Parent article: List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in Asia, including the Arabian Peninsula.
Bangladesh EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesSources Magura-Narail Districts, Bangladesh tornado 11 April 1964 Khulna Division, East Pakistan – A tornado destroyed several villages. Bodies were thrown into trees and cooking utensils were embedded into tree trunks. Bangladesh tornadoes of April 1969 14 April 1969 East Pakistan ≥2 923 fatalities Two or three tornadoes touched down. One tornado went through the suburbs of Dhaka, killing 660 people. A second tornado touched down in Comilla, killing 263 people. The bodies of victims were mutilated, and a boy was thrown into a pond. Dhaka District, Bangladesh tornado 17 April 1973 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh ≥1 681 fatalities A tornado event struck Manikganj District of Dhaka. Two funnels reportedly merged then moved along a zig-zag path. Almost all houses in Balurchar village were completely leveled, as well as eight villages along the Kaliganga River. A boat was thrown Madaripur-Shibchar, Bangladesh tornado 1 April 1977 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh 1 500 fatalities Villages were completely devastated, and many villagers were struck by corrugated iron sheets. A total of 43 bodies were thrown into a river. Daulatpur–Saturia tornado 26 April 1989 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh 1 1.5 miles wide, deadliest tornado in world history. Estimated as an F3-F4 tornado. Jamalpur-Tangail Districts, Bangladesh tornado 13 May 1996 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh – 600 fatalities, 37,248 injuries 80 villages were flattened, with numerous wood and tin homes demolished. A boarding school collapsed and several large buildings, including a movie house, were destroyed. Savar and Gazipur Districts, Bangladesh tornadedo 19 September 2000 Dhaka Division, Bangladesh 2 2 fatalities, 5+ injuries A tornado moved through 5 villages, destroying 500 homes, many of which were built from bamboo and tin. Another tornado struck an industrial area, collapsing 3 factories. Many others sustained light injuries. Brahmanbaria District tornado 4 May 2003 Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh 1+ 20+ Fatalities At least 20 people were killed by a tornado in several remote villages in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh.Tornado hits Bangladesh Accessed 2009-01-25. Bangladesh tornado 17 July 2005 Gaibandha and Rangpur districts, Bangladesh 1 31 fatalities, 900 injuries Huts were blown away and 700 mud and straw houses flattened among other damages. Bangladesh tornado 27 July 2005 20 villages in Mymensingh and Netrokona districts, Bangladesh 1 66 fatalities, 2,000 injuries Entire villages were destroyed. Numerous people were hit by tin roofing or injured by other flying objects. Bangladesh tornado 17 August 2005 Almost 20 farming villages in Netrokona and Mymensingh Districts, Bangladesh 48 fatalities, 700+ injuries 36 people were killed in Netrokona, 12 others died in Mymensingh. Thousands of flimsy huts were blown away. Exact number of injuries unknown. Bangladesh tornadoes 11–15 October 2007 Jamalpur, Sunamganj, Barisal, Gopalganj and Bhola Districts, Bangladesh 5 7 fatalities Two outbreaks of severe storms occurred. On October 11, two tornadoes hit Sunamganj and Jamalpur District. On October 15, three waterspout tornadoes embedded in severe storms moved ashore. Over 500 houses were destroyed, over 3,000 people were left homeless. 2013 Brahmanbaria tornado 22 March 2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1 20 fatalities, 300+ injuries More than 500 homes damaged, including a jail which partially collapses, killing a guard. Trees and power pylons were toppled. Faridpur tornado 21 August 2016 Faridpur District, Bangladesh 1 6 fatalities, 100+ injuries An unusual monsoonal tornado struck Faridpur, causing substantial damage. Many trees were uprooted, and several homes were destroyed. Northern Bangladesh tornadoes 5 October 2025 Rangpur Division, Bangladesh 2 0 fatalities, 30+ injuries Two tornadoes hit northern Bangladesh. Over 500 homes were destroyed in Nilphamari District, and 30 people were injured. Widespread structural damage was reported in Rangpur District, with over 1,200 homes damaged or destroyed.
Cambodia EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualties NotesRussey Keo district tornado20 May 2014Russey Keo District, Phnom Penh12 fatalitiesA 'tornado-like' storm damaged several homes in the district that resulted in two deaths. Residents described a 'long, rotating vortex' that struck the area.Phnom Penh tornado18 November 2025Phnom Penh1NoneMultiple debris were scattered and a tree was uprooted by a tornado.
China
Dozens of tornadoes touch down in China each year, with an average of 44 based on a survey from 2003 to 2019. The country's areas most commonly affected are in the south, east, and northeast. Tornadoes most typically affect the country in the summer, with a peak in July, followed by August. The earliest event in a calendar year was 1 February, 1983, in Hebei. The latest was on 20 December, 1977, in Inner Mongolia Province.
India There have been multiple tornadoes in India with more than 51 tornadic events recorded in the country since 1835. Most of which happen in the northeast portion of the country near Bangladesh, although occasionally tornadoes have been reported in northwest India, near Pakistan. They typically occur between the months of March and May, primarily influenced by nor'westers.
Tornadoes in India are often destructive and potentially deadly. The earliest known tornado recorded in the country was on 8 April 1838 in 24 Parganas, West Bengal where a tornado levelled multiple houses and trees in the area and several people were killed. The deadliest tornado in Indian history was on 24 March 1998 near Belda in Medinipur, West Bengal that damaged multiple buildings and killed 250 people.
