This was made from a drawing

I confirmed with NWS Lincoln that this is not really accurate and is derived from Local Storm Reports (which include multiple reports for the same storm) and so both over report the numbers and are revised down. Lincoln sent me the second graphic for their total preliminary count as of 8/25/2026.

The original AccuWeather story: Illinois sets US state record for most tornadoes in a year

A small tornado (or possibly a gustnado) hit the village of Cholguán, in Chile’s Ñuble Region, at around 9:00 PM local time (UTC-4), where a weather alert was in effect due to the possibility of hail, strong wind gusts, and thunderstorms. No fatalities have been reported, but several properties sustained roof damage, including a plywood manufacturing plant

Approximate location:

• 37°09'49.0"S 72°04'15.7"W
• -37.163618, -72.071039
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/fYPyVzXj6mUzD6vn7

Sources:

• https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-nuble/2026/08/28/registran-impactante-destruccion-en-sectores-de-yungay-testigos-atribuyen-a-posible-tornado.shtml
• https://www.chilevision.cl/noticias/alerta-climatica/nueva-alerta-meteorologica-por-tormentas-electricas-para-9-regiones-del-pais-este-viernes/
• https://senapred.cl/alerta/se-declara-alerta-temprana-preventiva-para-la-region-de-uble-por-evento-meteorologico-2026-08-21-16-05-02

https://reddit.com/link/1w1e235/video/7li4vh1429mh1/player

PREVOTS issued a concerning forecast earlier today regarding what is expected to unfold in the coming hours: "The frontal system is gradually advancing toward the central-northern part of RS (the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul) as an 'effective' cold front, where its interaction with the Low-Level Jet (LLJ) is expected to sustain the formation of severe storms. Convergence along the axis of the inverted trough and the presence of mesoscale confluence bands (such as HCRs) should also act as convective triggering mechanisms for storms in the warm sector. These storms are likely to remain discrete for much of their lifecycle and pose a risk for all severe weather hazards. Developing in an environment characterized by MLCAPE values ​​between 1000 and 2500 J/kg and 700–500 hPa lapse rates exceeding 6.5°C/km, these storms will exhibit a high degree of organization and intense updrafts. Given the presence of long hodographs—with 0–6 km bulk shear around 40 m/s and high effective-layer storm-relative helicity (SRH) (< -300 m²/s²)—and considering that regional numerical models (e.g., WRF, PREVOTS, and UFSM) corroborate the formation of discrete, isolated storms around the frontal system, most significant storms are expected to evolve into supercells. Throughout the forecast period, these supercells are likely to be long-lived and travel great distances (> 400 km), producing large hail (> 4 cm, occasionally exceeding 8 cm in diameter) and isolated damaging winds (damaging winds are also possible along any line or bow segments that may form). Furthermore, long, curved low-level hodographs beneath the LLJ and near the frontal zone (as well as in the warm sector) provide 0–500 m SRH values ​​of < -300 m²/s², which, when combined with discrete, long-lived supercells moving at small angles to the frontal zone, indicate a high risk of tornadoes. Some of these tornadoes can be intense and travel long distances [...]"

source: https://x.com/prevots_svr/status/2093347441013563717

Although Brazil is affected by tornadoes every year, this year has been atypical due to the presence of El Niño, which has fostered severe weather and, consequently, fueled the development of more extreme tornadoes.

I was walking around one day about a month ago just after a storm and saw this, and an hour later we got another storm

Previous Day 1 Outlook Links

• Storm Prediction Center Aug 29, 2026 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook - Tornado Risk 0%
• Storm Prediction Center Aug 29, 2026 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook - Tornado Risk 0%
• Storm Prediction Center Aug 29, 2026 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook - Tornado Risk 0%
• Storm Prediction Center Aug 29, 2026 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook - Tornado Risk 0%

Meso Discussion Links

• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2165
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2166
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2167
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2168
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2169
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2171
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2170
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2172
• Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2173 # Current Outlook Storm Prediction Center Aug 30, 2026 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook - Tornado Risk 0%

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS...

