# List of tropical cyclones spawning tornadoes

Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of those weak, especially upon landfall.

## List of tornadoes

These are the tropical cyclones that are known to have spawned tornadoes. The list is most complete for the U.S., but does include other areas. Within the United States 1,163 tornadoes were associated with tropical cyclones, accounting for slightly under 6% of all tornadoes. The most tornadoes spawned by a single tropical cyclone were associated with Hurricane Ivan, which spawned 120 tornadoes.

### Pre–1900

| Tropical cyclone | Outbreak dates | Tornadoes | Location of tornado(es) |
| Unnamed | September 10, 1811 | 1 | South Carolina |
| Unnamed | June 30, 1814 | 1 | South Carolina |
| Unnamed | September 10, 1882 | *3 | Florida |
| Unnamed | October 4, 1885 | *1 | New Jersey |
| Unnamed | October 11, 1885 | *1 | Florida |
| Unnamed | July 6, 1891 | *4 | Louisiana, Mississippi |
| Unnamed | September 13, 1892 | *4 | North Carolina, South Carolina |
| 1893 Sea Islands hurricane | August 28, 1893 | *1 | North Carolina |
| Unnamed | September 7, 1893 | *1 | Louisiana |
| Unnamed | October 4, 1899 | *1 | Georgia |

### 1900–1949

| Tropical cyclone | Outbreak dates | Tornadoes | Location of tornado(es) | Notes | Refs |
| 1900 Galveston hurricane | September 7, 1900 | *2 | Georgia | | |
| Hurricane Four (1915) | September 4, 1915 | *2 | Georgia, Virginia | | |
| 1916 Gulf Coast hurricane | July 6, 1916 | *11 | Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi | | |
| 1916 Charleston hurricane | July 15, 1916 | *1 | South Carolina | | |
| 1916 Pensacola hurricane | October 18, 1916 | *4 | Alabama | | |
| Unnamed | October 29, 1917 | *4 | South Carolina, Virginia | | |
| 1919 Florida Keys hurricane | September 10, 1919 | *1 | Florida | | |
| 1919 Florida Keys hurricane | September 15, 1919 | 2 | Texas, New Mexico | | |
| Hurricane Two (1921) | September 9, 1921 | *6 | Texas | | |
| 1928 Haiti hurricane | August 10, 1928 | *5 | South Carolina | | |
| 1928 Haiti hurricane | August 15, 1928 | *4 | South Carolina, North Carolina | | |
| 1929 Bahamas hurricane | September 28, 1929 | *6 | Florida, South Carolina | | |
| 1933 Treasure Coast hurricane | September 6, 1933 | 1 | South Carolina | | |
| 1933 Cuba–Bahamas hurricane | October 4, 1933 | *2 | Florida | | |
| Hurricane Three (1934) | July 24, 1934 | *8 | Texas | | |
| 1935 Labor Day hurricane | September 4, 1935 | *13 | South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland | | |
| 1938 Atlantic hurricane season | August 15, 1938 | *1 | Louisiana | | |
| 1940 South Carolina hurricane | August 10, 1940 | 2 | South Carolina | | |
| Tropical Storm Six (1941) | October 20, 1941 | *2 | Florida | | |
| 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane | October 18, 1944 | 3 | Florida | | |
| 1945 Texas hurricane | August 27, 1945 | *2 | Texas | F3 killed one and injured 15 in Houston | |
| 1945 Homestead hurricane | September 17, 1945 | *1 | South Carolina | | |
| Tropical Storm Six (1947) | September 19, 1947 | *1 | Florida | F3 killed two and injured 100 in Apalachicola | |
| 1947 Cape Sable hurricane | October 11, 1947 | *4 | Florida | | |
| Hurricane Five (1948) | September 4, 1948 | 1 | Georgia, Florida | | |
| September 1948 Florida hurricane | September 21, 1948 | *1 | Florida | | |
| 1948 Miami hurricane | October 5, 1948 | *3 | Florida | | |
| 1949 Florida hurricane | August 28, 1949 | *4 | North Carolina | | |
| 1949 Texas hurricane | October 3, 1949 | 1 | Texas | | - |

