Editing Weather of 2022 (section)

=== Tornadoes ===
{{main|Tornadoes of 2022}}
During 2022, 28 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or higher, with four of those receiving a rating of EF4; twenty EF3 tornadoes and four EF4 tornadoes occurred in the United States, two EF3 tornadoes occurred in China, one F3 occurred in Ukraine and one F3/EF3/T6 occurred in France and Belgium. The strongest tornado of 2022 impacted Pembroke and Black Creek in Georgia at EF4 intensity, with winds estimated at {{convert|185|mph|km/h}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Forbes |first1=Alex |title=Coastal Georgia's EF-4 tornado officially the U.S.'s strongest in 2022 |date=January 2023 |url=https://www.13wmaz.com/article/weather/coastal-georgia-tornado-strongest-in-united-states-for-2022/93-2a3816c2-e243-433d-9919-0717109b0491 |publisher=WMAZ |access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Summary of Storm Damage Surveys From the April 5/6, 2022 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.weather.gov/chs/TornadoOutbreak_April2022 |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref>

Worldwide, 33 tornado-related deaths have been confirmed: 24 in the [[United States]], three in [[China]], two each in [[Poland]] and [[Russia]], and one each in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Ukraine]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[File:2022 Observed Thunderstorm Hours.jpg|thumb|The Observed Thunderstorm Hours across the United States in 2022]]
The first tornadic fatality of the year occurred on February 3, when an EF2 tornado struck [[Sawyerville, Alabama]], killing one person.<ref>{{cite web |title=At one fatality has been confirmed in Hale County; there are three serious injuries. This was near Sawyerville. |url=https://twitter.com/spann/status/1489375753540096004 |website=[[Twitter]] |publisher=[[James Spann]] |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> A [[Storm Dudley#Tornado outbreak|tornado outbreak]] occurred in Poland with at least 11 tornadoes on February 17, resulting in 2 fatalities and 5 injuries. 6 of the 11 tornadoes have been rated F2.<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |url=https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi?lang=en_0&lastquery=11521616779&force_static_map=true%3B |title=European Severe Weather Database |website=eswd.eu |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222115454/https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi?lang=en_0&lastquery=11521616779&force_static_map=true%3B |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

March saw a record number of tornadoes<ref>{{cite news |title=2022 generated most March tornadoes on record in U.S. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/04/05/march-2022-tornado-record-us/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> and 3 major outbreaks: [[Tornado outbreak of March 5-7, 2022|5-7]], [[Tornado outbreak of March 21-23, 2022|21-23]], and [[Tornado outbreak of March 29-31, 2022|29-31]]. The first tornado outbreak, despite being the smallest, is the deadliest tornado outbreak of 2022, causing 7 deaths<ref name="6 dead">{{cite news |title='A dark night:' Tornadoes and severe storms bring multiple deaths, damage to Iowa |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-severe-weather-storm-coverage-thunderstorms-tornadoes-hail/39323383# |access-date=March 6, 2022 |publisher=KCCI |date=March 6, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> of which six were in a [[Tornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2022#Macksburg–Winterset–Norwalk–Newton, Iowa|low-end EF4 tornado]] that also caused 5 injuries and $220 million.<ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007076 Iowa Event Report: EF4 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004002142/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007076 |date=October 4, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref><ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007094 Iowa Event Report: EF2 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004002143/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007094 |date=October 4, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref><ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007096 Iowa Event Report: EF2 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004002140/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007096 |date=October 4, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref><ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007103 Iowa Event Report: EF2 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004002140/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1007103 |date=October 4, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref> The next tornado outbreak caused 3 deaths, plus 3 due to flash flooding in [[Alabama]]<ref name="weatherchannel">{{Cite web |last=Childs |first=Jan Wesner |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Five Dead, More than 1,300 Homes Damaged in Tornadoes, Flooding Across the South |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2022-03-24-south-tornado-outbreak-storms |access-date=March 27, 2022 |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and one indirect death due to the [[2022 New Orleans tornado]]. This EF3 tornado causes direct and indirect death, at least two injuries, and $32.5 million in damage,<ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014022 Louisiana Event Report: EF0 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024180433/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014022 |date=October 24, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref><ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014019 Louisiana Event Report: EF0 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025113735/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014019 |date=October 25, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref><ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014021 Louisiana Event Report: EF3 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024180433/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014021 |date=October 24, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database</ref> as well as 16,000 power outages.<ref>{{cite news |last1=GUILBEAU |first1=JULIA |title=More than 16,000 in greater New Orleans area without power after tornadoes touch down |url=https://www.nola.com/news/weather/article_a46c2056-aa49-11ec-bc9b-ef0a18eb0f6f.html |access-date=April 26, 2022 |work=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> The final tornado outbreak is the largest, causing 90 tornadoes. It also causes 3 fatalities. An EF3 tornado in [[Florida]] early on March 31 caused two fatalities.<ref>{{cite report|agency=National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Florida|title=NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/22 Tornado Event|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSTAE&e=202204012144|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=April 1, 2022|accessdate=April 1, 2022}}</ref> Total damage from the storm reached $1.3 billion.<ref name="NOAA billions">{{cite web|title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Events|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events|url-status=live|website=[[NOAA]]|date=July 2022|access-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225015735/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov:80/billions/events |archive-date=December 25, 2012 }}</ref>

