |
5 |
Georgia, Florida |
|
[2] |
Hurricane Babe |
September 5, 1977 |
14 |
Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama |
|
[2] |
Hurricane David |
September 3, 1979 |
34 |
Florida, MD, Virginia, PA, DE |
|
[3] |
Hurricane Frederic |
September 12, 1979 |
10 |
Alabama, Georgia, Florida |
|
[2] |
1.4. 1980–1999
Tropical cyclone |
Date of (first) tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
Hurricane Allen |
August 9, 1980 |
*29 |
Texas |
Costliest tropical cyclone–related tornado in history struck Austin, Texas vicinity inflicting $100 million in damages |
T. D. #2 |
June 5, 1981 |
9[9] |
Louisiana, Texas |
|
Hurricane Dennis |
August 17, 1981 |
2 |
Florida |
|
T. D. #8 |
August 31, 1981 |
14[10] |
Texas |
|
Hurricane Alicia |
August 17, 1983 |
*22 |
Texas |
|
Hurricane Diana |
September 5, 1984 |
1 |
Florida |
|
Hurricane Danny |
August 15, 1985 |
*39 |
Louisiana, Mississippi, TN, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia |
|
Hurricane Elena |
August 31, 1985 |
10 |
Florida |
|
Hurricane Gloria |
September 27, 1985 |
2 |
New Jersey, MA |
|
Hurricane Juan |
October 28, 1985 |
11 |
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi |
|
Hurricane Bonnie |
June 27, 1986 |
5 |
Louisiana |
|
Hurricane Gilbert |
September 16, 1988 |
*29+ |
Texas, Mexico |
|
Hurricane Chantal |
August 1, 1989 |
4 |
Texas |
|
Hurricane Hugo |
September 22, 1989 |
3 |
South Carolina, North Carolina |
|
Hurricane Jerry |
October 15, 1989 |
5 |
Texas |
|
Hurricane Bob |
August 18, 1991 |
5 |
North Carolina, New York |
|
Tropical Storm Beryl (1994) |
August 16-17, 1994 |
37 |
Carolinas, Georgia, Mid Atlantic |
|
Hurricane Georges |
September 1998 |
47 |
Alabama, Georgia, Florida |
|
Hurricane Floyd |
September 16, 1999 |
14+[11] |
North Carolina |
|
1.5. 2000–2009
Tropical cyclone |
Date of (first) tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
Hurricane Gordon |
September 16, 2000 |
11 |
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina |
|
Tropical Storm Helene |
September 22, 2000 |
13 |
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina |
|
Hurricane Keith |
October 6, 2000 |
1 |
Texas |
|
Tropical Storm Alison |
June 11, 2001 |
28 |
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, MA, ME, Texas |
|
Tropical Storm Barry |
August 2, 2001 |
5 |
Florida, Mississippi, MO |
|
Tropical Storm Gabrielle |
September 13, 2001 |
18 |
Florida |
|
Hurricane Michelle |
November 5, 2001 |
5 |
Florida |
|
Tropical Storm Fay |
September 6, 2002 |
11 |
Texas |
|
Hurricane Gustav |
September 10, 2002 |
1 |
North Carolina |
|
Tropical Storm Hanna |
September 14, 2002 |
2 |
Alabama, Georgia |
|
Hurricane Isidore |
September 25, 2002 |
10 |
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana |
|
Hurricane Lili |
October 3, 2002 |
26 |
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, KY |
|
Hurricane Kyle |
October 8, 2002 |
8 |
South Carolina, North Carolina |
|
Hurricane Charley |
August 13, 2004 |
16 |
Florida, North Carolina, Virginia |
|
Hurricane Gaston |
August 29, 2004 |
33 |
|
|
Hurricane Frances |
September 4-8, 2004 |
103* |
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia |
|
Hurricane Ivan |
September 16, 2004 |
117* |
Virginia, Georgia, Florida, PA, Alabama, South Carolina, MD, North Carolina, WV |
|
Tropical Storm Arlene |
June 11, 2005 |
3 |
Florida, Indiana |
[1] |
Hurricane Cindy |
July 5, 2005 |
48 |
North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Maryland |
[1] |
Hurricane Dennis |
July 10, 2005 |
10 |
Florida and Georgia |
[12] |
Hurricane Emily |
July 20, 2005 |
11 |
Texas |
[12] |
Hurricane Katrina |
August 25, 2005 |
59 |
United States Gulf Coast |
[1] |
Hurricane Rita |
September 24, 2005 |
98 |
United States Gulf Coast |
[1][12] |
Tropical Storm Tammy |
October 6, 2005 |
1 |
Georgia, United States |
[12] |
Hurricane Wilma |
