List of Australian tornadoes

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Australia experiences approximately 30 to 80 tornadoes annually, as estimated by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The earliest recorded signs of tornado activity date back to 1785, during the country's early settlement period.

==Climatology and background== A '''tornado''', also known as a twister or willy-willy in Australia, is a violently rotating column of air that descends to the ground and can be among the most destructive atmospheric phenomena.<ref name=":1" /> The earliest recorded tornado in Australia occurred in Sydney, 1795.<ref name=":2" /> Tornadoes in Australia are measured in intensity using the '''EF-Scale''' (Enhanced Fujita scale).<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Tornadoes |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/severe-weather-knowledge-centre/tornadoes.shtml |website=bom.gov.au}}</ref>

==Events== ===Pre-1900=== {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col"|Tornado event ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|Area ! scope="col"|Tornadoes ! scope="col"|Casualties ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col"|Intensity |- | 1795 Sydney tornado || 1795 || Sydney || 1 || 0 || The earliest tornado record in the Bureau of Meteorology archives, it destroyed crops and trees in the early settlement.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Evershed |first=Nick |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1389432/multimedia-tornadoes-in-australia/interactive/ |title=Multimedia: Tornadoes in Australia |publisher=The Courier |date=2013-03-26 |access-date=2014-01-22 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203144/http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1389432/multimedia-tornadoes-in-australia/interactive/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |- | Port Phillip tornado || 29 January 1837 || Central Victoria || 1 || 0 || Believed to be the first tornado observed by the colonists of Port Phillip (and in Australia in general). Following a trail of over 60 miles from the heads of Port Phillip to Geelong and as far north as Mount Macedon, it caused much damage and uprooting of trees.<ref name=":2">pg. 4. The Australian Sydney (extract from the Port Phillip Patriot) 23 March 1839</ref> | |- | Parramatta tornado || 21 December 1841 || Parramatta, New South Wales || 1 || 0 || Tornado observed west of Sydney that caused damage to churches and schools in Parramatta, destroying homes and uprooting trees.<ref>pg. 6. The Sydney Herald. 10 January 1842</ref> | |- | Murrumbidgee tornado || 9 October 1844 || Murrumbidgee District, New South Wales || 1 || 0 || Part of a larger storm cell which caused extensive flooding. A tornado was observed in Murrumbidgee District near Gundagai, causing extensive damage to forest area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12424458 |title=News from the interior |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |location=NSW |date=10 October 1844 |access-date=9 June 2013 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | |- | Devil's river tornado || 26 December 1848 || Devil's River, Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities, 3 injured || Tornado swept across farmland whilst hurling large hailstones, killing numerous livestock and injuring settlers.<ref>pg. 2. ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 10 January 1849</ref> | |- | Wee Waa tornado || 26 November 1849 || Wee Waa, New South Wales || 1 || 0|| Huts had their roofs removed; there were trees uprooted.<ref>pg. 2. The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser Wednesday 19 December 1849</ref> | |- | Campbell's river tornado ||5 January 1852 || Campbell's River, New South Wales|| 1 || 0|| This destructive tornado cut a path through farmland and forest, reaching the outskirts of Bathurst, New South Wales.<ref name="pg. 3. Empire. 12 April 1852">pg. 3. Empire. 12 April 1852</ref><ref>pg. 4. The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser. Wednesday 14 January 1852</ref> | |- | Waratah tornado || 16 September 1860 || Newcastle region || 1 || 0|| Related to storm over Newcastle, this tornado cut a path from Minmi to Hexham and Waratah, throwing wagons through the air and uprooting trees on its way toward the ocean.<ref name="pg. 3. Empire. 12 April 1852"/><ref>pg. 5. ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 18 September 1860</ref> | |- | Chetwynd tornado || 1 July 1861 || Western Victoria || 1 || 1 reported|| A large tornado was reported at Chetwynd Station moving along the tributary of the Glenelg River toward Harrow. It carried large objects including trees, poles, and huts to distances from several yards to miles through the air.<ref>"THE TORNADO AT CHETWYND STATION" ON JULY 1, 1861. Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle. 15 February 1862</ref> Two men were reported to have been thrown great distances in the air; one was reported to hit the ground and was dead on impact.<ref>Glenelg River in History. pg.8. The Argus 19 April 1924</ref> | |- | Hamilton tornado || 22 October 1861 || Western Victoria || 1 || 0 || Originating near the South Australian border at Lindsay and passing through Casterton, a tornado cut a path through Hamilton, where it caused extensive damage to buildings before moving east and uprooting trees and taking the roofs off houses. A Scotch church in Hamilton was destroyed, along with another church, and several commercial premises- including two hotels- were leveled, causing A£5000 in damage. No casualties were reported.<ref>pg. 1. The Star. 26 October 1861</ref><ref>pg. 4. Border Watch. Friday 8 November 1861</ref> | |- | Maryborough tornado || 25 February 1864 || North-west Victoria || 1 || 2 fatalities, numerous injuries || A tornado cut a swathe from Maryborough to Creswick and Bullarook, north of Ballarat. A father and his son were killed by a tree thrown through the air, and numerous others were injured. The tornado damaged numerous buildings and uprooted trees.<ref>pg. 4. The Argus Thursday 25 February 1864</ref> | |- | Beechworth tornado || 26 October 1865 || Beechworth || 1 || 1 || Massive damage to Beechworth from tornado, leaving churches and schools demolished, houses without roofs, and objects thrown great distances. A Chinese man died when the hut he was inside had collapsed on him.<ref>TORNADO AT BEECEWORTH. OVENS ADVERTISER, OCT. 28, 1865</ref> | |- | Bowen tornado || 16 February 1876 || Bowen, Queensland || 1 || 1 fatality, numerous injuries || A destructive tornado caused severe damage to Bowen. One was killed, and many more were injured (some injuries were serious). The damages amounted to at least A£7,000. Many buildings were severely damaged or destroyed, including the Bowen hospital, where many patients sustained minor injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18341002 |title=General News. |newspaper=The Queenslander |location=Brisbane |date=26 February 1876 |access-date=9 June 2013 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |F5, rating disputed |- | Nhill tornado || 19 November 1897 || Wimmera region, north western Victoria || 1 || 3 || A deadly tornado left a destructive trail across over 250&nbsp;km of northwestern Victoria. It virtually destroyed the town of Nhill, where A£50,000 of damage was reported. All of the town's churches and many of the houses were destroyed. Extensive damage was also inflicted on the town of Donald, where one person died and a church, a school, and numerous other buildings were demolished. The total damage bill was A£4,000 in that town. At Maryborough, a further 2 deaths were recorded. At Rupanyup, the damage was estimated at A£200.<ref>Pg. 5 The Advertiser. 23 November 1897</ref><ref>Pg 2. Queanbeyan Age Wednesday 24 November 1897</ref><ref>THE TORNADO AT NHILL, DESCRIPTION BY AN EYEWITNESS. North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9079, 13 December 1897, Page 4</ref> |F4+ |- | Nevertire tornado || 29 December 1897 || New South Wales || 1 || Numerous injuries || A destructive tornado with a path 14 miles long struck the town of Nevertire, leaving many people injured.<ref>"Tornado at Nevertire". pg. 7. Launceston Examiner. 1 January 1897</ref> |}

===1900s=== {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col"|Tornado event ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|Area ! scope="col"|Tornadoes ! scope="col"|Casualties ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col"|Intensity |- | Narrabri tornado || 2 December 1900 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 || A destructive tornado caused total estimated damage of A£8,000.<ref>pg 2. Barrier Miner. 6 December 1900</ref> | |- | Narrabri tornado || 6 January 1902 || New South Wales || 1 || 1 fatality, numerous injured || A second and more destructive tornado at Narrabri destroyed a railway goods shed. Only a few buildings were undamaged. The estimated total damage was A£10,000.<ref>"Destructive Tornado at Narrabri. Houses Levelled to the Ground". pg 3. Clarence and Richmond Examiner. 7 January 1902</ref> | |- | Ballarat tornado || 19 August 1909 || Victoria || 1 || 1 fatality, >7 injured || During a severe flooding event, a tornado touched down in Ballarat, sweeping across the city's northern and eastern suburbs, destroying numerous homes in Ballarat North, Soldiers Hill, Black Hill and Ballarat East. The tornado lifted before touching down again at Eureka, where it destroyed more homes before dissipating.<ref>"The Ballarat Tornado" p6. The Mercury. 25 August 1909</ref><ref>"Furious Storm at Ballarat – several houses demolished, woman crushed to death, several persons injured" p5. The West Australian. 23 August 1909</ref> | |- | Marong tornado || 27 September 1911 || Victoria || 1 || 1 fatality, >12 injured || This tornado caused severe damage to Marong and Lockwood. This is the first tornado photographed in Australia.<ref name="australiangeographic.com.au">{{cite web |url=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-this-day-in-history-first-picture-of-a-tornado-in-australia.htm |title=On this day in history: first picture of a tornado in Australia |publisher=Australian Geographic |access-date=2014-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819123921/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-this-day-in-history-first-picture-of-a-tornado-in-australia.htm |archive-date=2013-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |F4+ |- | Brighton tornado || 2 February 1918 || Victoria || 3 || >2 fatalities, many injuries ||Known as the 'Brighton Cyclone',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Brighton Cyclone 2nd February 1918 |publisher=Brighton Historical Society Inc |url=http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vbhs/Articles/128_Brighton_Cyclone.htm |access-date=2008-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809021440/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vbhs/Articles/128_Brighton_Cyclone.htm |archive-date=2008-08-09 }}</ref> these tornadoes hit Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne. At one location two tornado tracks crossed, creating (in the language of the day) a "veritable orgy of destruction".<ref name="storm1">{{cite web | title = Tornadoes | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/c20thc/storm1.shtml | access-date = 2008-06-09|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090317054300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/96122/20090317-1643/www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/storm1.html|archive-date=17 March 2009}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In the few minutes that the storm lasted, two people were killed and many others were injured. Wind speeds were estimated at 320&nbsp;km/h, making this possibly the most intense tornado to hit a major Australian city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Major historic severe weather | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Geoscience Australia | url = http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/severeweather/historic.jsp | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> Total estimated damage was A£100,000 – 150,000. |F3 |- | Portarlington tornado || 9 January 1921 || Victoria || 2 || 0 fatalities, >1 injuries || A tornado and a waterspout formed in the area of Corio Bay, moving east where it struck Portarlington and St Leonards before dissipating in Port Phillip. The Grand Hotel was damaged, and roofs were removed from a church and several houses. Trees were torn out of the ground, and there were reports of several people being carried up to 40 feet in the air.<ref>"Tornado at Portarlington" p4. The Argus. 10 January 1921</ref><ref>"Waterspout at Corio Bay" p3. Geraldton Guardian. 13 January 1921</ref> | |- | Geelong tornado || 22 July 1926 || Victoria || 1 || 1 fatality, 20-30 injured || A tornado that originated in the Western District moved east, striking Lismore in South West of Victoria, where there was considerable damage and trees torn out of the ground. Headed east, the tornado cut a swathe through the southwest of Victoria until it reached the populated area of Geelong. It cut a path through the southern suburbs of Highton, where two churches, two halls, and two houses were destroyed among other buildings; Marshall; and Belmont, where a total of seven homes were destroyed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1926-07-23|title=DEVASTATING TORNADO|pages=19|work=Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3797222|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> Total estimated damage in Geelong was A£40,000.<ref>"Geelong Tornado. Relief Committee at Work" pg 12. The Argus. 27 July 1926</ref> | |- | Dwellingup tornado || 16 April 1954 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || This tornado tore through the Jarrah forest along a {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} path. The tornado was reported to be {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide near Lyalls Mill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inflowimages.com/TornadoesInWa/HistoryWA.htm |title=Home |publisher=Inflowimages.com |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> |F3 |- | Port Macquarie tornado || 6 July 1962 || New South Wales || 1 || 3 fatalities || An intense waterspout reached landfall at Port Macquarie causing widespread damage. 3 men were killed as a house collapsed on them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portnews.com.au/story/1917568/remembering-the-62-tornado-which-killed-three/?cs=257 |title=Remembering the '62 tornado which killed three &#124; Port Macquarie News |publisher=Portnews.com.au |date=2013-11-19 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Busselton tornado || 10 July 1964 || Western Australia || 1 || 1 fatality || 1 person was killed when his car was pulled off the road by a tornado near Busselton.<ref name="Inflow Images">{{cite web | title = A Complete History of Tornadoes in WA | publisher = Inflow Images | url = http://www.inflowimages.com/TornadoesInWa/HistoryWA.htm | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> | |- | Bulahdelah tornado || 1 January 1970 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || Believed to be one of the strongest Australian tornadoes,<ref>{{Cite web |last=says |first=Carlos |date=2013-02-15 |title=F5 Tornadoes: The Chronology – Part II |url=https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/f5-tornado-chronology2/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Eric's Weather Library |language=en}}</ref> this tornado left a {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|1.6|km|mi|||abbr=on}} wide destruction path through the Bulahdelah State Forest. According to reports, it threw a two-ton tractor {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} through the air, stripped it down to frame and deposited it upside down. It is estimated that the tornado destroyed over one million trees.