page_title: Tornadoes of 2020
section_title: May 8 (Mexico)
hierarchical_section_title: Tornadoes of 2020 / May / May 8 (Mexico)
caption_attribution_description: English: Formation of EF2 Tornado Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, near intl airport
context_page_description: This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2020. 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.
  There have been 1,100 preliminary filtered reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2020, of which at least 743 have been confirmed. Worldwide, 87 tornado-related deaths have been confirmed with 77 in the United States, four in Vietnam, and two each in Canada, Indonesia, and Mexico. It is the deadliest year of tornadoes in the United States since 2011.
context_section_description: A strong, long-tracked EF2 tornado, with winds between 180 and 220 km/hour, struck the town of Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico damaging over 100 cars, overturning 12 tractor-trailers, and knocking down trees, lamp posts, and power lines. Significant damage also occurred at an industrial park. Two people were killed and at least five others were injured.
caption: The EF2 tornado that caused two fatalities in Apodaca, Mexico.
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