October 24, 2005 |
8 |
Florida |
[12] |
Tropical Storm Alberto |
June 12, 2006 |
17 |
Southeastern United States |
[1] |
Hurricane Ernesto |
August 24, 2006 |
5 |
Florida and North Carolina, United States |
[13] |
Tropical Storm Barry |
June 1–2, 2007 |
4 |
Cuba, Florida, United States |
[14][15] |
Tropical Storm Erin |
August 16, 2007 |
7 |
Texas and OkLouisianahoma, United States |
[14] |
Hurricane Humberto |
September 12, 2007 |
1 |
Louisiana, United States |
[1] |
Tropical Depression Ten |
September 20, 2007 |
2 |
Florida, United States |
[14] |
Tropical Storm Olga |
December 16, 2007 |
2 |
Florida, United States |
[1][14] |
Hurricane Dolly |
July 23–24, 2008 |
6 |
Texas, United States |
[1][16] |
Tropical Storm Fay |
August 18–27, 2008 |
50 |
South-eastern United States |
[16] |
Hurricane Gustav |
August 31, 2008 |
49 |
United States Gulf Coast |
[16] |
Hurricane Hanna |
September 6, 2008 |
1 |
PennsylVirginiania |
[16] |
Hurricane Ike |
September 9, 2008 |
33 |
United States Gulf Coast |
[1][16] |
1.6. 2010–
Tropical cyclone |
Outbreak dates |
Tornadoes |
Location of tornado(es) |
Refs |
Hurricane Alex |
June 30 – July 2, 2010 |
11 |
Texas, United States |
[1][17] |
Tropical Storm Hermine |
September 7–9, 2010 |
13 |
Southern United States |
[1] |
Cyclone Carlos |
February 22, 2011 |
1 |
Karratha, Australia |
[18] |
Tropical Storm Arlene |
June 30, 2011 |
1 |
Texas, United States |
[19] |
Hurricane Irene |
August 26, 2011 |
9 |
United States East Coast |
[1] |
Tropical Storm Lee |
September 3–7, 2011 |
46 |
Southeastern United States |
[20] |
Hurricane Rina |
October 29, 2011 |
2 |
Florida, United States |
[1] |
Tropical Storm Beryl |
May 28–30, 2012 |
4 |
Southeastern United States |
[21] |
Tropical Storm Debby |
June 23–27, 2012 |
24 |
Florida, United States |
[22] |
Hurricane Isaac |
August 21 – September 1, 2012 |
26 |
Southeastern, Midwestern, and Eastern United States |
[23] |
Typhoon Sanba (Karen) |
September 18, 2012 |
10 Several |
Japan |
[24] |
Hurricane Sandy |
October 28, 2012 |
1 |
Bermuda |
[25] |
Cyclone Evan |
December 2012 |
10 Several |
Samoa |
[26] |
Cyclone Oswald |
January 17–29, 2013 |
10 Several |
Queensland, Australia |
[27] |
And Tropical Storm Andrea |
June 5–7, 2013 |
16 |
Cuba, Florida, North Carolina |
[28] |
Beb Tropical Storm Bebinca (Fabian) |
130620 June 20, 2013 |
2 |
Palawan and Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
[29] |
Rum Severe Tropical Storm Rumbia (Gorio) |
130629 June 29, 2013 |
1 |
Quezon, Philippines |
[30] |
Tor Severe Tropical Storm Toraji |
130902 September 4, 2013 |
3 |
Japan |
[31][32] |
Man Typhoon Man-yi |
130915 September 15–16, 2013 |
10 |
Japan |
[31][33][34] |
Tropical Storm Cindy |
June 2017 |
18 |
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey |
[35] |
Tropical Storm Emily |
June 2017 |
18 |
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey |
[36] |
Hurricane Harvey |
August 25 – September 1, 2017 |
52 |
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee |
[37] |
Tropical Storm Philippe |
October 28–29, 2017 |
2 |
Florida |
[38][39] |
Tropical Storm Alberto |
May 31, 2018 |
4 |
Florida, South Carolina, Ohio |
[40] |
Tropical Storm Gordon |
September 5 – 8, 2018 |
7 |
Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana |
[41] |
Hurricane Florence |
September 13 – 17, 2018 |
44 |
North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina |
[42] |
Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) |
September 14, 2018 |
1 |
Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines |
[43] |
Hurricane Michael |
October 2018 |
16 |
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia |
[44] |
Hurricane Dorian |
September 5 – 6, 2019 |
20 |
North Carolina, South Carolina |
[45] |
Tropical Storm Nestor |
October 19, 2019 |
3 |
Florida |
[46] |
Tropical Storm Cristobal |
June 6, 2020 |
1 |
Florida |
[47] |