List of Vietnam tornadoes

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This article lists documented tornado occurrences in Vietnam. Tornadoes in Vietnam are generally less studied than those in regions such as North America, but they are known to form during strong thunderstorms, tropical depressions, and typhoons.

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Climatology and background

A tornado, also known as lốc xoáy or vòi rồng in Vietnamese, is a violently rotating column of air that descends to the ground. The earliest recorded tornado in Vietnam occurred in Nghệ An, 1965. Tornadoes in Vietnam are not rated on any scale.

Events

1900s

Tornado eventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesSources
Nghệ An tornado19 August

1965

Nghệ An province1Unknown [1]

2000s

Tornado eventDateAreaTornadoesCasualtiesNotesSources
Triệu Sơn tornado13 June

2007

Triệu Sơn district,

Thanh Hóa province

12 fatalities500 homes were damaged. [2]

References

  1. ↑ https://vjol.info.vn/index.php/TCKHTV/article/download/60833/51057/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Tornado kills 2, damages hundreds of homes in central Vietnam". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
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