Indonesia
The country of Indonesia experiences an average of 16 tornadoes per year. Between 2010 and 2024, there are 234 documented tornadoes across the archipelago, some of which are notably destructive such as the tornado in Bogor, West Java on 6 December 2018 in which a tornado damaged 1697 structures, injured two people, and killed a person, unofficially rated as an EF1. Most of these tornadoes form during the Australian-Indonesian monsoon, although each region varies in peak initial tornadic activity. Unlike the tornadoes in the United States in which cases of tornadoes peak in May, tornadic activity in Indonesia occurs most frequently in November.
The earliest known tornado recorded in the country was on 7 December 1815 in Surabaya, East Java where a home was destroyed by what was described as a violent tornado, killing one person and injuring four others. The most destructive tornado was recorded in Rancaekek, Java on 21 February 2024 where it damaged 1177 structures and injured 47 people, unofficially rated as an EF2. Another notable tornado was in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java on 22 November 2017 in which a tornado damaged more than 600 homes and injured 35 people.
Iraq EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesKahlaa tornado 14 April 2016 Al-Kahla District, Maysan Governorate 1 None A low pressure system in the area resulted in the formation of an EF2 tornado where it caused multiple damages to nearby homes, transmission towers, and cars.
Japan
Japan experiences 20.5 tornadoes per year, on average. The most active month is September, and the least active is March. About 46% of Japanese tornadoes are associated with an extratropical cyclone, while a further 20% are associated with tropical cyclones.
Kuwait EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesKuwait tornado 11 November 2022 northeastern Kuwait 1 None Thunderstorms in the area resulted in the formation of a rare tornado.
Malaysia EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotes 2014 Peninsular Malaysia tornado outbreak 14 October – 12 November 2014 Kedah & Selangor 5 A series of tornadoes struck Kedah and Selangor that damaged multiple homes and buildings. Bukit Kayu Hitam Tornado 26 January 2022 Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah 1 Multiple debris was flown by a tornado when it struck the town. Labuan Tornado 12 May 2026 Kampung Tanjung Aru, Labuan 1 A tornado-like storm hit a residential area near Kampung Tanjung Aru in Labuan in Malaysia. The tornado uprooted trees, damaged 33 houses and injured one people.
Maldives EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesHithadhoo tornado 17 May 2017 Hithadhoo, Addu City 1 None A tornado struck the Hithadhoo district of Addu City, damaging 12 homes and uprooted trees.
Mongolia EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotes Batshireet tornado 16 July 1974 Batshireet, Khentii Province 1 Unknown A tornado with similar strength as the Khashaat tornado occurred in Batshireet. Khashaat tornado 26 July 2014 Khashaat, Arkhangai Province 1 1 fatality, 9 injured Five houses and three cars were destroyed by a tornado in the district. It was later classified at F4 based on the damages.
Myanmar EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesKutkai tornado 17 February 1981Kutkai, Shan14 fatality, 80 injuredA tornado swept through the village of Kutkhai, about 550 miles northeast of here, on Thursday, leaving four people dead, more than 80 injured, and a path of destruction that leveled or damaged 400 buildings in five minutes, the newspaper Botataung reported today. Myanmar tornado 15 May 1990 between Kawlin and Mandalay 1 1 fatality, 28 injured A passenger train was derailed by a tornado which resulted in one death and 28 others injured.Bogale Township tornado 14 July 2009 Bogale Township, Ayeyarwady Region 1 1 fatality, 6 injured A tornado struck small villages in Bogale Township, destroying 30 homes in the village of Kyein Chaung Gyi alone.Mandalay tornado 10 August 2009 Mandalay 1 None A tornado destroyed homes and a school in rural areas of central Myanmar.Ayeyarwady region tornado 10 August 2009 Ayeyarwady Region 1 None A tornado destroyed homes and a school in the village of Khit San. Hpakant tornado 6 April 2015 Hpakant, Kachin State 1 3 fatalities, 5 injured Three people were killed and five others were injured when a tornado struck two villages in Hpakant.Lewe tornado21 April 2023 Lewe Township, Naypyidaw 1 8 fatalities, 109 injured A tornado struck two villages of Lewe Township which resulted in 8 deaths and 109 injured. A total of 155 houses were damaged in Aung Myin Kone village while 77 houses were damaged in Tada Oo village.Kungyangon tornado26 July 2024Kungyangon Township, Yangon1None A tornado hit Kanyingon village and Nyaungnigon village in Yangon Region's Kungyangon Township on the early morning of 26 July and left more than 70 houses destroyed. Government departments and social relief associations have jointly provided help to affected people.
Nepal EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotes March 2019 southern Nepal tornado 31 March 2019 Bara District & Parsa District 1 28 fatalities, 1,176 injured A storm, later identified as an EF2 tornado struck two districts in Madhesh Province. More than a thousand buildings and hectares of agricultural crops were destroyed by the tornado. It was considered to be the first confirmed tornado ever recorded in the country.
Oman EventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesJalan Bani Bu Ali tornado 22–23 April 2023 Jalan Bani Bu Ali, Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate 2 1 injured Two tornadoes struck Jalan Bani Bu Ali that were accompanied by thunderstorms and downdraft winds. On 22 April, a tornado damaged multiple structures and injured a person. A day later, another tornado hit the area, though no casualties were reported.
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