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Tornadoes of 2021
Date of tornado outbreak: 2021
Duration1: January 4 - December 29
Maximum rated tornado2: EF5 tornado
Tornadoes caused: 1137
Damages: $6 billion
Fatalities: 216
Areas affected: United States

1Time from first tornado to last tornado
2Most severe tornado damage; see wikipedia:Enhanced Fujita Scale

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2021. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also appear regularly in neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season, and somewhat regularly in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

There were 1,137 tornadoes confirmed in the United States in 2021. 216 fatalities have been confirmed worldwide in 2021: 198 in the United States, 9 in Canada, five in Australia, and four in Brazil.

Three EF5 tornadoes occurred in 2021 on April 18, June 10, and June 12. Notably, 2021 was the first year since 2017 to see a confirmed EF5.

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1,137 653 388 67 14 12 3
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