<ref name="islandnet.com">{{cite web |title=For Strong Winds: Tornadoes of Australia and New Zealand |url=http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/storm/tornadoes-aunzea.htm |access-date=2014-01-22 |publisher=Islandnet.com}}</ref> |F5 (Unofficial) |- | Kin Kin tornado || 14 August 1971 || Queensland || 1 || 3 fatalities || Three people were killed at Kin Kin (a small community between Gympie and Noosa). | |- | Brisbane tornado || 4 November 1973 || Queensland || 1, other funnels reported || 0 fatalities || Believed to be the most destructive Australian tornado, this funnel had a path length of {{convert|51|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and peak wind-speeds were estimated to be in excess of {{convert|300|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. 500 houses had their roofs removed, 1,400 more were destroyed, and 500 were declared structurally unsafe. At least one home was partially swept clean from its foundation.<ref name="storm1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=EMA Disasters Database |work=Commonwealth of Australia |publisher=Emergency Management Australia |url=http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/fe6e777cef08c479ca256d3300057bae?OpenDocument |access-date=2008-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817183923/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/fe6e777cef08c479ca256d3300057bae?OpenDocument |archive-date=2008-08-17 }}</ref> |F3 |- | Port Hedland tornado || 17 December 1975 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities ||A spectacular tornado with a purple funnel was on the ground in front of the weather bureau.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inflowimages.com/TornadoesInWa/TornadosInWa.htm |title=Home |publisher=Inflowimages.com |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Sandon tornado || 13 November 1976 || Victoria || 3 || 2 fatalities ||Two fatalities occurred when a car with occupants inside was thrown by the tornado. This tornado from the outbreak caused $300,000 in damage.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sandon Tornado VIC | publisher = Inflow Images | url = http://www.inflowimages.com/AustralianTornadicEvents/sandon.html | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> |F2/F3 |- | Northam tornado || 21 December 1977 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || Described as "the most beautiful Australian tornado" due to the colour of the vortex being red from picking up the red-coloured dirt, this tornado made a path 6&ndash;7&nbsp;km long and uprooted several large gum trees.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Northam Tornado | publisher = Inflow Images | url = http://www.inflowimages.com/TornadoesInWa/northam/northam.html | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> | |- |Drummoyne and Hunters Hill tornado |10 February 1978 |New South Wales |1 |0 fatalities, 8 injuries |During an outbreak of severe thunderstorms in eastern New South Wales affecting Newcastle Sydney and Wollongong, a storm produced a tornado in the Drummoyne and Hunters Hill area of metropolitan Sydney, ripping the roof from a house.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/7079summ.shtml|title=Bureau - Severe Storm Events - 1970/1979|website=Bom.gov.au|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> The severe weather injured a total of eight across the affected area, causing an estimated A$15 million in damage with a 2011 normalized cost of A$215 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emknowledge.gov.au/resource/48/1978/severe-storm---newcastle-sydney-wollongong-1978|title=Severe Storm - Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong 1978|website=Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub|access-date=2016-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309090850/https://www.emknowledge.gov.au/resource/48/1978/severe-storm---newcastle-sydney-wollongong-1978|archive-date=2016-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- | Port Macquarie Tornado || 13 September 1985 || New South Wales || 1 || – || Buildings were destroyed and cars were thrown through the air, causing a total of more than A$3 million in damages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portnews.com.au/story/1919136/the-great-twister-of-1985/?cs=257 |title=The great twister of 1985 &#124; Port Macquarie News |publisher=Portnews.com.au |date=2013-11-20 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Elsmore tornadoes || 6 November 1989 || Elsmore, New South Wales || 3 || - || A destructive tornado damaged up to 25 homes; five were completely destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ingall |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/11/26/3899398.htm |title=Tornadoes not so uncommon - ABC New England North West NSW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2013-11-27 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> |F3 |- | SE QLD tornadoes || 24 December 1989 || South East Queensland|| >1 || - || A massive supercell with cloud tops as high as {{convert|77,000|ft|km|abbr=on}} tore through Brisbane and parts of Southeast Queensland, producing several tornadoes along its path. A combination of straight line winds and a tornado ripped the roofs from 500 houses, damaged 1000 houses, and left 12 structurally unsafe in the city of Redcliffe (approximately {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Brisbane).<ref>{{cite web|author=Ben Quinn |url=http://www.bsch.au.com/reports/24_12_89.shtml |title=BSCH - Recent Events - Christmas Eve 1989 Tornadic Supercell |publisher=Bsch.au.com |date=1989-12-24 |access-date=2014-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827123350/http://www.bsch.au.com/reports/24_12_89.shtml |archive-date=2013-08-27 }}</ref> | |- | Chisholm Tornado || 13 January 1990 || Australian Capital Territory || 1 || 0 fatalities, 5 injuries || A tornado hit Canberra (a suburb of Chisholm), destroying a wooden church and damaging 37 houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disasters.ema.gov.au/Browse%20Details/DisasterEventDetails.aspx?DisasterEventID=1203 |title=Event – Chisholm, ACT: Tornado |work=EMA Disasters Database |publisher=Australian Government: Emergency Management Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316152806/http://www.disasters.ema.gov.au/Browse%20Details/DisasterEventDetails.aspx?DisasterEventID=1203 |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref> | |- | SE QLD tornadoes || 29 November 1992 || Queensland, || 2 || 0 fatalities || The tornado at Bucca (west of Bundaberg) is known as the official most intense Australian tornado for its extreme structural damage near Bucca. Hail the size of cricket balls accompanied the storm.<ref name="storm1"/> A tornado also struck Oakhurst. |F4 and F3 |- | Tucabia tornado || 1 November 1993 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities, 2 injuries || This tornado had a 200m base and was accompanied by golf ball sized hail and lasted for 20 minutes. 8 houses were destroyed while 35 others were damaged. 2 people were injured.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tucabia Tornado: Saturday 20th November 1993 | publisher = Australian Severe Weather | url = http://australiasevereweather.com/storm_news/1997/docs/9711-04.htm | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> |F2 |- | Blue Mountains tornado || 20 November 1994 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 || This tornado hit Yellow Rock in the Blue Mountains, causing destruction to multiple houses. Trees were uprooted.<ref name="bom.gov.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/9000summ.shtml|title=Bureau - Severe Storm Events - 1990/2000|work=bom.gov.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> |F0/F1 |- | Chatswood tornado || 20 November 1994 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 || This tornado hit Chatswood (north of Sydney). Multiple houses were destroyed, and trees were uprooted.<ref name="bom.gov.au"/> |F0/F1 |- | Merimbula tornado || 16 April 1995 || New South Wales || 2 || 0 fatalities, 34 injuries || Two funnels were reported with this storm. One tornado ripped through the center of the town of Merimbula in SE New South Wales. 34 people were injured and approximately 200 buildings were damaged (12 were destroyed). Another tornado caused damage at Pambula (which was nearby).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/b3212955d6fc1e73ca256d3300057c10?OpenDocument |title= Merimbula – Pambula, NSW: Tornado |access-date=11 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916091501/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/54273a46a9c753b3ca256d0900180220/b3212955d6fc1e73ca256d3300057c10?OpenDocument |archive-date=16 September 2008 }}</ref> |F2 |- | New South Wales tornado outbreak || 29 September 1996 || Central New South Wales || 3 confirmed || 0 fatalities || The largest outbreak of severe thunderstorms ever documented in New South Wales was reported to produce three tornadoes, hail up to 7&nbsp;cm, and wind gusts to 156&nbsp;km/h. Over A$92 million insured loss from hail and wind is sustained at Armidale. Total estimated cost for the region is A$340 million.<ref>{{cite web | title = Severe Thunderstorms | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/info/thunder/#storms | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> 3 tornadoes were confirmed in the towns of Bundella, Gilgandra, and Elong Elong.<ref>{{cite web | title = Significant Weather - September 1996 | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/public/sigwxsum/sigw0996.shtml#thunder | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> | |- | Perth tornado || 15 July 1996 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities,<br />5 injuries ||This short-lived tornado was associated with a cold front. The tornado's speed was estimated to have been {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, and its path was approximately {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|40|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide. The tornado lasted on the ground for approximately 3 minutes.<ref>{{cite web | title = EMA Disasters Database | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Emergency Management Australia | url = http://www.disasters.ema.gov.au/Browse%20Details/DisasterEventDetails.aspx?DisasterEventID=491 | access-date = 2012-04-15 }} {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | |- | Fremantle tornado || 25 August 1999 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 || A tornado went through Fremantle (south of Perth), leaving a {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide, {{convert|8|-|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} long track. Several people were trapped in an apartment block when the tornado caused the roof to collapse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/sevwx/25august1999.shtml|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090310070200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/55863/20090310-1802/www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/sevwx/25august1999.html|archive-date=10 March 2009|title=Severe Thunderstorms in WA, Australia, 25 August 1999|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=25 December 2012}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |}

===2000s=== {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col"|Tornado event ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|Area ! scope="col"|Tornadoes ! scope="col"|Casualties ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col"|Intensity |- | Greystanes tornado || 3 November 2000 || New South Wales || 3 Confirmed || 0 fatalities || A tornadic thunderstorm moved through the Sydney Metropolitan Area over the afternoon/early evening. Three tornadoes struck several suburbs, including Constitution Hill, Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, and Greystanes. Golf ball-sized hail and widespread downing of trees and overhead power lines were observed during the damage survey as was minor to moderate structural damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/tornadofact.shtml/|title=Facts on Tornadoes in NSW |access-date=4 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327104637/http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/tornadofact.shtml |archive-date=27 March 2011 }}</ref> |All F0/F1 |- | South coast tornado || 26 December 2001 || Off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || During the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, the boat ''Nicorette'' recorded wind speeds of close to {{convert|100|kn|mph|abbr=on}} and was struck by hail the size of golf balls. According to the boat's meteorologist, the tornado began with a diameter of around {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}, but grew to {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/sailing/12/27/sydney.spt/index.html |work=CNN |title='Twister' horror for Sydney-Hobart yachts |date=28 December 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325151824/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/sailing/12/27/sydney.spt/index.html |archive-date=25 March 2008 }}</ref> | |- | South Australia tornado outbreak || 18 May 2002 || South Australia || 2 || 0 fatalities || Two tornadoes associated with a strong cold front occurred in the morning. The first tornado, at 6:15 am (ACST), near Coulta ({{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length), uprooted several trees and damaged others on farmland. The second, at 10 am (ACST), caused a narrow {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} long path of damage through the Adelaide suburbs of Rosslyn Park and Wattle Park. In the evening, another tornado or severe down-burst associated with a hail storm occurred at Two Wells, causing a damage path of less than {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length.<ref>{{cite web | title = MonthlyClimate Summary - South Australian Regional Office (May 2002) | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/sa/20020603.shtml | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> | |- | Niangala tornado || 13 October 2002 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado in Niangala damaged hundreds of trees and destroyed two houses. Nearby, hail up to {{convert|6|cm|in|abbr=on}} was recorded at Walcha.