Bucca tornado

Bucca tornado

Infobox tornado single
name = Bucca tornado
image location =


date = 29 November 1992
time = 2:30pm EST
fujitascale = F4
total damages (USD) = Unknown
total fatalities = None
area affected = Bucca
The Bucca tornado was one of the most violent tornadoes ever observed in Australia, rated F4 on the Fujita scale [cite web |title = Tornadoes |url = http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/storm1.htm |publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |accessdate = 2008-04-06] . It occurred near the township of Bucca (near Bundaberg) in Queensland on 29 November, 1992 at around 2:30pm. The tornado was accompanied by cricket-ball sized hail. It damaged or destroyed nine houses.

The weather system that spawned the Bucca tornado was also responsible for an F3 tornado at Oakhurst.

See also

*List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
**List of Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

References

External links

* [http://users.bigpond.net.au/thundery/291192report.html Reports and photographs of the Bucca and Oakhurst tornadoes]


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