List of F3, EF3, and IF3 tornadoes (2020–present)

This is a list of tornadoes which has been officially or unofficially labeled as F3, EF3, IF3 during the 2020s decade. These scales – the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, the International Fujita scale, and the TORRO tornado intensity scale – attempt to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural features and man-made structures in the tornado's path.

Tornadoes are among the most violent known meteorological phenomena. Each year, more than 2,000 tornadoes are recorded worldwide, with the vast majority occurring in North America and Europe. To assess the intensity of these events, meteorologist Ted Fujita devised a method to estimate maximum wind speeds within tornadic storms based on the damage caused; this became known as the Fujita scale. The scale ranks tornadoes from F0 to F5, with F0 being the least intense and F5 being the most intense. F3 tornadoes were estimated to have had maximum winds between and and are considered intense tornadoes.

Following two particularly devastating tornadoes in 1997 and 1999, engineers questioned the reliability of the Fujita scale. Ultimately, a new scale was devised that took into account 28 different damage indicators; this became known as the Enhanced Fujita scale. With building design and structural integrity taken more into account, winds in an EF3 tornado were estimated to between . The Enhanced Fujita scale is used predominantly in North America. Most of Europe, on the other hand, uses the International Fujita scale, tornadoes rated IF3 are also included here. TORRO, an organisation based in Northern England, developed the TORRO scale, which ranks tornadoes between T0-11. T6 and T7 tornadoes roughly equate to IF3, their ratings are not as widely regarded due to its difference from the simplicity of the IF scale, and the fact that most people will look first to the ESSL for ratings.

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2020 In 2020, 22 EF3 tornadoes were recorded worldwide. ArticlesHighest WindsDayFatalitiesState / Province/ CountryRated byDamage caused by the tornadoNotesCitation2020 Mpumalanga Province tornadoJanuary 3, 20200South AfricaSouth African Weather ServiceDestroyed seven family homes and 2020 Nashville tornadoMarch 3, 20205TennesseeNWSTraveled and peak width of . Sixth costliest tornado in U.S. history2020 Jonesboro tornadoMarch 28, 20200ArkansasNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Monroe tornadoApril 12, 20200LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of . First intense tornado of the outbreak.2020 North of Monroe tornadoApril 12, 20200LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Oak Ville–Stringer tornadoApril 12, 20200MississippiNWSTraveled and peak width of . Longest tracked tornado of the Easter outbreak.2020 Chattanooga tornadoApril 12, 20202Georgia TennesseeNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Thomaston tornadoApril 13, 20200GeorgiaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Forsyth tornadoApril 13, 20200GeorgiaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Seneca tornadoApril 13, 20201South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of . Strongest tornado to strike Upstate South Carolina in 25 years.2020 Springfield, South Carolina tornadoApril 13, 20200South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Barnwell County tornadoApril 13, 20200South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Livingston tornadoApril 13, 20202South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Blackville tornadoApril 13, 20200South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Hilda tornadoApril 13, 20200South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Moncks Corner tornadoApril 13, 20200South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Onalaska tornadoApril 22, 20203TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Church Point tornadoMay 17, 20201LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2020 Yachmenyukha tornadoJune 7, 20200RussiaGIS-PSNRUA likely "strong to violent" tornado caused significant tree damage, snapping 100% of birch trees in some areas.2020 Anhui Province tornadoJuly 22, 20200ChinaTraveled and peak width of 2020 Windsor tornadoAugust 4, 20202North CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of . First intense tropical tornado since 2005. Spawned by Hurricane Isaias.2020 Scarth tornado>August 7, 20202ManitobaNorthern Tornadoes ProjectFinal EF3 tornado of the year. However, research in 2024 revealed that this tornado likely was much more violent in nature and had winds well into the EF5 range of near .