<ref>{{cite web | title = Summary of Significant Severe Thunderstorm Events in NSW - 2002/03 | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/sevwx/0203summ.shtml | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Facts on Tornadoes in NSW | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/sevwx/tornadofact.shtml | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> |F2 |- | Bendigo tornado || 18 May 2003 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado caused considerable damage within the City of Bendigo, Victoria, damaging around 50 homes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bendigo Tornado |publisher=Australian Sky & Weather |url=http://www.stormchasers.au.com/18_05_03.htm |access-date=2008-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612040303/http://www.stormchasers.au.com/18_05_03.htm |archive-date=2008-06-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Baker | first = Richard |author2=Rood, David | title = 'It was a dead-set tornado all right' | work = Fairfax | publisher = The Age | date = 2003-05-20 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/19/1053196525072.html | access-date = 2008-06-09 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> | |- | Grampians tornado || 4 January 2004 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado caused considerable damage along a wide track within the Grampains National Park in western Victoria. The tornado track was observed from an aircraft about a week later. The tornado tore large trees out of the ground, leaving a bare patch of about {{convert|8|-|10|ha|abbr=on}} without any vegetation at all.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tornado strikes in Grampians | work = Fairfax | publisher = The Stawell Times-News | date = 2004-01-16 | url = http://stawell.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/tornado-strikes-in-grampians/407162.aspx | access-date = 2008-06-09 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120724110935/http://stawell.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/tornado-strikes-in-grampians/407162.aspx | archive-date = 2012-07-24 }}</ref> | |- | Noble Park tornado || 9 June 2004 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado caused considerable damage along a damage path {{convert|3.2|km|mi}} long and from {{convert|50|-|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide. More than 70 homes in the Melbourne suburbs of Noble Park and Mulgrave were affected. Winds were estimated to be up to {{convert|180|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/10/1086749839466.html?from=storylhs | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Twister's trail leaves households reeling | date=11 June 2004 | first=Andrew | last=Webster}}</ref> |F1 |- | Coonabarabran tornado || 20 January 2005 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities ||This tornado formed at 4:30pm (AEDT) during a severe thunderstorm and ran a path of over {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} towards the southeast, crossing the Oxley Highway, where it uprooted many trees adjacent to the highway and scoured the ground.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tornado near Coonabarabran 2005 Jan 20 | publisher = Siding Spring Survey | url = http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~rmn/tornado.htm | access-date = 2008-06-09 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719052258/http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~rmn/tornado.htm | archive-date = 2008-07-19 }}</ref> |F1/F2 |-Bicton tornado. 16 May 2005 Western Australia. [Widespread and severe damage occurred south of the Swan River around Bicton and Attadale, just inland from Fremantle. A possible tornado ripped roofs of six buildings at Bicton Primary School causing damage estimated at $6m. The music room was ripped from its foundations and moved 2m, while two demountable classrooms were completely demolished. School furniture was carried up to 50m by the winds. A nearby house was demolished and several others lost roofs. The wind was strong enough to blow in car windows. The Bicton school was closed, as were damaged schools in nearby Shelley. Credit: Australian Weather News] | Broken Hill tornado || 6 November 2005 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || This tornado damaged 100 homes, leading to a total damage bill of {{AUD|3.8}} million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/sevwx/0506summ.shtml |title=Severe Storm Events - 2005/2006 |publisher=BoM |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- |Lake Bolac tornado |19 January 2006 |Victoria |1 |0 fatalities |A small tornado struck Lake Bolac around 11:00pm, uprooting at least 100 trees and causing damage to eight grain silos, leaving a total damage cost of around $2 million AUD.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-01-20 |title=Two million dollars worth of damage |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/588657/two-million-dollars-worth-of-damage/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=www.thecourier.com.au |language=en-au}}</ref> | |- | La Perouse tornado || 4 August 2006 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities ||A super cellular waterspout/tornado struck the Sydney suburb of La Perouse. It caused damage to several buildings and brought down powerlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/public/sigwxsum/pdf/sigw0806.pdf |title=SIGNIFICANT WEATHER – August 2006 |website=Bom.gov.au |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> |F1 |- | Leschenault tornado || 7 August 2006 || Western Australia || 1 || 2 injuries ||This tornado hit an outer suburb of Bunbury ({{convert|163|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Perth) in the early hours of the morning. It damaged sixty houses, with seven of these completely losing their roofs.<ref>{{cite news | last = Welch | first = Dylan | title = Sixty homes hit by tornado | work = Fairfax | publisher = The Age | date = 2003-05-20 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/sixty-homes-hit-by-tornado/2006/08/07/1154802793438.html | access-date = 2008-06-09 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> The tornado injured two and produced a damage path 200 metres wide and 2 kilometres long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/public/sigwxsum/pdf/sigw0806.pdf|title=SIGNIFICANT WEATHER – August 2006|website=Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=2016-02-27}}</ref> |F2 |- | Kakadu tornado || 1 March 2007 || Northern Territory || 1 || 0 fatalities || Severe damage was observed in Kakadu National Park at the Mary River Ranger Station. Two caravans were destroyed, and many eucalypts and ironwoods were uprooted. The Bureau of Meteorology experts estimated the wind speeds to be between {{convert|230|-|270|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tornado causes severe damage in Kakadu National Park | work = Commonwealth of Australia | publisher = Bureau of Meteorology | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/nt/20070320.shtml | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> |F2/F3 |- | You Yangs landspout || 14 May 2007 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A landspout<nowiki/>was sighted near the You Yangs near Geelong, Victoria. The tornado lasted for several minutes as it traversed across farmland and had an estimated diameter of {{convert|50|-|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}. No damage was reported.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Steve |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/05/15/1923024.htm |title=Pictures of the You Yangs twister – ABC South West Vic – Australian Broadcasting Corporation |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2007-05-15 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Moana tornado || 21 May 2007 || South Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || Several houses were damaged and trees were blown down or snapped at Moana.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120321223949/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/mini-tornado-hits-south/story-e6frea83-1111113581396 Mini tornado hits south | Adelaide Now<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | |- | Dunoon tornado || 26 October 2007 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities ||A multi-vortex tornado was caught by storm chaser Jimmy Deguara near the town of Lismore,.<ref>{{cite news | title = Dunoon Tornado – near Lismore, NSW | work = Australia Severe Weather | publisher = Jimmy Deguara | date = 2007-10-27 | url = http://australiasevereweather.com/tornadoes_australia.htm | access-date = 2008-06-08}}</ref> The tornado blew out the walls of a church and tore the roofs off about 20 residences. A piece of debris hit a power sub-station that exploded, causing 3000 homes to be without power.<ref>{{cite news | title = Village cops battering as freak twister pays a visit | work=Sydney Morning Herald | date = 2007-10-28 | url = https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/freak-tornado-hits-nsw/2007/10/27/1192941400158.html | access-date = 2008-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Village cops battering as freak twister pays a visit | work = APN News & Media Ltd | publisher = The Northern Star | url = http://www.northernstar.com.au/?storyid=3753461&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection= | access-date = 2008-06-08}}</ref> | |- | "Ballarat" tornado || 20 December 2007 || Ballarat || 1 || 0 fatalities || A large but brief tornado, part of a storm complex that affected Castlemaine, was in a rural area north of Ballarat. No damage was reported from this tornado. Footage and photographs were taken by storm chasers.<ref name="australiangeographic.com.au"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stormchasers.au.com/20_12_07.htm |title=Ballarat Tornado, Australia - 20th December 2007 |publisher=Stormchasers.au.com |date=2007-12-20 |access-date=2014-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223084944/http://www.stormchasers.au.com/20_12_07.htm |archive-date=2015-02-23 }}</ref> | |- | Perth tornado || 9 June 2008 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || Confirmed by the Bureau of Meteorology, the tornado swept through the southern suburbs of Perth just after 7.30 (AWST) in the morning and damaged more than 130 homes. Residents from an aged care facility in Cooloongup were evacuated as the roof of an activity room was blown off. The hostel was without power or water.<ref>{{cite news | title = Perth tornado 'may have hit 150km/h' | work = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | publisher = ABC News | date = 2008-06-09 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/09/2269299.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080611044230/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/09/2269299.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 June 2008 | access-date = 2008-06-09}}</ref> | |- | Nimmitabel tornado || 23 December 2008 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado occurred between Nimmitabel and Cooma with severe storms that affected the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/twists-and-turns-on-road-to-canberra/1394600.aspx|title=Twists and turns on road to Canberra |access-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926125805/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/twists-and-turns-on-road-to-canberra/1394600.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2009 }}</ref> |}

===2010s=== {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col"|Tornado event ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|Area ! scope="col"|Tornadoes ! scope="col"|Casualties ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col"|Intensity |- | Atherton tornado || 7 February 2010 || Queensland || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado struck a farm just south of the town of Atherton in Queensland, Australia, causing damage to corn fields and farm equipment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/tornado-tears-through-crops/13887 |title=Weather News – Tornado tears through crops |publisher=Weatherzone.com.au |date=2010-02-17 |access-date=2014-01-22 |archive-date=2014-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203102846/http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/tornado-tears-through-crops/13887 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |- | Lennox Head waterspout/tornado || 3 June 2010 || New South Wales || 2 || 0 fatalities, multiple injuries || A major storm and waterspout/tornado destroyed homes and caused multiple injuries at Lennox Head.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tatnell|first=Paul|title= Waterspout wrecks homes in NSW town as storm hits hard |url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/waterspout-wrecks-homes-in-nsw-town-as-storm-hits-hard-20100603-x0fy.html|access-date=3 June 2010|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 June 2010}}</ref> Police say a number of homes have been destroyed, some powerlines were down, and several caravans have been overturned. Paramedics say that several people have been injured in the storm, but nobody was missing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7337598/waterspout-becomes-tornado-on-nsw-north-coast-reports/|title=No disaster declaration for storm |access-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605193247/http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/7337598/waterspout-becomes-tornado-on-nsw-north-coast-reports/ |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref> | |- | Trawalla tornado || 30 July 2010 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado destroyed hundreds of trees and damaged power-lines at Trawalla (near Beaufort).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jamali |first=Dellaram |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/storm-destroys-hundreds-of-trees-at-trawalla/1902025.aspx/ |title=Storm destroys hundreds of trees at Trawalla |publisher=The Courier |date=2010-08-02 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Penola tornado || 31 July 2010 || South Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado ripped through the main street of Penola in southeast South Australia, destroying at least four buildings and damaging many others. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gerritsen |first=Tim |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/07/31/2969956.htm |title=Tornado rips through Penola – ABC South East SA – Australian Broadcasting Corporation |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2010-07-31 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Moama tornado || 10 August 2010 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || A weak tornado was observed in the town of Moama in southern New South Wales, causing some minor damage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/wild-weather-causes-mini-tornado/14787 |title=Weather News – Wild weather causes mini-tornado |publisher=Weatherzone.com.au |date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2014-01-22 |archive-date=2014-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203103303/http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/wild-weather-causes-mini-tornado/14787 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |- |Mackay Tornado || 25 December 2010 || Queensland || 1 || 0 Fatalities || A funnel was sighted lowering down to the ocean, after making a touchdown on the water, it made its way west to the suburb of North Mackay, debris was strewn all across the suburb with considerable damage to roofs and sheds. || F1 |- |Whitton tornado || 1 February 2011 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado struck the town, destroying a carport and damaging houses and trees.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Delaney|first1=Anne|first2=Chris|last2=Coleman|title=Dante's Tornado|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/02/04/3130051.htm|access-date=7 February 2011|work=ABC Riverina|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=4 February 2011}}</ref> | |- | Yellow Water Billabong tornado || 11 February 2011 || Northern Territory || 1 || 0 fatalities || Footage of a tornado over Yellow Water Billabong (located in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory) was captured by a tour guide. There were no fatalities or injuries, and damage was limited to vegetation.