### 1950–1979

| Tropical cyclone | Outbreak dates | Tornadoes | Location of tornado(es) | Notes |
| Hurricane Baker | August 30–31, 1950 | 2 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Able | August 31, 1952 | 3 | Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland | |
| Hurricane Connie | August 10, 1955 | 4 | South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware | |
| Hurricane Diane | August 19, 1955 | *1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Hurricane Flossy | September 24, 1956 | *5 | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina | |
| Hurricane Audrey | June 27, 1957 | *21 | Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee | |
| Hurricane Cindy | July 10, 1959 | 11 | North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia | |
| Hurricane Debra | July 24, 1959 | 5 | Oklahoma, Texas | |
| Hurricane Gracie | September 29, 1959 | 7 | South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania | |
| Hurricane Judith | October 17, 1959 | 1 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Donna | September 10, 1960 | 5 | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Hurricane Ethel | September 15, 1960 | 6 | Florida, Alabama | |
| Hurricane Carla | September 10, 1961 | 21 | Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, Arkansas | F4 killed 8 in Galveston, Texas vicinity; one of only two hurricane-spawned violent tornado |
| Hurricane Cleo | August 27, 1964 | 12 | Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina | |
| Hurricane Dora | September 12, 1964 | 3 | South Carolina, North Carolina | |
| Hurricane Hilda | October 3, 1964 | 12 | Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina | F4 killed 22 in Larose, Louisiana vicinity; one of only two hurricane-spawned violent tornado |
| Hurricane Isbell | October 14, 1964 | 9 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Betsy | September 8, 1965 | 7 | Florida, Alabama, Mississippi | |
| Hurricane Alma | June 8, 1966 | 5 | Florida, Mississippi | |
| Hurricane Inez | October 4, 1966 | 2 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Beulah | September 20, 1967 | 115 | Texas, Mexico | Second most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone |
| Hurricane Abby | June 7, 1968 | 4 | North Carolina | |
| Hurricane Gladys | October 17, 1968 | 2 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Camille | August 17, 1969 | 2 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Celia | August 31, 1970 | 9 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Edith | September 16, 1971 | 16 | Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi | |
| Hurricane Fern | September 10, 1971 | 5 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Agnes | June 18, 1972 | 17 | Florida, Georgia | |
| Hurricane Carmen | September 8, 1974 | 4 | Louisiana | |
| Hurricane Eloise | September 23, 1975 | 5 | Georgia, Florida | |
| Hurricane Babe | September 5, 1977 | 14 | Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama | |
| Hurricane David | September 3, 1979 | 34 | Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware | |
| Hurricane Frederic | September 12, 1979 | 10 | Alabama, Georgia, Florida | |

### 1980–1999

| Tropical cyclone | Date of (first) tornado | Tornadoes | Area affected | Notes |
| Hurricane Allen | August 9, 1980 | *29 | Texas | Costliest tropical cyclone–related tornado in history struck Austin, Texas vicinity inflicting $100 million in damages |
| T. D. #2 | June 5, 1981 | 9 | Louisiana, Texas | |
| Hurricane Dennis | August 17, 1981 | 2 | Florida | |
| T. D. #8 | August 31, 1981 | 14 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Alicia | August 17, 1983 | *22 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Diana | September 5, 1984 | 1 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Danny | August 15, 1985 | *39 | Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia | |
| Hurricane Elena | August 31, 1985 | 10 | Florida | |
| Typhoon Tess (Miling) | September 3, 1985 | 1 | Lemery, Batangas, Philippines | |
| Hurricane Gloria | September 27, 1985 | 2 | New Jersey, Massachusetts | |
| Hurricane Juan | October 28, 1985 | 11 | Florida, Alabama, Mississippi | |
| Hurricane Bonnie | June 27, 1986 | 5 | Louisiana | |
| Hurricane Gilbert | September 16, 1988 | *29+ | Texas, Mexico | |
| Typhoon Ruby (Unsang) | October 23, 1988 | 1 | Misamis Oriental, Philippines | |
| Hurricane Chantal | August 1, 1989 | 4 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Hugo | September 22, 1989 | 3 | South Carolina, North Carolina | |
| Hurricane Jerry | October 15, 1989 | 5 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Bob | August 18, 1991 | 5 | North Carolina, New York | |
| Tropical Storm Beryl (1994) | August 16–17, 1994 | 37 | Carolinas, Georgia, Mid Atlantic | |
| Hurricane Georges | September 1998 | 47 | Alabama, Georgia, Florida | |
| Hurricane Floyd | September 16, 1999 | 14+ | North Carolina | |