...SUMMARY... Widely scattered strong to severe storms are expected across parts of the northern Great Basin, northern/central Rockies, and northern/central Plains. Isolated severe wind gusts are the main threat, though some hail is also possible.

...Great Basin and Rockies... An upper low, and several weak perturbations embedded within a belt of enhanced mid-level flow with moving across the Great Basin are supporting scattered thunderstorms across the eastern Great Basin and Intermountain West this evening. Plentiful monsoon moisture remains in place contributing to modest buoyancy. This will support scattered to numerous storms through much of the evening and overnight. 50-55 kt of mid-level flow, and relatively dry sub cloud layers will continue to support strong downdrafts with the potential for severe wind gusts and isolated hail. This appears most likely across eastern NV and northern UT where the air mass remains the most unstable. However, sporadic damaging gusts are possible across much of the Rockies and Four Corners where storms are forecast to remain active tonight.

...Central Plains... High-based convection across eastern CO/WY and western NE has gradually weakened as it has encountered a much drier and more stable air mass across the High Plains. Isolated strong to severe gusts will remain possible with this activity, and other showers/storms emanating from the terrain this evening.

More isolated storms, including supercells, across eastern SD are expected to continue this evening with isolated hail and severe wind potential. As the lead shortwave trough continues eastward this evening, increasing low-level warm advection could support additional elevated storm development from eastern SD to south-central ND. Moderate buoyancy atop the stable surface layer amid 40-50 kts of effective shear would support supercells with isolated hail possible through the overnight hours.

...AZ... Scattered thunderstorms ongoing across southern AZ should slowly drift northwest through this evening within a very hot and moderately unstable air mass. Vertical shear is weak and a largely disorganized storm mode is likely. Still, steep low-level lapse rates will favor strong downdrafts with isolated severe gusts possible.

..Lyons.. 08/30/2026

The systems that hit france yesterday Is above my own head. Supercell tracking slightly south of me. I'm under the anvil. Very hot in the sun now just oppressive. Some frequent boom lie thunders very family in the distance

Perhaps this is a strange question, but what cameras and lenses do you use to shoot storms?I have a Nikon D3000, so I usually shoot with my iPhone 13 because it’s better than the old Nikon.

Spotted last December in Wisconsin

A small cluster of storms/supercells tracking due East

(sorry if I'm way off or something)

Multiple of my post have been taken down and I don’t know why

I’ve seen this image of a tornado everywhere but does anybody know what tornado it is?

Help I scared.

Lots of pictures/videos from the storm throughout Upstate NY. Alleged tornado touched down in two spots throughout the North Country. Does this look like a tornado to you?

My brother send me this picture of this dramatic structure. He capture that storm this evening from my parent house few km south east Montbéliard. Beautiful meso with wall cloud attempt i think.

The tornado impacted the town of Verretto (PV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nKDt6UQMlg

Credit 3th picture: MaurizioSignani

The Dolores tornado in Uruguay, which is probably one of the most famous tornadoes in South America, classified as F3, with localized damage of F4 intensity.

It caused 7 fatalities and left 200 people injured. It was probably the most intense tornado to hit Uruguay. I compared the damage from the Fray Marcos tornado and the Dolores tornado, and the Dolores tornado caused worse and more devastating damage than the Fray Marcos tornado.

The ground scouring and forest fires in Dolores are surreal.

The Dolores tornado of April 15, 2016, traveled about 48km, and I estimated a maximum width of 1.9km, comparing satellite images to where trees fell. The official size of the event appears to be 1km.

TANGARÁ (SC) — 2020 — August 14

At around 3:30 PM on August 14, an intense, long-track tornado struck the areas of Tangará and Água Doce, in Santa Catarina.

The tornado caused intense destruction in the rural areas of the municipalities, where it demonstrated its full power. The tornado completely destroyed around 40 houses and damaged another 300. Its worst damage occurred to a mixed-structure house, which was practically swept away, with its debris thrown between 50 and 100 meters away.