<ref>{{citation|first=Nigel|last=Adlam|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/03/08/216671_ntnews.html|title=Tornado blows tourists away|access-date=8 March 2011|publisher=NT News|date=8 March 2011|archive-date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412190929/http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/03/08/216671_ntnews.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |- | Karratha tornado || 21 February 2011 || Western Australia || 4 || 0 fatalities, 1 injury || The Karratha CBD was struck by a tornado, related to Tropical Cyclone Carlos. It reportedly uprooted large trees, tore roofs off of houses, and threw boats into the air. One person was injured by flying glass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pilbaraecho.com.au/echo/content/view/2847/63/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302153200/http://www.pilbaraecho.com.au/echo/content/view/2847/63/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-02 |title=Pilbara Echo :: A Part of Your Community now in Karratha & Port Hedland – Breaking News – Karratha town centre hit by tornado |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> | |- | Magpie Valley tornado || 20 April 2011 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A weak tornado was observed and photographed close to Ballarat's southeastern rural-urban fringe in the forestry area between Magpie and Sebastopol. No damage or injury was reported.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/tornado-sweeps-across-ballarat/2140709.aspx |title=Tornado sweeps across Ballarat |publisher=The Courier |date=2011-04-20 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Canning Vale tornado || 20 May 2011 || Western Australia || 1 || 0 fatalities || Canning Vale, a southern suburb of Perth, was struck by a tornado, damaging a number of homes and one vehicle.<ref>{{cite news|last=Styles|first=Aja|title=Mini-tornado hits Canning Vale as storm tears through Perth|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/minitornado-hits-canning-vale-as-storm-tears-through-perth-20110520-1evpl.html?from=watoday_sb|access-date=20 May 2011|newspaper=WAtoday.com.au|date=20 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rainy days for WA|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/20/3222149.htm?site=perth&section=news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112233110/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/20/3222149.htm?site=perth&section=news|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2012|access-date=20 May 2011|work=702 ABC Perth|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 May 2011}}</ref> | |- | Red Rock tornado || 14 June 2011 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || A waterspout/tornado removed the roof of at least two buildings, including the Bowling Club, and damaged several others in Red Rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/9636620/tornado-hits-nsw-town|title=TORNADO HITS NSW TOWN |access-date=8 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618031312/http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/9636620/tornado-hits-nsw-town |archive-date=18 June 2011 }}</ref> | |- | Bellbridge tornado || 9 November 2011 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado hit the Bellbridge and Bethanga areas near Wodonga. Several homes were severely damaged, some having their roofs removed, and several trees were uprooted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dow |first=Aisha |url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/tornado-rips-apart-homes-lashes-villages/2351430.aspx?src=rss |title='Tornado' rips apart homes, lashes villages |publisher=The Border Mail |date=2011-11-08 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Bacchus Marsh tornado || 25 December 2011 || Victoria || 2+ || 0 fatalities || A tornado hit Fiskville (west of Bacchus Marsh), Victoria. A second tornado was reported at Melton from the same storm. Tennis-ball sized hail and flash flooding also occurred with the storms, leaving an estimated damage bill in the millions of Australian dollars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/hail-barrage-inflicts-holiday-havoc-on-christmas-day/story-fn7x8me2-1226230033794|title=Tornado, storms strike Melbourne|work=heraldsun.com.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> | |- | Bredbo tornado || 20 January 2012 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado hit Bredbo in the Snowy Mountains area of New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/tornado-hits-snowy-mountains-20120120-1q9z2.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=20 January 2012 | title=Tornado hits Snowy Mountains}}</ref> | |- | Townsville tornado || 20 March 2012 || Queensland || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado caused major structural and tree damage in the suburb of Vincent. Wind speeds were estimated at {{convert|160|-|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} from damage analysis. Other suburbs affected were Garbutt, Gulliver, Aitkenvale, and Annandale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/cts/publications/content/technical-reports/tech-report-no.-58-investigation-of-townsville-tornado-20-march-2012/view |title=Tech Report No 58 Investigation of Townsville Tornado, 20 March 2012 — Cyclone Testing Station (CTS) - James Cook University |publisher=Jcu.edu.au |date=2012-03-20 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2012/03/20/315531_news.html|title=Clean-up begins after storm's devastation |access-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506231549/http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2012/03/20/315531_news.html |archive-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> | |- | Black Range tornado || 31 May 2012 || Victoria || 1 || 0 fatalities || A tornado struck the Black Range (near Stawell), causing minor structural and tree damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stawelltimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/tornado-strikes-black-ranges/2576468.aspx?storypage=1 |title=Tornado strikes Black Ranges &#124; The Stawell Times-News |publisher=Stawelltimes.com.au |date=2012-05-31 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Perth tornado outbreak || 7 June 2012 || Western Australia || 2-3 || 0 fatalities || Tornadoes struck the Perth suburbs of Dianella and Morley, damaging homes, trees, and power lines. Light Street and Marmion Street in Dianella suffered the worst damage. Winds were measured at {{convert|180|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/mini-tornado-hits-light-street-dianella/story-e6frg13u-1226388792016|title=More wild weather expected this weekend|work=perthnow.com.au|date=8 June 2012|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> A tornado also struck York, {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Perth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-07/mini-tornado-strikes-dianella/4058618 |title=Clean up continues after tornado's destruction – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |newspaper=ABC News |date=7 June 2012 |publisher=Abc.net.au |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> A total of 100 homes and buildings were damaged. |F1 |- | Southern Tasmania tornado outbreak || 9 November 2012 || Tasmania || 2+ || 0 fatalities || Tornadoes were reported on Mount Wellington and Sorell.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/tornado-warning-for-southern-tas/4362868?section=tas |title=Storm threat eases in Tasmania – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |newspaper=ABC News |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=2012-11-09 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> | |- | Central Queensland tornado outbreak || 26–27 January 2013 || Queensland || >6 || >20 injured || Several tornadoes struck the Bundaberg region of Central Queensland on 26 January, associated with the remnants of Cyclone Oswald. The first struck Bargara at 1.00pm (AEST), tearing roofs from buildings, and injuring at least six people. Burnett Heads was struck by three separate tornadoes, at 3.15pm, 6.05pm, and 6.30pm. Another tornado crossed the coast at Coonar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/tornadoes-hit-three-queensland-coastal-towns-20130126-2ddcm.html |title=Tornadoes hit Queensland coastal towns |publisher=Brisbanetimes.com.au |date=2013-01-26 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> A sixth tornado occurred at Burrum Heads on 27 January. ||F1 |- | Ballarat tornado || 31 January 2013 || Ballarat, Victoria || 1 || 0 || A small tornado swept through parts of Ballarat. Starting in Ballarat North, where it caused the most damage, it rounded Black Hill, briefly crossing the CBD before sweeping across Ballarat East and continuing to Eureka in the east of the city. The tornado caused extensive and localized minor damage to houses and buildings, tearing away roofs, fences, and garages, smashing windows, uprooting trees, destroying chimneys, cutting power to parts of the CBD, and deactivating traffic lights. Wind gusts of over {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} were recorded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mcilroy |first=Tom |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1272148/mini-tornado-rips-through-ballarat-north/?cs=62 |title='Mini-tornado' rips through Ballarat North |publisher=The Courier |date=2013-01-31 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mini-tornado-damages-homes-causes-havoc-in-ballarat/story-e6frf7kx-1226566179361|title=Mini-tornado causes havoc in Ballarat|work=heraldsun.com.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130219180236/http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2013/02/01/558547_latest-news.html 'Mini-tornado' damages Ballarat - Weekly Times Now<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver |first=Jordan |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1272890/ballarat-east-family-counts-storm-damage-cost/?cs=62 |title=Ballarat East family counts storm damage cost |publisher=The Courier |date=2013-02-01 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref>||F1 |- | Sydney-Illawarra Tornado Outbreak || 23–24 February 2013 || New South Wales || 8 || 0 || A tornado with winds of up to {{convert|135|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} was observed in Sydney's inner east causing extensive damage at Kirribilli. Damage was also observed at Chifley, Malabar and Randwick. The damage was most severe at Kirribilli, where it removed roofs from houses, uprooted trees, and damaged the Westpac bank and the Sydney Flying Squadron.<ref>[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/wild-weather-brings-floods-mini-tornadoes-20130224-2ez8p.html Wild weather brings floods, 'mini tornadoes'] Rachel Olding, ''Brisbane Times''. 24 February 2013</ref> Several tornadoes struck the Illawarra region south of Sydney, New South Wales. Tornadoes occurred at Kiama, Seven Mile Beach to Nowra (with wind speeds of up to {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}),<ref>[https://archive.today/20130410105059/http://www.2st.com.au/index.php/news/46445-study-shows-shoalhaven-tornado-had-200-kph-winds Study Shows Shoalhaven Tornado Had 200 KPH Winds<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jamberoo, and Albion Park Rail.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson |first=Angela |url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1327933/gallery-south-coast-hit-by-family-of-tornadoes/?cs=298 |title=GALLERY: South Coast hit by 'family of tornadoes' |publisher=Illawarra Mercury |date=2013-02-26 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> The tornado at Kiama caused significant damage to homes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Webster |first=Michelle |url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1328338/tornado-cut-a-destructive-path-along-coast/?cs=300 |title=Tornado cut a destructive path along coast |publisher=Illawarra Mercury |date=2013-02-27 |access-date=2014-01-22}}</ref> Post-event analysis confirmed 8 tornadoes, with 2 rated F0, 5 at F1 and 1 rated as F2.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://iri.columbia.edu/~tippett/SCC2/PostersArchive/2016SCCALLEN_TornadoClimPoster.pdf|title=The Tornado Climatology of Australia 1795-2014|last1=Allen|first1=John Terrence|last2=Allen|first2=Edwina Rose|date=2016|publisher=Columbia University, New York|access-date=2016-04-21}}</ref>||2 F0's, 5 F1, 1 F2 |- | Eastern Victoria tornado outbreak || 21 March 2013 || North-eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales || 7 || >20 injured || A total of 7 tornadoes touched down, one tornado struck the towns of Koonoomoo, Cobram, Barooga, Mulwala, Yarrawonga, and Bundalong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/murray-twister-similar-in-destructive-force-to-the-deadly-oklahoma-city-tornado/story-fni0fit3-1226650586602|title=Tornado like an oncoming train|work=heraldsun.com.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> A second tornado from the same storm was reported at Rutherglen between 6:50-8:30pm (AEDT). A tornado struck the towns of Tamleugh, Euroa and Swanpool.<ref>{{cite web|title=F3 tornado devastates Murray Valley towns|url=http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/media/news/news-items/f2-tornado-devastates-murray-valley-towns|work=Victoria State Emergency Service|access-date=22 March 2013|date=22 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428151845/http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/media/news/news-items/f2-tornado-devastates-murray-valley-towns|archive-date=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=ABC22Mar>{{cite news|title=Tornadoes tear through Victorian towns|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-21/tornadoes-tear-through-victorian-towns/4587648|access-date=22 March 2013|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=22 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Disaster relief for tornado hit towns: PM|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/disaster-relief-for-tornado-hit-towns-pm/story-fn3dxiwe-1226604016610|access-date=23 March 2013|newspaper=The Australian|date=23 March 2013|agency=AAP}}</ref> Twenty people sustained injuries requiring hospitalisation, with one in a serious condition and two in a critical but stable condition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paramedics respond following tornado UPDATED 0600|url=http://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/About-Us/Media-Centre/News/20130322-Paramedics-respond-following-tornado.html|work=Ambulance Victoria|access-date=22 March 2013|date=22 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412111948/http://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/About-Us/Media-Centre/News/20130322-Paramedics-respond-following-tornado.html|archive-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> Roofs were ripped off homes, caravans upturned, the Barooga Post Office was heavily damaged and a petrol station was damaged at Euroa.