### 2000–2009

| Tropical cyclone | Date of (first) tornado | Tornadoes | Area affected | Notes |
| Hurricane Gordon | September 16, 2000 | 11 | Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Tropical Storm Helene | September 22, 2000 | 13 | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina | |
| Hurricane Keith | October 6, 2000 | 1 | Texas | |
| Tropical Storm Allison | June 11, 2001 | 28 | Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, Texas | |
| Tropical Storm Barry | August 2, 2001 | 5 | Florida, Mississippi, Missouri | |
| Tropical Storm Gabrielle | September 13, 2001 | 18 | Florida | |
| Hurricane Michelle | November 5, 2001 | 5 | Florida | |
| Tropical Storm Fay | September 6, 2002 | 11 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Gustav | September 10, 2002 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Tropical Storm Hanna | September 14, 2002 | 2 | Alabama, Georgia | |
| Hurricane Isidore | September 25, 2002 | 10 | Alabama, Florida, Louisiana | |
| Hurricane Lili | October 3, 2002 | 26 | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky | |
| Hurricane Kyle | October 8, 2002 | 8 | South Carolina, North Carolina | |
| Hurricane Charley | August 13, 2004 | 16 | Florida, North Carolina, Virginia | |
| Hurricane Gaston | August 29, 2004 | 33 | | |
| Hurricane Frances | September 4–8, 2004 | 103* | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia | Third most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone |
| Hurricane Ivan | September 16, 2004 | 120 | United States Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic Coast | Most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone worldwide, a record for a tornado outbreak in the month of September. |
| Tropical Storm Arlene | June 11, 2005 | 3 | Florida, Indiana | |
| Hurricane Cindy | July 5, 2005 | 44 | Southeastern United States | |
| Hurricane Dennis | July 10, 2005 | 10 | Florida and Georgia | |
| Hurricane Emily | July 20, 2005 | 11 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Katrina | August 25, 2005 | 59 | United States Gulf Coast | Record tornado outbreak in the month of August. |
| Hurricane Rita | September 24, 2005 | 98 | United States Gulf Coast | |
| Tropical Storm Tammy | October 6, 2005 | 1 | Georgia, United States | |
| Hurricane Wilma | October 24, 2005 | 8 | Florida | |
| Tropical Storm Alberto | June 12, 2006 | 17 | Southeastern United States | |
| Hurricane Ernesto | August 24, 2006 | 5 | Florida and North Carolina, United States | |
| Tropical Storm Barry | June 1–2, 2007 | 4 | Cuba, Florida, United States | |
| Tropical Storm Erin | August 16, 2007 | 7 | Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana United States | |
| Hurricane Humberto | September 12, 2007 | 1 | Louisiana, United States | |
| Tropical Depression Ten | September 20, 2007 | 2 | Florida, United States | |
| Tropical Storm Olga | December 16, 2007 | 2 | Florida, United States | |
| Hurricane Dolly | July 23–24, 2008 | 6 | Texas, United States | |
| Tropical Storm Fay | August 18–27, 2008 | 50 | South-eastern United States | |
| Hurricane Gustav | August 31, 2008 | 49 | United States Gulf Coast | |
| Hurricane Hanna | September 6, 2008 | 1 | Pennsylvania and Virginia | |
| Hurricane Ike | September 9, 2008 | 33 | United States Gulf Coast | |
| Tropical Storm Nangka (Feria) | June 24, 2009 | 1 | Samar, Philippines | |

