This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2019. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe, Asia, Argentina, and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied by other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail.
There were 1,676 preliminary filtered reported tornadoes and 1,529 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in 2019. This made 2019 the fourth most active season on record, behind 2008, 2011, and 2004. Worldwide, 101 tornado-related deaths were confirmed; 42 in the United States, 28 in Nepal, 14 in China, eight in Cuba, two each in South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia, and one each in Chile, Italy, and Japan.
Events
United States yearly total
Costliest United States tornadoes
January
There were 18 tornadoes reported in United States in January; however, 22 were confirmed.
January 11–12 (Indonesia) On January 11, three tornadoes formed in West Java, Indonesia. The first tornado struck Karawang with unknown intensity, damaging 21 to 25 homes in East Kopo Village and another 10 homes in Tegaljaya Village. One person was injured during this tornado. The second and third tornadoes struck Rancaekek, Bandung and damaged more than 640 houses, injuring two people. On January 12, a tornado struck Sukabumi damaging 89 homes.
January 19
On January 19, the Storm Prediction Center issued a slight risk of severe weather for much of Mississippi and Alabama, along with parts of Louisiana, Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle. This included a 5% risk of tornadoes. A small tornado outbreak impacted the Deep South later that day. Five weak tornadoes struck Mississippi and Louisiana in the morning hours, including an EF1 tornado that destroyed a mobile home and a storage building and caused considerable roof damage to surrounding homes to the northeast of Franklinton, Louisiana. A high-end EF2 tornado caused significant structural damage in Wetumpka, Alabama. The First Presbyterian Church was destroyed, along with the First Baptist Church, the police station, a senior center, and several homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Four people were injured. An EF1 tornado near Booth, Alabama destroyed a trailer, injuring two people inside. Three other EF1 tornadoes touched down in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, including one that caused damage at Tyndall Air Force Base. Overall, this outbreak produced 10 tornadoes and resulted in six injuries.
January 24 (Indonesia) In Sukoharjo, Middle Java, a tornado touched down and unroofed or caused significant roof damage to 50 houses in Sukoharjo, and to 25 others both in Jetis and Gayam. Four houses were also damaged by falling trees. In Maluku Tenggara, a waterspout come ashore, damaging eight homes, three of them severely, and severely damaging the dome of a mosque.
January 24 (Turkey)
On January 24, Turkey was impacted by four tornadoes. Two people were killed and 11 injured by an F2 tornado in the Kumluca area of Antalya Province, where homes and businesses sustained major damage. Several vehicles and trailers were tossed and damaged by the tornado as well. One of the fatalities occurred when a man attempted to take shelter inside a metal cargo container at a construction site, while the other occurred as a result of a collapsed roof. Another F2 tornado flattened a large swath of trees in a heavily forested area near Olympos, while an F1 tornado near Kum damaged homes and greenhouses. In Sahilkent, an F2 tornado caused significant damage to vehicles as well.
January 27 (Cuba)
An unusual violent nighttime EF4 tornado struck the eastern side of Havana, Cuba's capital city, killing 8 people and injuring 190 others, some critically. The large stovepipe tornado caused widespread major damage as it moved through densely populated areas of the city. Numerous well-built masonry homes and businesses were badly damaged or destroyed, including 90 homes that completely collapsed, and more than 3,500 homes that were badly damaged or partially collapsed. Concrete frame structures sustained major damage, and vehicles were thrown into or crushed by falling debris, or were tossed and mangled beyond recognition. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped as well. This was the strongest tornado to strike Cuba in nearly 80 years, since an F4 tornado struck Bejucal on December 26, 1940.