In April, tornadic activity died down a bit, but still featured [[Tornado outbreak of April 4–7, 2022|a tornado outbreak of 87 tornadoes]] early in the month. That outbreak caused a tornadic death due to an [[Tornado outbreak of April 4-7, 2022#Pembroke–Black Creek, Georgia|EF4 tornado]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia Event Report: EF4 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1014520 |website=NOAA |publisher=National Center for Environmental Information |access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref> A [[April 2022 North American storm complex|storm complex]] in mid-April also results in a large tornado outbreak, but without fatalities. An [[April 2022 North American storm complex#Bell County-Salado, Texas|EF3 tornado]] in [[Texas]] caused 23 injuries and $100,000 in damage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1021318| title=Storm Events Database - Event Details &#124; National Centers for Environmental Information }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1022969| title=Storm Events Database - Event Details &#124; National Centers for Environmental Information }}</ref> On [[Tornadoes of 2022#April 29–30|April 29]], an EF3 tornado near [[Andover, Kansas]] caused $41.5 million.<ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016769 Kansas Event Report: EF3 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019100005/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016769 |date=October 19, 2022 }}, NCEI</ref><ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016768 Kansas Event Report: EF2 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018075252/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016768 |date=October 18, 2022 }}, NCEI</ref>

Tornadic activity slowed significantly after April. However, [[Tornadoes of 2022#May 18–21 (United States and Canada)|a significant tornado outbreak did occur across the US and Canada in mid to late May]]. This included an EF3 tornado in [[Gaylord, Michigan]] that caused 2 deaths, 44 injuries and $50.175 million in damage.<ref>[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1031457 Michigan Event Report: EF3 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816160418/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1031457 |date=August 16, 2022 }}, Storm Events Database, NOAA</ref> The storm also helps fuel the [[May 2022 Canadian derecho]] that causes 11 deaths.<ref name="fatalities-2022-05-27">{{cite news |title=11th person dies from weekend storm, tens of thousands Ontarians still without power |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/11th-person-dies-from-weekend-storm-tens-of-thousands-ontarians-still-without-power-1.5919885 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |work=CP24.com |publisher=Bell Media |date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> A day before, a [[Tornadoes of 2022#May 20 (Europe)|European tornado outbreak]] spawns 9 tornadoes that result in 46 injuries.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tornadoliste.de |title=Tornadoliste Deutschland |url=https://tornadoliste.de/ |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=Tornadoliste Deutschland |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Live: Stevige onweersbuien trekken over Limburg |url=https://www.1limburg.nl/teruglezen-schade-en-wateroverlast-na-noodweer-limburg?context=topstory |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=1Limburg {{!}} Nieuws en sport uit Limburg |date=May 20, 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520175239/https://www.1limburg.nl/teruglezen-schade-en-wateroverlast-na-noodweer-limburg?context=topstory |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Daken weggeblazen: huis staat mogelijk op instorten |url=https://www.1limburg.nl/noodweer-teistert-zuid-limburg-daken-waaien-van-huizen-af?context=topstory |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=1Limburg {{!}} Nieuws en sport uit Limburg |date=May 20, 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520175214/https://www.1limburg.nl/noodweer-teistert-zuid-limburg-daken-waaien-van-huizen-af?context=topstory |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Tornado verwüstet Paderborn: 43 Verletzte – ein Opfer schwebt in Lebensgefahr |url=https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/owl/kreis-paderborn/tornado-verwustet-paderborn-bis-zu-40-verletzte-und-millionenschaden-2575222 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=www.westfalen-blatt.de |language=de }}{{cite web |title=Herford (Nordrhein-Westfalen), 20.05.2022 |url=https://tornadoliste.de/read:8479 |website=Tornadoliste Deutschland |access-date=May 23, 2022 |language=de }}{{cite news |last1=Ahler |first1=Stefan Boscher,Elena |title=Feuerwehr spricht von Windhose: Unwetter trifft Herford |url=https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_herford/herford/23268487_Feuerwehr-spricht-von-Windhose-Unwetter-trifft-Herford.html |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=Herford: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten |language=de }}{{cite news |title=Merxhausen im Auge des Sturmtiefs "Emmelinde" |url=https://www.tah.de/newssingle/merxhausen-im-auge-des-sturmtiefs-emmelinde |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=www.tah.de |language=de-DE }}{{cite news |title=Сорвавший крышу ураган в Иловле сняли на видео |url=https://vlg-34.ru/2022/05/21/sorvavshij-kryshu-uragan-v-ilovle-snyali-na-video/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |work=Мой Волгоград |date=May 21, 2022 |language=ru-RU |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531081906/https://vlg-34.ru/2022/05/21/sorvavshij-kryshu-uragan-v-ilovle-snyali-na-video/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After that, the next significant outbreak isn't for two months, until [[Tornadoes of 2022#July 20 (China)|July 20]]. A tornado outbreak in [[China]] caused 3 deaths and 26 injuries.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Wang |first=Eric |user=Ericwang1101 |number=1549732793998983171 |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Violent killer tornado occurred in Jiangsu Province this afternoon, already seen brick houses completely swept away and high tension towers mangled to the ground, motorcycles tangled around trees, unfortunately we've heard injuries and fatalities. https://t.co/kOw4dJCXJy |language=en |access-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720144713/https://twitter.com/ericwang1101/status/1549732793998983171 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=微博轻享版 |url=https://share.api.weibo.cn/share/322132995,4793382179967886.html?weibo_id=4793382179967886 |website=share.api.weibo.cn |publisher=CMA |access-date=July 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tornado kills 1 in eastern China as country faces high temps |date=July 21, 2022 |url=https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-china-beijing-climate-and-environment-b4efa6802cd836ce8bb8e28fa39c8197 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=CyanideCN |user=CyanideCN_ |number=1549925696541077505 |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Prelim survey result of tornado outbreak yesterday from Jiangsu weather bureau. One EF3 (Xiangshui), one EF2 (Guanyun), and two EF1 (Shuyang, Huaiyin) https://t.co/1zQpsOS8QG |language=tl |access-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721011553/https://twitter.com/CyanideCN_/status/1549925696541077505 |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}