Clockwise from top: Still CCTV photo of the EF3 tornado that occurred near Andover, Kansas; EF4 damage done to a home near Black Creek, Georgia; Radar loop of supercells firing off during the Tornado outbreak of November 4-5, 2022; Intense damage to a home as a result from a rare, intense tornado near Buryn, Ukraine; Doppler Radar imagery of the Winterest EF4 tornado at peak, showcasing a debris ball on reflectivity and a strong velocity couplet. | |
| Timespan | January 1 – December 29 |
|---|---|
| Maximum rated tornado | EF4 tornado
|
| Tornadoes in U.S. | 1,175 |
| Damage (U.S.) | >$479.288 million[1][2] |
| Fatalities (U.S.) | 23[note 1] |
| Fatalities (worldwide) | 32 |
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2022. 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, Australia and New Zealand. Tornadic events are often accompanied by other forms of severe weather, including strong thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail. Worldwide, 32 tornado-related deaths were confirmed: 23 in the United States, three in China, two each in Poland and Russia, and one each in the Netherlands and Ukraine.
Despite an extremely active beginning to the season, which included the most active March ever recorded,[3] tornado activity in the United States slowed significantly in the later part of spring and into the summer, bringing the season's total below average.[4] In fact, the summer was the second least active on record since 1964.[5]
- ^ "Storm Event Database 2022 Tornado Property Damage". National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Storm Event Database 2022 Tornado Crop Damage". National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "March sets record for most tornado reports". NBC News. April 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Inflation Adjusted Tornado Running Totals - Storm Prediction Center WCM Page". www.spc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center". www.spc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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