2021 In 2021, 26 EF3 tornadoes were recorded worldwide. ArticlesHighest WindsDayFatalitiesState / Province/ CountryRated byDamage caused by the tornadoNotesCitation2021 Fultondale tornadoJanuary 25, 20211AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2021 Sunset Beach tornadoFebruary 15, 2021 3North CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2021 Moundville tornadoMarch 25, 20210AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2021 Eagle Point tornadoMarch 25, 20210AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2021 Ohatchee–Piedmont tornadoMarch 25, 20216AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2021 Centreville–Columbiana tornadoMarch 25, 20210AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of . Seventh longest tracked tornado in Alabama.2021 Waxia tornadoApril 10, 20211LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2021 Truscott tornadoApril 27, 20210TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2021 Shengze tornadoMay 14, 20214China2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornadoJune 20, 20211 (indirect)IllinoisNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2021 Jianguo tornadoJune 25, 20216China2021 Bernistap tornadoJune 27, 20210BelgiumEuropean Severe Storms LaboratoryTraveled and peak width of . F3 rating.2021 Lake City tornadoJuly 14, 20210IowaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Bensalem tornadoJuly 28, 20210PennsylvaniaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Andreapol tornadoAugust 2, 20213RussiaEuropean Severe Storms LaboratoryTraveled and peak width of . IF3 rating.2021 Boscobel tornadoAugust 7, 20210WisconsinNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Mullica Hill tornadoSeptember 1, 20210New JerseyNWSTraveled and peak width of . Spawned by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.2021 Fredericktown tornadoOctober 24, 20210MissouriNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Coffman tornadoOctober 24, 20210MissouriNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Defiance–Harvester tornadoDecember 10, 20211MissouriNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Edwardsville tornadoDecember 10, 20216IllinoisNWSTraveled and peak width of .2021 Dresden–Pembroke tornadoDecember 10–11, 20210Tennessee, KentuckyNWSTraveled and peak width of . Second longest-tracked tornado of the December 10–11 outbreak. Lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes, starting from December 10 to the 11th (10:32 CDT to 12:36 CDT)2021 Russellville tornadoDecember 11, 20210KentuckyNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2021 Bowling Green tornadoes (1st tornado)December 11, 202117 (16 direct, 1 indirect)KentuckyNWSTraveled and peak width of . Second deadliest tornado of the December 10–11 outbreak. One of the two tornadoes that impacted Bowling Green that night.2021 Saloma tornadoDecember 11, 20211KentuckyNWSTraveled and peak width of . Final intense tornado of the outbreak and year.

2022 In 2022, 26 EF3 tornadoes were recorded worldwide. ArticlesHighest WindsDayFatalitiesState / Province/ CountryRated byDamage caused by the tornadoNotesCitation2022 Chariton tornadoMarch 5, 20221IowaNWSTraveled and peak width of 2022 Jacksboro tornadoMarch 21, 20220TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of 2022 Kemper County tornadoMarch 22, 20220MississippiNWSTraveled and peak width of 2022 Arabi tornadoMarch 22, 20222 (1 direct, 1 indirect)LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of . Strongest tornado to hit the New Orleans metropolitan area on record.2022 Springdale tornadoMarch 30, 20220ArkansasNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2022 Centreville–Montevallo tornadoMarch 30, 20220AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2022 Alford tornadoMarch 31, 20222FloridaNWSTraveled and peak width of . 2022 Bonaire tornadoApril 5, 20220GeorgiaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Allendale tornadoApril 5, 20220South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Ulmer tornadoApril 5, 20220South CarolinaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Salado tornadoApril 12, 20220TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Andover tornadoApril 29, 20220KansasNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Lockett tornadoMay 4, 20220TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Gaylord tornadoMay 20, 20222MichiganNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Altamont tornadoMay 30, 20220South DakotaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Lianyungang tornadoJuly 20, 20221ChinaChina Meteorological AdministrationBrick homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed. Several metal truss electrical transmission towers were toppled.2022 Shangqiu tornadoJuly 22, 20220ChinaChina Meteorological Administration Numerous homes and large brick residential structures were damaged, some had their roofs torn off, and a few sustained collapse of their top floor exterior walls. Crops were damaged in fields, metal truss transmission towers were blown over.2022 Buryn tornadoSeptember 18, 20221UkraineEuropean Severe Storms LaboratoryTraveled and peak width of . F3 rating.2022 L'gov tornadoSeptember 18, 20220RussiaGIS-PSNRUOver 200 houses were damaged, some of which were completely destroyed. Classified as F3 by PSNRU or as IF2.5 by the ESSL.2022 Nikol'sk tornadoSeptember 19, 20220RussiaGIS-PSNRUClassified as a single F3 tornado by PSNRU or as two separate IF2 tornadoes by the ESSL.2022 Bihucourt tornadoOctober 23, 20220FranceKeraunos, European Severe Storms LaboratoryTraveled and peak width of . Longest tracked tornado on record in France.2022 Cason–Naples tornadoNovember 4, 20221TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 New Boston tornadoNovember 4, 20220TexasNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Clarks tornadoNovember 29, 20220LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Fruitdale tornadoNovember 30, 20220Mississippi,AlabamaNWSTraveled and peak width of .2022 Farmerville tornadoDecember 13, 20220LouisianaNWSTraveled and peak width of . Final EF3 tornado of 2022.

2023 In 2023, 34 EF3 tornadoes were recorded worldwide.