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Significant Tornado Events - Global Edition

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This is a translation from English, but it does appear that South America as it's own 'Tornado Alley': https://translate.google.com/transl...i/Pasillo_de_los_Tornados&prev=search&pto=aue

Forum on n the Encarnación, Paraguay tornado of 1926 that supposedly killed 300 people. : http://foro.gustfront.com.ar/viewtopic.php?t=1556



The setup is interesting: you have the large pampas (plains) where cold air from Patagonia and Antarctica collides with warm, moist air from areas of Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay, and dry air from the Andes. I wonder if the Amazon rainforest plays a role in tornadogenesis down there, be interesting to see studies done on that, and if deforestation of it may have an effect on tornado formation down there. I also can't help but wonder if perhaps a massive wedge has ever gone through the Amazon Rainforest and no one was around to see or hear it? Not likely with the vast amount of people that live in, near or around it but who knows?

And of course this pic from Agua Doce,Brazil:

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Random info dump:

This is a translation from English, but it does appear that South America as it's own 'Tornado Alley': https://translate.google.com/transl...i/Pasillo_de_los_Tornados&prev=search&pto=aue

Forum on n the Encarnación, Paraguay tornado of 1926 that supposedly killed 300 people. : http://foro.gustfront.com.ar/viewtopic.php?t=1556



The setup is interesting: you have the large pampas (plains) where cold air from Patagonia and Antarctica collides with warm, moist air from areas of Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay, and dry air from the Andes. I wonder if the Amazon rainforest plays a role in tornadogenesis down there, be interesting to see studies done on that, and if deforestation of it may have an effect on tornado formation down there. I also can't help but wonder if perhaps a massive wedge has ever gone through the Amazon Rainforest and no one was around to see or hear it? Not likely with the vast amount of people that live in, near or around it but who knows?

And of course this pic from Agua Doce,Brazil:

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I find it unlikely that intense tornadoes have gone through the Amazon Rainforest but tornado scars have been recorded further south in forested areas.
 

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Wow, this video of a tornado on 5/31/2015 in Tongyu China. It looks more like a wildfire than a tornado.
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http://m.tv.sohu.com/20150527/v2399558.shtml?channeled=1211010100&aid=8452940
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The 1969 Tianjin tornado (I know this tornado has already been talked about a lot on this forum already) was likely one of the strongest tornadoes in Chinese history. Numerous homes and reinforced concrete factories were leveled, cornfields were severely scoured, a 100 kg chunk of concrete was thrown 200 meters, an iron chimney was reportedly carried a kilometer, and trees were debarked. 146 people were killed and thousands injured. There are some reports that say there were actually two separate tornadoes that hit the Tianjin area.
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A large tornado that was spawned by an isolated cyclic supercell in Argentina on December 23rd, 2008

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This source attributes that photo to a tornado that occurred between Cooma and Nimmitabel in New South Wales, Australia. The date is the same though - December 23, 2008. Not sure how the confusion arose. Is there a record of confirmed tornadoes in Argentina on that date?
 

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Random info dump:

This is a translation from English, but it does appear that South America as it's own 'Tornado Alley': https://translate.google.com/transl...i/Pasillo_de_los_Tornados&prev=search&pto=aue

Forum on n the Encarnación, Paraguay tornado of 1926 that supposedly killed 300 people. : http://foro.gustfront.com.ar/viewtopic.php?t=1556



The setup is interesting: you have the large pampas (plains) where cold air from Patagonia and Antarctica collides with warm, moist air from areas of Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay, and dry air from the Andes. I wonder if the Amazon rainforest plays a role in tornadogenesis down there, be interesting to see studies done on that, and if deforestation of it may have an effect on tornado formation down there. I also can't help but wonder if perhaps a massive wedge has ever gone through the Amazon Rainforest and no one was around to see or hear it? Not likely with the vast amount of people that live in, near or around it but who knows?

And of course this pic from Agua Doce,Brazil:

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This photo has always impressed the hell out of me. Sure, idk what kind of species of tree this is, but this is consistent with examples of very high-end tree damage here in the states.
 

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This photo has always impressed the hell out of me. Sure, idk what kind of species of tree this is, but this is consistent with examples of very high-end tree damage here in the states.
That same tornado leveled and partially swept away a brick home, the only thing that prevented an EF4 rating was poor construction.
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This source attributes that photo to a tornado that occurred between Cooma and Nimmitabel in New South Wales, Australia. The date is the same though - December 23, 2008. Not sure how the confusion arose. Is there a record of confirmed tornadoes in Argentina on that date?
Typo on my end--I meant to say Australia but for some reason put Argentina.
 

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This photo has always impressed the hell out of me. Sure, idk what kind of species of tree this is, but this is consistent with examples of very high-end tree damage here in the states.
From where the trees are located, and the height of the remaining trees, it seems to me to be an eucalyptus plantation! A lot of farmers in the region sell the wood from those trees that are used in the manufacturing of paper!
 

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The deadliest tornado in South American history is the infamous 1926 Encarnacion Paraguay tornado. This large and devastating late evening tornado, that was obscured by darkness and heavy rain, moved through the lower part of Encarnacion. Home after home was leveled as it ripped through town. Trees were debarked, a heavy iron wagon was carried from one end of the city to the other, and a flagpole was impaled into the ground. 300-400 people were killed in Encarnacion and entire families were wiped out. Horrifically many of the bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. Some sources list this tornado as an F5.
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The deadliest tornado in South American history is the infamous 1926 Encarnacion Paraguay tornado. This large and devastating late evening tornado, that was obscured by darkness and heavy rain, moved through the lower part of Encarnacion. Home after home was leveled as it ripped through town. Trees were debarked, a heavy iron wagon was carried from one end of the city to the other, and a flagpole was impaled into the ground. 300-400 people were killed in Encarnacion and entire families were wiped out. Horrifically many of the bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. Some sources list this tornado as an F5.
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This was likely a Joplin/Tupelo/Natchez/Woodward/Flint-tier event. Maybe the most forgotten cataclysmic tornado in history, considering how violent and deadly it was, and how little it is talked about.
 
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This was likely a Joplin/Tupelo/Natchez/Woodward/Flint-tier event. Maybe the most forgotten cataclysmic tornado in history, considering how violent and deadly it was, and how little it is talked about.
The main issue is the language barrier....there's likely a ton of information available in Spanish on it and it's probably more commonly talked about in South America than in USA, understandably so.
 

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This was likely a Joplin/Tupelo/Natchez/Woodward/Flint-tier event. Maybe the most forgotten cataclysmic tornado in history, considering how violent and deadly it was, and how little it is talked about.
I don’t think it was as violent as most of the tornadoes you listed from what I have seen so far but the human impact was obviously still devastating and is on par with or exceeds those events.
 

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One of the most intense tornadoes in Spanish history occurred on 7/23/2003 north of the town of Valdealgorfa Spain. This large tornado would thankfully stay in rural areas so it’s full intensity was not unleashed on anything but farm structures. Numerous pine, olive, and almond trees were snapped and uprooted. Some of these trees were reduced to bare stumps and splattered with mud while others were thrown up to 200 meters. A 500 kg trailer was thrown 400 meters and several stone farm buildings were destroyed. This tornado also seems to have produced ground scouring.

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