<ref name=ABC22Mar/><ref>{{cite news|title=Locals describe tornado experience|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/03/22/3721335.htm|access-date=22 March 2013|work=ABC Goulburn Murray|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=22 March 2013}}</ref> The initial tornado, which caused most of its devastation in Mulwala, is believed to have been the most powerful tornado to have ever hit Victoria, with an unofficial rating of F4 or higher. The tornado was only rated an F3 however. Further tornadoes touched down near Kerang, Benalla, and two near Mansfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8YgBSDRzcTzSDYyWWM0RHNHUjA/edit|title=AMOStornadoevent_videos_06-coombs.wmv|work=google.com|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref>||F0, F1, F3, F4 (Unofficially) |- | Ararat tornado || 22 October 2013 || Ararat, Victoria || 1 || 0 || A large storm cell over much of the state spawned what were likely short-lived tornadoes in Ararat and Barnawartha in the state's north. In Ararat, a storage building was completely destroyed; several other buildings were damaged, including a hardware store; and numerous homes sustained damage to roofs. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and sheds and fences were levelled in a 500-metre damage path, mainly along McLellan Street.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tornado-brings-havoc-to-victorian-town-of-ararat/story-e6frg6nf-1226745007027 | work=The Australian | title=Tornado brings havoc to Victorian town of Ararat | date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Deborah Gough |url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/minitornado-rips-through-ararat-as-storm-cells-cross-victoria-20131023-2vzv8.html |title='Mini-tornado' rips through Ararat as storm cells cross Victoria |publisher=Smh.com.au |date=2013-10-23 |access-date=2014-01-23 |archive-date=2013-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205012222/http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/minitornado-rips-through-ararat-as-storm-cells-cross-victoria-20131023-2vzv8.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Bureau of Meteorology described the phenomenon as "either tornadoes or microbursts."<ref>{{cite web|author=EMMA D'AGOSTINO |url=http://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/1859580/ararat-storm-possibly-mini-tornado-bureau-of-meteorology/?cs=224 |title=Ararat storm possibly mini-tornado: Bureau of Meteorology &#124; The Wimmera Mail-Times |publisher=Mailtimes.com.au |date=2013-10-23 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref>||F1 |- | Hornsby CBD tornado (The Hornado) | 18 November 2013 || Hornsby, New South Wales || 1 || 0 fatalities, 12 injured || Twelve people were injured by a tornado that struck the CBD area of Hornsby, New South Wales in northwestern Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/hornsby-hit-by-mini-tornado-which-sounded-like-a-freight-train-and-ripped-the-roof-off-the-myer-building/news-story/7d529d6b5b7e45385bb11459df16e077|title='Mini tornado' rips off cinema roof|work=news.com.au|date=18 November 2013|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref> The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the tornado event and they believe that it may have started as a waterspout that was sighted at offshore Manly at 2:15pm, weakening overland before intensifying and forming a tornado over Hornsby CBD at 2:46pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/stores-closed-clean-up-continuing-in-hornsby-following-yesterdays-mini-tornado/news-story/658c8a5ad19ff049cf33144ca0e6776f|title=Hornsby tornado's Manly origins|work=Daily Telegraph|date=19 November 2013|access-date=9 February 2017|last1=Findlay|first1=Tracey|last2=Westbrook|first2=Tom|last3=Smith|first3=Rohan}}</ref> Car dashcam footage captured the tornado as it crossed George Street from the Westfield Hornsby shopping centre across to the railway station.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=18 November 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbJxArRomgw |title=Mini tornado in Hornsby N.S.W |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224043840/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbJxArRomgw |archive-date=24 December 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Locals dubbed the event 'The Hornado'. ||F1 |- |New England tornadoes |23 November 2013 |New South Wales |6 |0 |Up to four tornadoes were suspected to have touched down in the New England region. One tornado had a {{convert|100|-|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide path and estimated winds of {{convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} near Tenterden, New South Wales. It destroyed a home, caused extensive damage to property, and uprooted trees. Storm chasers captured photographs and video footage of the tornado as it touched down from a wall cloud near BenLomond.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/guyra-tornado-caught-on-camera/x6ocmxx |title=Guyra tornado caught on camera on MSN Video |publisher=Video.au.msn.com |access-date=2014-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214072537/http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/guyra-tornado-caught-on-camera/x6ocmxx |archive-date=2013-12-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tornado-wrecks-nsw-house/story-e6frg6nf-1226767047995 | work=The Australian | title=Tornado wrecks NSW house as storms continue in state | date=24 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart |first=Janelle |url=http://www.guyraargus.com.au/story/1936634/tornadoes-touch-down/ |title=Tornadoes touch down |publisher=The Guyra Argus |date=2013-11-28 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> Six tornadoes of F0 to F1 intensity were confirmed.<ref name=":0" /> |F0/F1 |- |Pakenham tornado |14 June 2014 |Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado was filmed as it roped out at Pakenham (south east of Melbourne) at around midday on Saturday, 14 June 2014.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=14 June 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvAi4l6WvCw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/vvAi4l6WvCw |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Rope cloud over pakenham |publisher=helen murdock |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |F0 |- |Perth Metro Tornadoes |14 July 2014 |Western Australia |2-4 |2 fatalities |As many as four tornadoes impacted the metropolitan area around Perth. A confirmed tornado caused significant damage to properties in Hilton and O'Connor, removing entire sections of roof structures to family homes, snapping wooden power poles, and downing trees. Another tornado was confirmed to have damaged homes and downed trees in Claremont. A third tornado is suspected to have been the cause of damage in Beeliar. Further south at Yallingup it is suspected that fourth tornado is responsible for damage, including downed trees.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=14 July 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWw3NE_izfQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ZWw3NE_izfQ |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Tornado Hits Perth {{!}} 7News Perth {{!}} 14/07/2013 |publisher=7newsPerth |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Two men with muscular dystrophy died in Beaconsfield when the power was cut to the home they shared as they slept. Their life support relied on electricity to function, therefore it stopped working during the power outage, leaving the men to die.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Two men die after Perth tornado cuts power to life-support equipment|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/two-men-die-after-perth-tornado-cuts-power-to-home|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 2014-07-14|access-date = 2016-02-07|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|first1 = Australian Associated|last1 = Press|first2 = Brendan|last2 = Foster}}</ref> |F2 |- |Forrestfield tornado |7 September 2014 |Western Australia |1 |0 |It was reported that the Bureau of Meteorology thought it was likely that a tornado had caused damage in Forrestfield.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Scott |first=Rob |user=Rob7Scott |number=508779681504432128 |date=7 September 2014 |title=BOM says very likely damage in Forrestfield last night was caused by a tornado. Another night of wild weather forecast tonight. @7NewsPerth |language=en |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219143948/https://twitter.com/Rob7Scott/status/508779681504432128 |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, the Bureau concluded, "Given the damage path, it is likely that a tornado moved through Forrestfield (suburb, southeast of Perth)."<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-07|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1275}}</ref> The damage to Forrestfield included fallen trees, damaged roofs, and downed light poles.<ref>{{cite web|title = Storm batters Forrestfield|url = https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/24931381/storm-batters-forrestfield/|website = au.news.yahoo.com|access-date = 2016-02-07|archive-date = 2016-02-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207150339/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/24931381/storm-batters-forrestfield/|url-status = dead}}</ref> |F0 |- |Round Hill tornado |28 July 2014 |Tasmania |1 |0 |A tornado destroyed trees and extensively damaged homes and businesses at Round Hill near Burnie, around 5.45 pm (AEST).<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/wild-weather-lashes-tasmanias-northwest-with-roofs-torn-off-and-powerlines-down/news-story/05114c994d4fc597563c634897725c5b|title = Wild weather lashes Tasmania's North-West with roofs torn off and powerlines down|last = Kempton|first = Helen|date = 2014-07-29|access-date = 2016-02-07|newspaper = The Mercury}}</ref> Pictures show tree trunks snapped off metres from the ground and buildings with roof structures completely removed, some with masonry walls beginning to crumble.<ref>{{cite web|title = Mini tornado wreaks havoc {{!}} pictures, photos|url = http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/2448291/mini-tornado-wreaks-havoc-pictures-photos/|website = The Advocate|access-date = 2016-02-07|first = Grant|last = Wells|date = 29 July 2014}}</ref> A single dark, grainy photo of the tornado was shared with local media.<ref>{{cite web|title = Readers Coastal wild weather photos {{!}} mega gallery|url = http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/2448059/readers-coastal-wild-weather-photos-mega-gallery/#slide=2|website = The Advocate|access-date = 2016-02-07|first = Fairfax Regional|last = Media|date = August 2014}}</ref> |F1 |- |Gol Gol tornado |22 November 2014 |New South Wales and Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado carved a path of destruction north of Gol Gol at around 5:00 pm on Saturday 22 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title = 'Tornado' causes millions of dollars damage in Gol Gol, NSW|url = https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2715409/tornado-causes-millions-of-dollars-damage-in-gol-gol-nsw/?cs=2452|website = Newcastle Herald|access-date = 2016-02-07|first = Gabrielle|last = McLeod| date=23 November 2014 |archive-date = 2016-02-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207165021/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2715409/tornado-causes-millions-of-dollars-damage-in-gol-gol-nsw/?cs=2452|url-status = live}}</ref> Affecting over 100 rural properties, the tornado caused over $12 million of damage. Crop damage included over 1000 hectares of table and wine grapes, 790 hectares of citrus, and combined 40 hectares of eggplants, capsicums and melons. The Bureau of Meteorology concluded a tornado spawned by a supercell thunderstorm had left a band of damage from Yelta, Victoria to north of Gol Gol in southwest New South Wales. The damage path was estimated at 20 kilometres in length and possibly up to 2&nbsp;km wide, along which the tornado had uprooted and snapped trees, damaged vineyards, and ripped roofs off of houses and sheds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/ |title=Severe Storms Archive |website=Bom.gov.au |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> |F1 |- |Bombala tornado |24 January 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado impacted the New South Wales town of Bombala on Saturday, 24 January 2015, leaving damage to roofs, sheds, and scattering debris across the town.<ref>{{cite web|title = Tornado hits Bombala|url = http://www.bombalatimes.com.au/story/2838639/tornado-hits-bombala/|website = Bombala Times|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = Fairfax Regional|last = Media|date = 25 January 2015}}</ref> It was witnessed by locals and filmed by one.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=28 January 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vodBpz9cweI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/vodBpz9cweI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Tornado in Bombala NSW - 26/01/2015 |publisher=Sam Dyer |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |F0 |- |Creswick tornado |13 February 2015 |Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado was filmed northwest of Creswick, Victoria.<ref>{{Citation|title = Tornado Friday 13th February 2015 North West of Creswick Vic|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VT8sQO9dHA|date = 2015-11-06|access-date = 2016-02-02|last = Luke Nights Nights}}</ref> |F0 |- |Pokolbin tornado |15 February 2015 |Hunter Valley, New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado left a trail of destruction through a Pokolbin winery. First noticed at 3.30 pm, it went on to destroy a shed and around 150 vines.<ref>{{cite web|title = Twister's trail of destruction at Tulloch winery: video|url = https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2885697/twisters-trail-of-destruction-at-tulloch-winery-video/|website = Newcastle Herald|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = Dan|last = Proudman| date=16 February 2015 |archive-date = 2015-08-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150807032845/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2885697/twisters-trail-of-destruction-at-tulloch-winery-video/|url-status = live}}</ref> The tornado was filmed by a witness as it progressed.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=15 February 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPhnCnbeXCY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/xPhnCnbeXCY |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Mini Tornado In Hunter Valley |publisher=Maryanna Rach |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |F0 |- |Shepparton tornado |23 February 2015 |Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado was reported west of the Victorian town of Shepparton.<ref>{{cite news|title = Tornado warning a false alarm, says weather bureau|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-23/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-victoria/6220432|website = ABC News|date = 23 February 2015|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-AU}}</ref> |F0 |- |Daylesford tornado |28 February 2015 |Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado tore from Eganstown to Daylesford downing hundreds of trees along a {{Convert|2|km|mi}} path approximately {{Convert|150|m|ft}} wide.