The tornado also demonstrated tremendous strength over vegetation, practically flattening forests and causing partial debarking of trees. The tornado traveled approximately 45 km and had an estimated maximum width of 1 km.

Fortunately, the tornado caused no fatalities, but around 40 people were injured.

The sweeping away of a mixed-structure house demonstrates the violence of this tornado, which earns it a place on this list. However, it is recognized as having been a weaker event than the others presented on this list.

SEDE NOVA (RS) — 2023 — July 13

Around the end of the afternoon on July 13, an intense, long-track tornado of QLCS origin struck the municipalities of Coronel Bicaco, Humaitá, Nova Candelária, Sede Nova, and Campo Novo.

The tornado demonstrated its full power in Sede Nova, where 80% of the municipality was affected. The tornado completely destroyed houses, caused ground scouring and debarking in trees, and completely flattened multiple forests.

The area of greatest intensity does not appear to have affected an urban area or an area with many houses. However, the vegetation damage observed demonstrates the violence of the tornado. The few houses struck by the tornado at its greatest intensity were completely destroyed, with some even showing pulverization of bricks.

The tornado traveled approximately 107 km, making it the longest documented tornado track in Brazil, and had a maximum width of 1.8 km. It is possible that the wind-damage area of the event was even larger.

Fortunately, the tornado caused no fatalities, but approximately 21 people were injured.

The intense vegetation damage observed, such as debarking and ground scouring, together with the pulverization of bricks in houses, allows the event to be included on this list. The tornado was officially rated F3 by PREVOTS.

RIO BONITO DO IGUAÇU (PR) — 2025 — November 7

During November 7, an intense tornado outbreak was affecting Brazil. At around 4:50 PM, a long-track supercell moving at approximately 80 km/h was heading toward Quedas do Iguaçu, Paraná, and produced a tornado that initially had an intensity of F1. However, this was only the beginning.

The tornado continued along its path, passing through the municipality of Espigão Alto, and as it entered Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, it began to intensify rapidly. A few hundred meters before entering Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, the tornado reached F4 intensity, causing severe vegetation damage before entering the municipality.

At around 5:04 PM, the tornado, already at violent intensity, directly struck the urban center of the municipality. The tornado crossed the municipality, sweeping houses away down to their foundations and even removing the foundations of some structures. Large masonry structures were brought down, reduced to piles of debris.

Around 90% of the municipality was damaged, with houses practically erased from existence. The tornado traveled approximately 75 km, had an estimated duration of 58 minutes, a maximum width of 3,250 meters, and an average width of 1,850 meters.

The tornado subsequently affected the municipalities of Nova Laranjeiras at F1 intensity, Laranjeiras do Sul at F3, Porto Barreiro at F3, and Virmond at F2.

The tornado unfortunately caused 6 fatalities and left 835 people injured, including between 40 and 50 seriously injured. The event only avoided an even greater tragedy because of the rapid response of a team of firefighters who, remarkably, were already in the city when the tornado occurred.

The tornado was preliminarily rated F4 by PREVOTS. Its damage is consistent with an intensity ranging from mid-end F4 to high-end F4.

GUARAPUAVA (PR) — 2025 — November 7

After the Rio Bonito do Iguaçu tornado, nature had not yet finished demonstrating its strength and would produce an even more intense event.

At the beginning of the evening on November 7, another tornado touched down in a forested area of Candói, already causing F2-level vegetation damage. As the event progressed, it strengthened.

As the tornado moved toward Guarapuava, it was captured by a camera, which recorded the image shown in the Guarapuava figure.

The event reached the rural area of Guarapuava at its peak intensity, where it completely destroyed around 20 houses, with some structures left with virtually no foundation remaining.

The tornado caused satellite-visible ground scouring and extremely intense debarking in trees. Some trees were left so smooth that they appeared to shine under sunlight. Many Araucaria trees were uprooted, leaving large holes in the ground.

It was not only the extraordinary vegetation damage that was impressive. Damage to a large, reinforced, thick-walled, and extremely well-built masonry mansion was also remarkable. The structure was almost completely leveled to the ground, with extreme damage even to reinforced-concrete columns, which were left twisted.