### 2010–2019

| Tropical cyclone | Outbreak dates | Tornadoes | Location of tornado(es) |
| Hurricane Alex | June 30 – July 2, 2010 | 11 | Texas, United States |
| Tropical Storm Hermine | September 7–9, 2010 | 13 | Southern United States |
| Cyclone Carlos | February 22, 2011 | 4 | Karratha, Australia |
| Tropical Storm Arlene | June 30, 2011 | 1 | Texas, United States |
| Hurricane Irene | August 26, 2011 | 9 | United States East Coast |
| Tropical Storm Lee | September 3–7, 2011 | 46 | Southeastern United States |
| Hurricane Rina | October 29, 2011 | 2 | Florida, United States |
| Tropical Storm Beryl | May 28–30, 2012 | 4 | Southeastern United States |
| Tropical Storm Debby | June 23–27, 2012 | 25 | Florida, United States |
| Hurricane Isaac | August 21 – September 1, 2012 | 32 | Southeastern, Midwestern, and Eastern United States |
| Typhoon Sanba (Karen) | September 18, 2012 | Several | Japan |
| Hurricane Sandy | October 28, 2012 | 1 | Bermuda |
| Cyclone Evan | December 2012 | Several | Samoa |
| Cyclone Oswald | January 17–29, 2013 | Several | Queensland, Australia |
| Tropical Storm Andrea | June 5–7, 2013 | 16 | Cuba, Florida, North Carolina |
| Tropical Storm Bebinca (Fabian) | June 20, 2013 | 2 | Palawan and Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Severe Tropical Storm Rumbia (Gorio) | June 29, 2013 | 1 | Quezon, Philippines |
| Severe Tropical Storm Toraji | September 4, 2013 | 3 | Japan |
| Typhoon Man-yi | September 15–16, 2013 | 10 | Japan |
| Tropical Storm Cindy | June 22, 2017 | 18 | Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey |
| Tropical Storm Emily | July 31, 2017 | 18 | Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey |
| Hurricane Harvey | August 25 – September 1, 2017 | 52 | Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee |
| Tropical Storm Philippe | October 28–29, 2017 | 2 | Florida |
| Tropical Storm Alberto | May 31, 2018 | 4 | Florida, South Carolina, Ohio |
| Tropical Storm Gordon | September 5–8, 2018 | 7 | Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana |
| Hurricane Florence | September 13–17, 2018 | 44 | North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina |
| Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) | September 14, 2018 | 1 | Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Hurricane Michael | October 10, 2018 | 16 | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia |
| Hurricane Dorian | September 5–6, 2019 | 20 | North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Typhoon Hagibis | October 12, 2019 | 1 | Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Tropical Storm Nestor | October 19, 2019 | 3 | Florida |

### 2020–present

| Tropical cyclone | Outbreak dates | Tornadoes | Location of tornado(es) | Refs |
| Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold | April 8, 2020 | Several | Fiji | |
| Tropical Storm Cristobal | June 6, 2020 | 13 | Florida, Illinois, Ohio | |
| Tropical Storm Fay | July 11, 2020 | 1 | Maine | |
| Hurricane Hanna | July 26, 2020 | 5 | Texas | |
| Hurricane Isaias | August 3–4, 2020 | 39 | East Coast of the United States | |
| Hurricane Laura | August 27–28, 2020 | 16 | Gulf Coast of the United States | |
| Hurricane Sally | September 16–18, 2020 | 23 | Southern United States | |
| Subtropical Storm Alpha | September 18, 2020 | 2 | Portugal | |
| Tropical Storm Beta | September 25, 2020 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Hurricane Delta | October 8–11, 2020 | 14 | Southern United States | |
| Cyclone Yaas | May 25, 2021 | 2 | West Bengal | |
| Tropical Storm Claudette | June 19–20, 2021 | 9 | Southern United States | |
| Hurricane Elsa | July 6–9, 2021 | 17 | East Coast of the United States | |
| Tropical Storm Fred | August 17–19, 2021 | 30 | East Coast of the United States | |
| Hurricane Ida | August 29–September 2, 2021 | 29 | Southeastern to Mid-Atlantic to Northeastern United States | |
| Tropical Storm Alex | June 3, 2022 | 2 | Cuba | |
| Typhoon Chaba (Caloy) | June 28, 2022 | 3 | Shantou, Chaozhou, and Foshan | |
| Hurricane Ian | September 27–28, 2022 | 15 | Florida, North Carolina | |
| Hurricane Idalia | August 30, 2023 | 12 | Florida | |
| Typhoon Ewiniar (Aghon) | May 26, 2024 | 1 | Lavezares, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| Hurricane Beryl | July 8–10, 2024 | 68 | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana, New York, Ontario | |
| Hurricane Debby | August 4–8, 2024 | 24 | Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware | |
| Hurricane Helene | September 25–27, 2024 | 31 | Southeastern to Mid-Atlantic United States. | [70] [71] |
| Hurricane Milton | October 9–10, 2024 | 45 | Florida | |
| Typhoon Man-yi (Pepito) | November 17, 2024 | 2 | Aparri and Pamplona, Cagayan. | |