<ref>{{cite web|title = Couple in shock after 'tornado' tears through Hepburn Regional Park|url = http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2914584/couple-in-shock-after-tornado-tears-through-hepburn-regional-park/|website = The Courier|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = David|last = Jeans|date = March 2015}}</ref> |F1 |- |Karratha tornado |1 May 2015 |Western Australia | |0 |A tornado, associated with the rainbands of TC Quang, was filmed near Karratha. (The video was supplied to the Bureau of Meteorology, so it is not publicly available.)<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1292}}</ref> |F0 |- |Grafton tornado |13 June 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado was photographed near Fisher Park in Grafton at around 2.00 pm AEST on Saturday, 13 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title = Twister over Grafton was a rare tornado: BOM|url = http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/twister-spins-out-onlookers/2672762/|website = Gladstone Observer|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> |F0 |- |Quambone tornado |11 July 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado impacted the areas of Quambone, Gulargambone, and Armatree on 11 July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title = Super Cell and Tornado caught on camera|url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/07/13/4272481.htm|website = ABC Western Plains NSW|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-AU}}</ref> The tornado had a width of about {{Convert|100-200|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web|title = Storm chaser in the right place, at right time, for western NSW tornado {{!}} Photos|url = http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/3206636/storm-chaser-in-the-right-place-at-right-time-for-western-nsw-tornado-photos/|website = Daily Liberal|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = Fairfax Regional|last = Media|date = 13 July 2015}}</ref> A family's homestead on the Gulargambone property "Eureka" had its roof structure removed and its exterior walls began to disintegrate<ref>{{cite web|title = Tornado rips through western NSW – Multimedia – Farmonline National|url = http://www.farmonline.com.au/multimedia/47914/652248/tornado-rips-through-western-nsw.aspx|website = www.farmonline.com.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207143404/http://www.farmonline.com.au/multimedia/47914/652248/tornado-rips-through-western-nsw.aspx|archive-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref> |F2 |- |Burrumbuttock tornado |11 July 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado damaged homes at Burrumbuttock. It was photographed by a resident after it had impacted their home.<ref>{{cite web|title = Twister terror|url = http://alburywodonga.starcommunity.com.au/news/2015-07-13/twister-terror/|website = Albury Wodonga|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-US}}</ref> |F0 |- |Lake Hume tornado-waterspout |24 July 2015 |Victoria |1 |0 |A waterspout was filmed on Lake Hume as a tornadic thunderstorm passed over the lake.<ref>{{cite web|title = Tornado triggers waterspout at weir|url = http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3236119/tornado-triggers-waterspout-at-weir/|website = The Border Mail|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = Olivia|last = Lambert|date = 26 July 2015}}</ref> |F0 |- |West Ulverstone tornado |10 August 2015 |Tasmania |1 |0 |A small but damaging tornado went through the northwest Tasmanian town of Ulverstone on the evening of 10 August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title = A Small and Damaging Tornado struck just... – Higgins Storm Chasing {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/877894165639705|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> Roofs were ripped from houses, the local Lions club, and a strip mall and trees were brought down.<ref>{{cite news|title = Roofs blown off as 'mini-tornado' strikes Tasmania's north-west|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-11/roofs-blown-off-and-trees-down-in-mini-tornado-in-ulverstone/6687186|website = ABC News|date = 10 August 2015|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-AU}}</ref> |F0 |- |Dubbo tornado |24 August 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |On the evening of 24 August 2015 a tornado impacted the semi rural suburbs east of Dubbo, NSW. As it progressed it was filmed across its approximately 15 minute life span.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=24 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbwzk3P_2zI |title=Dubbo tornado from the start |publisher=Todd S |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113191820/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbwzk3P_2zI |archive-date=13 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf9WHkQkxZo |title=Dubbo tornado - BEST NEW FOOTAGE - ROSS SAWTELL - 24.8.2015 |publisher=Ross Sawtell |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209050813/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf9WHkQkxZo |archive-date=9 December 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=26 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbcStbMu8Fs |title=Dubbo Tornado 24th august 2015 |publisher=Skye |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219143948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbcStbMu8Fs |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The tornado touched down near Mugga Hill, damaging homes on Acacia Road, Whitehwood Road, Pinedale Road, and Debeuafort Drive.<ref>{{cite web|title = DUBBO TORNADO: Dubbo cleans up after tornado {{!}} Photos|url = http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/3305237/dubbo-tornado-dubbo-cleans-up-after-tornado-photos/|website = Daily Liberal|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = JENNIFER|last = HOAR|date = 26 August 2015}}</ref> The tornado rolled a truck and completely destroyed sheds.<ref>{{cite web|title = Tornado smashes into East Dubbo|url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/08/25/4299698.htm|website = ABC Western Plains NSW|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-AU}}</ref> |F1 |- |Usher tornado |29 August 2015 |Western Australia |1 |0 |A weak tornado was filmed on 29 August 2015 as it impacted the Bunbury suburb of Usher.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=29 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28-zO4veAX4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/28-zO4veAX4 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Usher Tornado On Tape |publisher=Craig McConnell2K18 |via=YouTube |access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It left a narrow swathe of damage around {{Convert|700|m|ft}} long, occurring at about 1.00 pm AWST.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1289}}</ref> |F0 |- |Cranbrook tornado |10 September 2015 |Western Australia |1 |0 |A small tornado passed through the Shire of Cranbrook on 10 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title = A mini tornado has just gone through the... – Shire of Cranbrook {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=983339911686607&id=183557901664816|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> The tornado was associated with the passage of a cold front. The Bureau of Meteorology commented that the damage observed was consistent with the passage of a tornado on the leading edge of the front.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1290}}</ref> |F0 |- |Upper Caboolture tornado |29 September 2015 |Queensland |1 |0 |A funnel cloud was photographed at Upper Caboolture on 29 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title = Marinka Spence – Timeline Photos {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153723727509940&set=a.10150968273374940.445813.662799939&type=3&theater|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> Separate footage shows dust being blown up by the circulation, while damage was reported to a roof and a trampoline was tossed.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/brisbane-weather-tornado-lifts-roof-and-throws-trampoline-on-500m-trail-through-upper-caboolture-north-of-brisbane/news-story/8e1acfde534a7dd9b9af3e03d5c40463|title = Brisbane weather: Tornado lifts roof and throws trampoline on 500m trail through Upper Caboolture, north of Brisbane|date = 2015-10-01|access-date = 2016-02-02|newspaper = The Courier Mail|publisher = Quest Community Newspapers|last = Grams|first = Jacob}}</ref> |F0 |- |Darling Downs, tornadoes |14 October 2015 |Queensland |2 |0 |Weak tornadoes were photographed at Highfields and Dalby in Queensland's Darling Downs.<ref>{{cite web|title = Tornadoes spotted in wild weather on Darling Downs|url = http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/tornadoes-spotted-wild-weather-darling-downs/2808238/|website =The Observer (Gladstone)|access-date = 2016-02-02 | last1=Backhouse | first1=Andrew }}</ref> |F0 |- |Bundella tornado |22 October 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado was photographed at Bundella in the North West Slopes and Plains Forecast District of New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web|title = A tornado has been spotted near Bundella... – Higgins Storm Chasing {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/912268595535595|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> |F0 |- |Merrywinebone tornado |27 October 2015 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado was observed and photographed at Merrywinebone, New South Wales.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Domensino |first=Ben |user=Ben_Domensino |number=658926351752237056 |date=27 October 2015 |title=WOW! A tornado was spotted in Merrywinebone, NSW during today's severe storms. Pic: Tammy Williams @SkyWeatherAUS https://t.co/Y6CbIXtihO |language=en |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219143948/https://twitter.com/Ben_Domensino/status/658926351752237056 |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |F0 |- |Echuca tornado |31 October 2015 |Victoria |1 |0 |A photo of a funnel cloud associated with a left-moving storm causing multiple reports of severe phenomena west of Echuca was supplied to the Bureau of Meteorology.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1286}}</ref> |F0 |- |Northern Victoria tornado |1 November 2015 |Nathalia, Strathmerton, Torrumburry, and Cobram, Victoria |1 |0 |A significant tornado left a damage path approximately {{Convert|45|km|mi}} long, with damage reports in Nathalia, Strathmerton, Torrumburry, and Cobram.<ref>{{cite web|title = Destructive Tornado rips through Northern Victoria 1/11/15 – Higgins Storm Chasing|url = https://higginsstormchasing.com/destructive-tornado-rips-through-northern-victoria-11115/|website = Higgins Storm Chasing|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160202190129/https://higginsstormchasing.com/destructive-tornado-rips-through-northern-victoria-11115/|archive-date = 2016-02-02|url-status = dead}}</ref> The Bureau of Meteorology noted that the tornado filmed "corresponds to the inflexion point of the squall line on RADAR. Storms developed into a squall line over northern Victoria/Southern NSW which moved into the NE during the afternoon with multiple reports of wind damage. Doppler RADAR showed winds up to 130km/h at 3500ft along back edge of squall line" in the tornado record for this event.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID:1287}}</ref> Homes were stripped of their roofs and some were designated as uninhabitable.<ref>{{cite news|title = 'Scary' tornado on farm captured on video|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-02/video-captures-tornado-forming-on-victorian-farm/6906074|website = ABC News|date = 2 November 2015|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-AU}}</ref> At Torrumburry, a tornado brought down trees and ripped the tin roofing from a house, tearing away the battens to which it was attached.<ref>{{cite web|title = Mother nature unleashes hell|url = http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/echuca/mother-nature-unleashes-hell-1.101867|website = www.mmg.com.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|first = Glenn|last = Ellard|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160219143949/http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/echuca/mother-nature-unleashes-hell-1.101867|archive-date = 2016-02-19}}</ref> The tornado was filmed as it tore through Nathalia.<ref>{{Citation|title = Multiple Vortex Tornado - Nathalia, VICTORIA. 01/11/2015 ***NOT FOR BROADCAST***|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpppj8hgov4|date = 2015-11-01|access-date = 2016-02-02|last = Austorm chasers}}</ref> |F2 |- |Monarto Tornado||4 November 2015 || South Australia|| 1 || 0 || A tornado was identified in the Monarto area near Murray Bridge. No damage was reported.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-04/tornado-wows-spectators-at-monarto/6912612|title=Tornado wows spectators at Monarto during SA thunderstorms|date=4 November 2015|work=abc.net.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref>||F0 |- |Melbourne Tornado||5 November 2015 || Victoria || 1 || 0 || On the afternoon of Thursday, 5 November 2015, there were multiple reports of funnel clouds in the Greater Melbourne area. A storm spotter reported seeing two separate funnels touch down.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1288}}</ref> A representative of the Bureau of Meteorology said the tornado struck Melbourne's outer northern suburbs of Tullamarine, Craigieburn, Campbellfield between 1:30 and 2:00 pm AEDT .<ref>{{Cite news|title = Melbourne weather: Tornado hits Melbourne's north|url = http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-weather-tornado-warning-as-dangerous-storms-head-towards-city-20151105-gkrive.html|newspaper = The Age|date = 2015-11-05|access-date = 2016-02-02|first1= Neelima |last1=Choahan, Craig|last2 = Butt |first2=Craig}}</ref> The tornado was photographed near Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine.<ref>{{cite news|title = No damage from severe storms that prompted tornado warning|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-05/no-damage-from-severe-storms-that-prompted-tornado-warning/6915734|website = ABC News|date = 5 November 2015|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-AU}}</ref>||F0 |- |KCGM Super Pit Tornado |4 December 2015 |Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia |1 |4 injuries |At about 3:30 pm, "tornado-like conditions" swept through KCGM's mobile fleet maintenance workshops, causing major structural damage and cutting power, communication, and water services.<ref>{{cite web|title = KCGM counts cost of freak storm|url = https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/goldfields/a/30299071/kcgm-counts-cost-of-freak-storm-damage/|website = au.news.yahoo.com|access-date = 2016-02-02|archive-date = 2016-02-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160219143948/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/goldfields/a/30299071/kcgm-counts-cost-of-freak-storm-damage/|url-status = dead}}</ref> The Bureau of Meteorology noted that "Kalgoorlie Doppler Radar image at 0725 UTC (1525 AWST) showed a pixel which had an inbound velocity of around 110 km/h at a height of ~487 metres above the ground (aliased: 22.5 m/s outbound)" in the tornado record for this event.