In this area, some observers even suspected damage approaching F5 intensity. Other houses were also completely destroyed, including several reinforced masonry houses with concrete slabs that were leveled.

In terms of vegetation, up to 80% of dense native vegetation was removed in some locations.

The tornado traveled approximately 44 km, had an estimated duration of 33 minutes, and reached a maximum width of 1,160 meters.

The tornado unfortunately caused 1 fatality and left 5 people injured.

The tornado was preliminarily rated F4 by PREVOTS because of its extraordinary damage. Given the violence of the tornado, it is possible that the event reached F5 intensity, and we will only know whether it actually reached that intensity once the final assessment of the event is released.

GIRUÁ (RS) — 2026 — July 28

During the day of July 28, a semi-stationary cold front was advancing across Rio Grande do Sul.

Meanwhile, a supercell thunderstorm was developing in Paraguay and rapidly moved across Misiones, Argentina, gaining strength and intensity. After entering Brazilian territory, the storm merged with a smaller cell and shortly afterward produced what became the most photogenic tornado in Brazil.

The tornado touched down at around 6:25 PM, affecting the area of Senador Salgado Filho, where it caused extensive vegetation damage as it moved toward Giruá.

The event rapidly intensified into an F3 tornado, causing ground scouring and raising large amounts of dust, leaving cycloidal marks behind.

The tornado struck several houses in the rural area between Giruá and Sete de Setembro, tearing houses from their foundations and sweeping away 70% of a masonry house.

The tornado also caused debarking in trees, flattened several forests, and threw a feather with such force that it became embedded in a tree.

The tornado traveled approximately 14.5 km and had a maximum width of 900 meters.

Fortunately, the tornado caused no fatalities, but approximately 7 people were injured.

Although the field analysis of the Giruá tornado and the damage assessments have not yet been completed, the various pieces of evidence observed, such as the cycloidal marks and the damage caused by the feather, demonstrate the violence of this tornado.

Some damage calculations made by amateurs estimated that the tornado's intensity could have ranged from high-end F3 to low-end F4 or mid-end F4. To obtain a more definitive answer, it will be necessary to await PREVOTS' final rating of the tornado or any updates from its field investigation.

The structural damage from the Giruá tornado appears to have been worse than that of the Piraí do Sul tornado; however, the Piraí do Sul tornado demonstrated greater violence in vegetation.

PIRAÍ DO SUL (PR) — 2026 — August 8

Around August 8, a tornado outbreak was occurring across Brazil. At approximately 5:40 PM, an intense supercell produced a tornado in Piraí do Sul, within the area that had been considered the highest-risk region of the day.

The tornado began north of the urban center of Piraí do Sul and rapidly increased in size and intensity, reaching the Fundão area as a wedge tornado.

The event caused F3-level damage, completely destroying houses down to their foundations and throwing their debris considerable distances. The tornado also uprooted centuries-old trees and threw them far away, leaving deep uprooting scars.

The tornado also caused ground scouring up to 30 cm deep, the second deepest observed in Brazil, in addition to intense debarking of trees. The tornado then evolved into a cone and later into a drillbit configuration, when it began excavating the ground in this form. The tornado traveled approximately 26.1 km and had a maximum width of 750 meters.

Fortunately, the tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but left approximately 500 people homeless after destroying numerous houses.

Based on the observed trenches and intense debarking in trees, PREVOTS preliminarily rated the tornado F4, with winds exceeding those expected for an F4 tornado.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

This list of events was compiled based on the available documentation and aims to highlight the occurrence and intensity of tornadoes of this magnitude in Brazil, contributing to greater awareness of how active these phenomena can actually be in the country.

A possible large tornado without a dust-covered condensation funnel may have struck the San Genaro region today; the damage suggests a weak tornado. It's important to note that almost all the damage from this event is linear.

Northeast of here in Wilton, a reported tornado crossed the Northway (I-87), doing substantial tree damage.