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Storms Archive|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/|website = Bom.gov.au|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en|series = Tornado ID: 1293}}</ref> |F0 |- |Kurnell Tornado||16 December 2015 || New South Wales || 1 || 3 injuries || A single tornado started in southern Sydney with moderate destruction at Kurnell. Houses were destroyed, a roof was thrown {{Convert|100|m|ft}}, and multiple large trucks were overturned. The tornado headed out to sea and landed again at Bondi. The peak power approximately 2&nbsp;km out to sea. {{Convert|213|km/h|mph}} winds were reported. These are possibly the most powerful winds recorded in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/sydney-storms-tornado-warning-as-hail-hits-flash-flooding-fears/news-story/4acd0f356f5726f84666379f93bd2691?nk=140f56be054e875874ef7dba509d86e9-1450307069|title=Tornado leaves disaster trail|date=16 December 2015|work=theaustralian.com.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.bom.gov.au/releases/231/bureau-storm-damage-assessment-confirms-kurnell-tornado/|title=Media Releases – Bureau of Meteorology Newsroom|work=bom.gov.au|access-date=9 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/12/16/tornado-warning-issued-sydney/|title=Three injured in Sydney tornado {{!}} The New Daily|website=The New Daily|date=16 December 2015|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> In early 2016, the Insurance Council of Australia reported they had received 4282 claims with total insured losses of A$202 million from the tornado.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/assets/15012016%20Insured%20losses%20from%20summer%20catastrophes%20pass%20half%20a%20billion%20dol%20%20%20.pdf|title=Insurance losses from summer catastrophes pass half a billion dollars|date=2016-01-15|website=Insurance Council of Australia|access-date=2016-03-09|archive-date=2016-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228212804/http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/assets/15012016%20Insured%20losses%20from%20summer%20catastrophes%20pass%20half%20a%20billion%20dol%20%20%20.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>||F2 |- |Bathurst Tornado||16 December 2015 || New South Wales || 1 || 0 || A single tornado was filmed<ref>{{cite web|title = Video of the tornado in Bathurst this... – Higgins Storm Chasing {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/937954696300318|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> and photographed<ref>{{cite web|title = Photos of a tornado in Bathurst this... – Higgins Storm Chasing {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/HigginsStormChasing/posts/937946292967825|website = www.facebook.com|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> in the Bathurst region.||F0 |- |Bowenville Tornado |23 December 2015 |Queensland |1 |0 |A tornado snapped at least 47 power poles, tore roofs from houses, downed trees, and damaged crops as it smashed parts of the Darling Downs.<ref>{{cite web|title = Tornado devastates parts of Darling Downs|url = http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/residents-lose-christmas-lunches-after-13-hrs-with/2882683/#/0|website = Chronicle|access-date = 2016-02-02 | author1=Elouisequinlivan }}</ref> The tornado struck at about 7.30pm on Wednesday, 23 December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title = Bowenville residents blown away by shocking tornado damages|url = http://www.dalbyherald.com.au/news/bowenville-residents-blown-away-shocking-tornado-d/2882896/|newspaper = The Courier Mail|date = 24 December 2015|access-date = 2016-02-02}}</ref> Although the supercell thunderstorm and tornado produced significant damage, no injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web|title = Bowenville cleans up after Supercell rips through – Higgins Storm Chasing|url = https://higginsstormchasing.com/bowenville-cleans-up-after-supercell-rips-through/|website = Higgins Storm Chasing|access-date = 2016-02-02|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160202204046/https://higginsstormchasing.com/bowenville-cleans-up-after-supercell-rips-through/|archive-date = 2016-02-02|url-status = dead}}</ref> |F1 |- |Mid North and Flinders Ranges Tornado Outbreak||28 September 2016 || South Australia || 7 || 0 || On the afternoon of 28 September 2016, supercell thunderstorms developed across the Mid North and Flinders Ranges region with seven confirmed tornadoes. At approximately 2:50pm, there were reports, including photographic confirmation, of a tornado near Port Broughton. At approximately 3:30pm, there was damage consistent with a tornado at Crystal Brook, with significant damage to sheds and sporting facilities. From approximately 3:35-3:50pm, a tornado (F2) tracked {{Convert|19|km|mi}} from the northwest of Blyth to the southeast, passing through the western edge of the town, leading to significant damage to a number of houses and the church. Two high-voltage power transmission towers were also downed. From 3:35-4:00pm, a tornado (F2) began near Survey Road, south of Melrose, then tracked for {{Convert|23|km|mi}} across farmland to the southeast, affecting native vegetation and farm equipment. From 3:45-4:05pm a tornado (F2) tracked approximately {{Convert|30|km|mi}} from the southern portion of Wilmington township, across farmland, to north of Booleroo Centre. Significant damage to sheds and farm equipment as well as the Wilmington Caravan Park was observed. At least one caravan was overturned and five high-voltage power transmission towers were downed. At approximately 4:00pm, two further tornadoes occurred at Andrews (north of Clare) and south of Mintaro (F1). The Andrews tornado also impacted a farm leading to damage to farm equipment.<ref>{{cite web|title = Severe Thunderstorm and tornado outbreak 28 September 2016/|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/sevwx/sa/Severe_Thunderstorm_and_Tornado_Outbreak_28_September_2016/#/0|website = Bureau of Meteorology|access-date = 27 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = SA weather: Blyth residents cleaning up after tornadoes sweep through state's Mid North/|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-29/sa-weather:-blyth-residents-cleaning-up-after-tornadoes/7888100/#/0|website = ABC News|date = 29 September 2016|access-date = 27 November 2016}}</ref> The Wilmington and Blyth tornadoes impacted on three separate high-voltage power lines, two southeast of Wilmington and one southeast of Blyth, causing multiple transmission tower failures, initiating a series of events on the power network that lead to a statewide blackout across South Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title = Update Report: Black System event in South Australia on 28 September 2016/|url = https://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Media_Centre/2016/AEMO_19-October-2016_SA-UPDATE-REPORT.pdf/#/0|website = AEMO Media Centre|access-date = 27 November 2016}}</ref> |F2 & F1 |- |Broken Hill Tornado |11 November 2016 |New South Wales |1 |0 |A tornado hit Broken Hill during major thunder storm. The only report of damage was a roof being ripped off of a home. |F0 |- |Bentleigh Tornado |19 February 2017 |Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado confirmed by Bureau of Meteorology formed during a storm, touching the ground at Bentleigh East, causing tiles to be removed from roofs. The funnel was photographed and observed by some to be "the width of a house."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/a-tornado-snow-hail-and-buckets-of-rain-welcome-to-summer-in-victoria-20170219-gugkol.html |title=A tornado, snow, hail and buckets of rain: welcome to summer in Victoria |website=Theage.com.au |date=20 February 2017 |access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref> | |- |Brisbane Airport Tornado |17 March 2017 |Brisbane, Queensland |3 |0 |This tornado (described by the media as a 'dust devil'), which was associated with a storm cell, was filmed crossing Brisbane Airport runways by witnesses, airport cameras, and a farm machinery operator filmed inside the eye. In the same storm cell, two waterspouts were filmed in Moreton Bay. Meteorologists confirmed a tornado, but no major damage occurred.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/34685217/tornado-filmed-at-brisbane-airport-during-storms/c|title=Yahoo News Australia}}</ref> | |- |Scarborough Waterspout |22 July 2017 |Western Australia |Waterspout |0 |A waterspout reported in Scarborough. made landfall with minor destruction.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} |F0 |- |Perth Tornado |31 July 2017 |Western Australia |1 |0 |The passage of a strong cold front produced a tornado in the Perth's north in the morning on 31 July 2017. The tornado moved through northern suburbs of Sorrento, Duncraig, Warwick, Hamersley and Balga, causing trees down and building damage. |F0 |- |River Heads Tornado |1 October 2017 |Bundaberg, Queensland |1 |0 |Tornado filmed at River Heads on Fraser Coast near Bundaberg left a {{Convert|500|m|ft}} path of destruction, demolishing a house and a few sheds, uprooting trees, and causing significant damage to fences and roads. The cell moved at more than {{Convert|80|km/h|mph}} according to meteorology reports.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/breaking-tornado-tears-open-fraser-coast-home/3230289/ | title='Tornado' leaves path of destruction on Fraser Coast | newspaper=The Courier Mail | author1=Annieperets | first2=Carlie | last2=Walker | date=2 October 2017 | accessdate=1 August 2025}}</ref> | |- |Darling Downs Tornado |26 December 2017 |Kingaroy, Queensland |1 |0 |A destructive tornado associated with a supercell tore roofs of homes in several towns across the Darling Downs on Boxing Day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/weather/residents-tell-of-tornado-terror-after-storm-strips-roofs-snaps-trees/news-story/d1de390a42cf53dff1659681d52de49f |title=Residents tell of 'tornado' terror after storm strips roofs, snaps trees |first=Daniel |last=Knowles |date=28 December 2017 |website=The Courier Mail}}</ref> | |- |Tansey and Coolabunia Tornadoes |12 October 2018 |Tansey and Coolabunia, Queensland |2 |Several injured, at least 3 hospitalised |Two tornadoes and large hail associated with a destructive super cell hit the towns of Tansey and Coolabunia in south-east Queensland at approximately 3pm on 12 October 2018. The tornadoes ripped roofs off houses, destroyed crops, uprooted trees and injured several people with at least 3 being hospitalised.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/tornadoes-cause-chaos-and-destruction-in-queensland-2018-10|title=Two tornadoes caused chaos and destruction in Queensland yesterday -- and more could be on the way|last=Brandy|first=Daniella|date=2018-10-12|work=Business Insider Australia|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en|archive-date=2018-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012070357/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/tornadoes-cause-chaos-and-destruction-in-queensland-2018-10|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-11/very-dangerous-storms-headed-for-sunshine-coast/10365010|title=Town 'flattened' by tornado as storms cross Queensland|date=2018-10-11|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en-AU}}</ref> | |- |Axe Creek Tornado |29 June 2019 |Victoria |1 |1 injured |A strong tornado associated with a cold front destroyed a single-story double-brick house in Axe Creek at approximately 4:30pm. An occupant of the house received a minor injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/man-left-injured-as-tornado-destroys-axe-creek-house-20190630-p522r2.html|title=Man left injured as 'tornado' destroys Axe Creek house|last=Millar|first=Benjamin|date=2019-06-30|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria |user=BOM_Vic |number=1145920472283930624 |date=2 July 2019 |title=Our meteorologists visited Axe Creek (near #Bendigo) to assess the #tornado damage from Saturday. From the path of debris, this was at least an EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with winds over 200km/h. We're very glad everyone is safe. More info: https://t.co/8pIhpblLtK https://t.co/9XF3318PRl |language=en |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916071527/https://twitter.com/BOM_Vic/status/1145920472283930624 |archive-date=16 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |F2 |- |Peechelba Tornado |6 September 2019 |Victoria |1 |Many livestock killed |A tornado caused property damage and loss of livestock at the town of Peechelba in Northern Victoria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/cattle-killed-after-a-tornado-rips-through-a-victorian-town|title=Cattle killed after a tornado rips through a Victorian town|website=SBS News|language=en|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-tornado-yarrawonga-killed-livestock-damaged-property-weather-news-australia/f5a30da5-671e-48dd-813d-ba999e905c72|title=Rural tornado kills livestock and damages property|website=www.9news.com.au|date=7 September 2019 |access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> |F1 |}

===2020s=== {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="width:100%;" |- ! scope="col"|Tornado event ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|Area ! scope="col"|Tornadoes ! scope="col"|Casualties ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes ! scope="col"|Intensity |- |Waurn Ponds Tornado |20 May 2020 |Victoria |1 |1 injured |A tornado passed through Waurn Ponds, Grovedale, Mount Duneed and Armstrong Creek on 20 May 2020, damaging at least 60 homes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BAMOS Vol 33 No.2 June 2020|url=https://view.joomag.com/bamos-vol-33-no2-june-2020/0358999001593420837/p22?short&|access-date=2020-07-03|website=view.joomag.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-weather-report-tornado-hits-geelong-victoria-west-160kmh-winds/166884b0-83e4-4cd7-bcf9-a3c908907e4e|title=Tornado which hit parts of Geelong sounded like a jet engine|website=9 News|date=22 May 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> |F1 |- |Woodend tornado |13 August 2020 |Victoria |1 |0 |A small and short-lived tornado formed in the outskirts of Woodend, north of Melbourne, uprooting trees, picking up hay bales and impacting a school before it dissipated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lathouris |first= Olivana |title=Mini tornado sends hay bales flying in country Victoria |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-weather-mini-tornado-speeds-through-woodend/d6b562a6-c0b0-45fd-95f8-d4281d354769 |access-date=2025-10-26 |website=www.9news.com.au |language=en}}</ref> | |- |Horsham Tornado |7 December 2020 |Victoria |1 |0 |Northern parts of Horsham were impacted by a tornado, damaging 70 houses.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria |user=BOM_Vic |number=1335816589841739776 |date=7 December 2020 |title=🌪️ Confirmed! Prelim analysis suggests the winds that hit #Horsham last night were associated with an EF1 tornado. Marks in this wheat field show clear rotation in NW quadrant of the tornado, where winds were strongest (estimated peak gusts 138-178km/h). 📷: @HRCCouncil https://t.co/Ln6qhGgHvu |language=en |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207085823/https://twitter.com/BOM_Vic/status/1335816589841739776 |archive-date=7 December 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-07|title='Fierce tornado' in western Victoria rips roofs off houses, snaps tree trunks|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-07/weather-bureau-says-horsham-victoria-storm-damage-tornado/12956254|access-date=2020-12-10|newspaper=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref> |F1 |- |Chester Hill Tornado |20 March 2021 |New South Wales |1 |0 |In Chester Hill, a suburb in western Sydney, a small tornado damaged homes and toppled trees, leaving thousands without electricity.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-20/mini-tornado-rips-through-chester-hill-nsw-premier-says/100019350 NSW weather: mini-tornado damages homes in Chester Hill, says NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian] by ABC News. 20 March 2021 Retrieved 2021-04-02.</ref> |F1 |- |Bathurst Tornado |30 September 2021 |New South Wales |1 |3 injured |A tornado formed from a huge front which travelled across Eastern Australia. This tornado formed in Bathurst just after 2:00PM from a dangerous supercell created from the front. The tornado travelled {{Convert|30|km|mi}} from Clear Creek to Meadow Flat, and caused 11 homes to be damaged or destroyed.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gorman|first=ABC Central West: Mollie|date=2021-09-30|title=Tornado tears through regional NSW, injuring three people, damaging properties near Bathurst|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-30/nsw-tornado-injures-three-people-and-destroys-properties/100504728|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref> |EF3 |- |Armidale Tornado |14 October 2021 |New South Wales |1 |unknown |A tornado that formed after a strong supercell crossed over Armidale caused considerable damage to houses, as well as overturned cars and uprooted some trees. This storm has left many without power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-15/tornado-visible-amid-lightning-storm-in-armidale/13587572|title=Tornado visible amid lightning storm in Armidale|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=14 October 2021}}</ref> |F2 |- |Blue Haven Tornado | 7 December 2021 | New South Wales | 1 | unknown | A tornado that crossed Doyalson Link Road, picking up debris along its path.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/australia-hit-by-more-wild-weather-with-possible-tornado-bushfire/news-story/d85e4668610cdf1b523ea528850c9dc5 Australia hit by more wild weather with possible tornado, bushfire]</ref> |F1 |- |Bombala Tornado |15 January 2022 |New South Wales |1 |0 Fatalities |A tornado touched down in the town of Bombala. Roofs and sheds were damaged with scattered debris across the town, witnessed by many locals and filmed by one. The tornado left a trail of destruction through a Pokolbin winery.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1482428969467412480|user=SevereWeatherAU|title=MUST WATCH! See the time-lapse video of the Bombala NSW tornado that was captured yesterday afternoon. Via our Part…|date=15 January 2022}}</ref> |F2 |- |Salisbury Tornado |30 May 2022 |South Australia |1 |0 |A weak tornado struck Salisbury and surrounding northern suburbs of Adelaide at around 5am, causing damage to houses and trees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Sara |last2=Brice |first2=Rebecca |date=30 May 2022 |title=Mini tornado hits Adelaide's northern suburbs damaging roads and homes |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-30/adelaide-north-hit-by-torrential-rain-homes-roads-flooded/101109342 |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=ABC News}}</ref> | |- |Gold Coast Tornado |25 December 2023 |Queensland |2 |1 Fatality<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/six-dead-three-missing-after-storms-hit-australia-2023-12-26/|title=Ten dead in Australia thunderstorms, thousands without power|last1=Jose|first1=Renju|last2=Craymer|first2=Lucy|website=Reuters|date=2023-12-27|access-date=2024-01-02}}</ref> |A tornado passed through the Scenic Rim, parts of the southern Logan Shire and northern Gold Coast. A woman was killed when a tree fell on her car in Helensvale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOM Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/bureauofmeteorology/posts/pfbid0KXgqqnEbGZN2eYeejRhe1ZmookGRdkPhDWz7TBT7HXpVE2WDaxuhMFmdPHwNNEM1l |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> It reached wind speeds of over 200&nbsp;km/h (124 mp/h), classifying it as an EF2 tornado. Almost all mature aged trees were uprooted and many houses were destroyed on the Northern Gold Coast. At the Helensvale Caravan park, slight concrete scouring was observed to areas near driveways.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}} |F2 |- |South Bunbury Tornado |10 May 2024 |Western Australia |1 |2 injured |At around 4:00pm, a tornado formed on the coast of Bunbury near Mindalong Beach and passed through the suburbs of South Bunbury, Withers, and College Grove<ins>,</ins> with the 60 metre wide tornado reaching wind speeds of over 150 kilometres per hour (93&nbsp;mph). The tornado lasted 4 minutes and struck places such as the Bunbury PCYC, which partially collapsed, causing an injury, and the Bunbury Regional Prison, which had the roofs of multiple buildings torn off. In total, more than 220 buildings were damaged, with 16 severely damaged and 9 ruled uninhabitable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boughton |first=Jeff |last2=Falck |first2=Debbie |last3=Henderson |first3=David |last4=de Prazer |first4=Sean |last5=Gronow |first5=Paul |date=19 June 2024 |title=2024 Severe storms in Bunbury, WA Damage to Houses |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/2175121/TR68-Bunbury-storms-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724062857/https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/2175121/TR68-Bunbury-storms-report.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2025 |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=JCU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-22 |title=It took 10 minutes for a freak storm to inflict chaos on this town. Three weeks later it happened again |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/bunbury-tornado-survivors-reflect-on-extreme-weather-trauma/103935658 |access-date=2025-07-24 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> |EF1 |- |Victorian High Country Tornado |25 August 2024 |Victoria |1 |0 |A tornado formed at around 5:30pm in Howes Creek, and then caused a 25&nbsp;km long path of destruction, ending past Boorolite. The tornado itself was 100–400 metres wide, and damaged multiple homes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manuel |first=Charmaine |last2=Marshall |first2=Callum |last3=Brown |first3=Matt |date=23 September 2024 |title=Bureau of Meteorology confirms tornado passed through Victoria's High Country |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-23/bom-tornado-victoria-wild-weather-high-country-mansfield-pirires/104355906 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922234159/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/bunbury-tornado-survivors-reflect-on-extreme-weather-trauma/103935658 |archive-date=22 September 2024 |access-date=14 September 2025 |website=ABC News}}</ref> | |- |Frankland River Tornado |3 June 2025 |South Western Australia |1 |1 injured |Around noon, a tornado formed near Frankland River, injuring one person after overturning their vehicle. Lasting two minutes, it flattened a six-foot vermin fence, damaged several vehicles, and tore down red gum trees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Mark |last2=Collins |first2=Andrews |last3=Nield |first3=Elaenor |last4=Dobson |first4=John |date=4 June 2025 |title=Tornado flips vehicle in Frankland River as storms hit southern WA |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/tornado-frankland-river-western-australia-storms/105373206 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604012500/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/tornado-frankland-river-western-australia-storms/105373206 |archive-date=4 June 2025 |access-date=14 September 2025 |website=ABC News}}</ref> | |- |Sofala Tornado |6 July 2025 |New South Wales |1 |Unknown |A possible weak tornado was spotted near Sofala, NSW on the afternoon of 6 July 2025 as thunderstorms swept across Eastern NSW. While the funnel wasn't fully condensed, clear ground circulation can be seen. | |- |City Beach waterspout-tornado |23 July 2025 |Western Australia |1 |0 |A waterspout off the coast of the Perth suburb of City Beach became a tornado after making landfall around 5:20 pm, uprooting multiple trees and tearing the roof off a home.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-24 |title=Freak tornado 'like a jet engine' damages homes in Perth |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/perth-tornado-damages-city-beach-homes-trees/105566566 |access-date=2025-07-25 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |- |Adelaide northern suburbs Tornadoes |29 August 2025 |South Australia |2 |0 |Two small, fast-moving tornadoes were likely to have struck Adelaide's northern suburbs, including Para Hills, Elizabeth Park and Mawson Lakes in the early hours of 29 August, damaging fences, trees, and homes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Josephine |date=29 August 2025 |title=Two small and fast-moving tornadoes 'likely' hit Adelaide's northern suburbs |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/sa-severe-weather-warning-possible-tornado/105709596 |access-date=28 February 2026 |website=ABC News}}</ref> | |- |High Wycombe Tornado |5 September 2025 |Western Australia |1 |0 |A tornado occurred in the High Wycombe area between 1:15 - 1:30 pm, causing roof and fence damage to homes. Most of the damage was localised to the houses along Emu Court.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Hannah |date=6 September 2025 |title=Bureau of Meteorology confirms High Wycombe tornado after initial denial as wet weather lashes WA |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/bureau-of-meteorology-confirms-high-wycombe-tornado-after-initial-denial-as-wet-weather-lashes-wa-c-19930542 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250908092251/https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/bureau-of-meteorology-confirms-high-wycombe-tornado-after-initial-denial-as-wet-weather-lashes-wa-c-19930542 |archive-date=8 September 2025 |access-date=8 September 2025 |website=PerthNow}}</ref> | |- |Central West New South Wales tornadoes |10 September 2025 |Central West New South Wales |2 |0 |A tornado occurred at Tubbul at around 3:30pm, while another occurred shortly afterwards in Caragabal, flipping machinery and captured on video stripping trees, as well as destroying sheds and a roof. The Bureau of Meteorology also received unconfirmed reports of a possible third tornado near Cowra around the same time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oataway |first=Lani |last2=Middleton |first2=Emily |last3=Mangelsdorf |first3=Anthony |date=11 September 2025 |title=Farmer makes lucky escape as tornadoes hit NSW properties |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-11/tornado-damage-caragabal-tubbul-and-cowra/105761580 |website=ABC News}}</ref> | |- |Wyndham tornado |26 October 2025 |Victoria |1 |0 |A small tornado impacted the suburbs of the Wyndham local government area in Melbourne's west as a severe storm band swept through the state. The tornado primarily affected Werribee and Hoppers Crossing, damaging near on 50 houses and downing power lines, ripping trees out of the ground and blowing sheds through the air across both suburbs.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-27/tornado-hits-melbourne-west-sunday-storm/105937188</ref> | |- |South East Queensland tornadoes |24 November 2025 |Queensland |3 |0 |An intense supercell moved 1400km from nearby to Lismore in NSW to Mackay in coastal central QLD, dropping hail up to 15cm wide and packing winds officially to 107km/h, although this figure is likely considerably higher, as the storm did not impact any official stations during its peak intensity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2025 |title=Record-Breaking supercell storm hammers South-East Queensland. |url=https://coastwatch.com.au/articles/record-breaking-supercell-storm-devastates-south-east-queensland/ |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=Coastwatch}}</ref> As the storm moved over the water near Coolum Beach, it dropped a short lived tornadic waterspout, caught on video by a resident.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18pgSfZXZa/</ref> As the storm approached the village of Teewah Beach, a nudger cell interacted with the mesocyclone of the storm, leading to rapid development of an intense tornado, tracking roughly 20km from east of Teewah Beach to inland Great Sandy National Park. The tornado was filmed from Teewah Beach as it intensified, going from a rope to a stovepipe in a matter of a few seconds. As the tornado made landfall and started doing considerable damage to vegetation, a debris ball was observed on radar. After the tornado, satellite and drone imagery revealed intense to violent damage to trees, including ground scouring and debarking, indicating the tornado was likely of EF3+ strength as it made landfall. As the merger cell cut off the tornado's inflow, it began to rapidly weaken and shrink, doing two loops, before dissipating.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandra |first=Sekai |date=20 December 2025 |title=3 weeks ago, on 11/24, a rare, strong tornado made landfall in Australia's Queensland Province, east of Gympie. |url=https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/2002106221885861988?s=20 |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref> A further weak tornado was recorded near Wallu associated with the same storm, although decipherable damage here was impossible due to straight line winds unofficially reaching in excess of 150km/h at this location.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CWEZb2Nwv/</ref> |Unofficially EF3+ |}

==Climatological statistics== The following is a chart showing Australia tornadoes by month or by time period. {{col-float}} {{bar graph|float=center | title = Number of recorded tornadoes affecting Australia | data_max = 85 | label_type = Month | data_type = Number of storms | label1 = January | data1 = 20 | label2 = February | data2 = 23 | label3 = March | data3 = 11 | label4 = April | data4 = 5 | label5 = May | data5 = 11 | label6 = June | data6 = 11 | label7 = July | data7 = 17 | label8 = August | data8 = 12 | label9 = September | data9 = 19 | label10 = October | data10 = 16 | label11 = November | data11 = 36 | label12 = December | data12 = 23 }} {{col-float-break}} {{bar graph | title = Tornadoes affecting Australia by period | data_max = 120 | label_type = Period | data_type = Number of storms | label1 = 1700s | data1 = 1 | label2 = 1800s | data2 = 14 | label3 = 1900–49 | data3 = 10 | label4 = 1950s | data4 = 1 | label5 = 1960s | data5 = 2 | label6 = 1970s | data6 = 9 | label7 = 1980s | data7 = 7 | label8 = 1990s | data8 = 13 | label9 = 2000s | data9 = 22 | label10 = 2010s | data10 = 106 | label11 = 2020s | data11 = 25 }} {{col-float-end}}

== See also == *Tropical cyclones in Australia *Lists of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212876146344919184827.0004e3711cda078238315&msa=0&ll=-26.115986,134.296875&spn=44.795424,79.013672 Tornadoes of Australia - past and present] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061109061948/http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/ausoce.htm Australia and Oceania listing by The Tornado Project] * [http://www.australiasevereweather.com.au/tornado.htm Tornadoes in Australia] * Tornadoes of [http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/storm/tornadoes-aunzea.htm Australia/New Zealand]

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