Tornadoes, Waterspouts, and Dustdevils

	Tornadoes, Waterspouts, and Dustdevils

Below are checklists of Tornadoes and waterspouts, and dustdevils on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

"Cyclone" is sometimes used as a colloquial term for "tornado", but it is also a term used more commonly for hurricanes. See also the hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones page.

Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below)	Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below)
Tornadoes and waterspouts	Tornadoes and waterspouts
	Dustdevils

Below is a list of Tornadoes and waterspouts on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

Country Catalog Number Type of Item Year of Issue Notes on Content
Tornadoes and waterspouts
Angola 1699 (BL189) In (upper-right) margin of SS1 2019 tornado
Barbados 951 (Mi940) 1998 waterspout
Belgium B831 (Mi1520) 1968 Tourbillon - Windhoos (abstract painting of a landspout or whirlwind, by P. Mara)
Belgium None Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut (KMI) logo in cachet (return address) on cover 2010 Stylized tornado
Belgium 2655 (BL176, Mi4398-4402) KMI logo on MS5 (2655 (a-e)) 2013 Stylized tornado
Belgium 2655 changed MS5 (2655 (a-e)) with changed colors (when above 25°C in strip of 4 (2655f) and also in lower-left margin); also hot-and-cold animation
Bolivia 1111 (Mi1452) 2000 symbolic tornado
Brazil 3297a (Mi4198) One of strip of 2 (3297 (a-b)) (Mi4198-4199) 2015 Symbolic rotation representing a tornado
Brazil 3297 fdc Strip of 2 on FDC
Canada None Postcard 1912 damage from tornado
Canada None (Blue and grey printed) cachet (return address) on cover 2008 tornado/whirlwind
Central African Republic 1438e (Mi2826) On one of MS6 (1438 (a-f)) (Mi2822-2827) 2002 tornado, Ontario, 4 July 2001
Central African Republic 1438ef (BL?) On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (1438e)
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back, also front 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³, also front 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? tornado
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³, also front 2011? waterspout
China (People's Republic) None Postal card back³ (different), also front (same) 2011? waterspout
Comoro Islands Mi2741A
Mi2741B One of MS4 (Mi2741A-2744A)
One of imperforate MS4 (Mi2741B-2744B) 2009 tornado
Croatia None (Pictorial) cancel on cover 2010 tornado
Croatia None (Multi-color printed and blue printed) cachet on cover 2012 Waterspout (in main cachet, incorrectly called "tornado on sea")
France 668 (Mi928) 1951 waterspout
France 668 maxi Maxicard
Gambia 2383c (Mi4172) One of MS6 (2383 (a-f)) (Mi4170-4175) 2001 tornado
Germany None Cinderella (poster stamp) ? Tornado Coffee
Germany None Phonecard ? tornado
Great Britain 1963-1966 fdc (Mi1924-1927 fdc) (?) cachet on FDC 2001 tornado or waterspout
Grenada 2757 (BL491) On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (Mi3705) 1998 tornado
Guinea Republic Mi5883A
Mi5883B One of MS6 (Mi5880A-5885A)
One of imperforate MS6 (Mi5880B-5885B) 2008 tornado
Guinea Republic Mi5880A-5885A fdc MS6 on FDC
Guinea Republic BL1586 In (left) margin of SS1 2008 "Tornado" (in French text)
Guinea Republic BL1586 fdc SS1 on FDC
Hungary 4342 (Mi5762) 2015 tornado
Hungary 4342 fdc Stamp on FDC
Iran 2454 (Mi2423) 1991 tornado
Iran 2454 misperf Mis-perforated
Italy None Cancel (Cigognola) and (black printed) cachet on cover 2007 50th anniv. tornado, Sull'oltrepo Pavese, 1957
Italy None Cancel (Casatisma) and (black printed) cachet on cover 2007 50th anniv. tornado, Sull'oltrepo Pavese, 1957
Japan 459 fdc1 (Mi451 fdc1) (Red pictorial) cancel on FDC (blue and black printed cachet) 1949
Japan 459 fdc2 (Mi451 fdc2) (Red pictorial) cancel on FDC (multi-color printed cachet), also back
Japan None (Red pictorial) cancel on cover 1949
Kyrgyzstan B10 (Mi?) Imperforate SS1 1995 (possible) tornado in background
Marshall Islands 1033h (Mi2951) One of MS15 (1033 (a-o)) (Mi2944-2958) 2012 tornado
Mozambique 2793 (Mi6424-6427) In stamp 'a' and in (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) 2013 tornado
Mozambique 2793 fdc MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Mozambique 2823 (BL737, Mi6428) In (upper-left) margin of SS1 tornado
Mozambique 2823 fdc SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Nicaragua C561 (Mi1374) 1965 tornado spawned by a hurricane or tropical cyclone
Niger 1075d (Mi1950A)
i1075d (Mi1950B) One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A)
One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f)) 2001 tornado
Niger 1075 fdc MS6 on FDC
Peru 1786 (Mi?) 2011 tornado or waterspout
Philippines 922 fdc (Mi771 fdc) (Grey-green printed) cachet on FDC 1965 waterspout
Poland 3892d (Mi?) One of strip of 4 (3292 (a-d)), or three of MS12 (3892e (3x (3892 (a-d))) 2008 tornado
Poland 3892a-d fdc One of four stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC
Redonda (Antigua) BL29 SS1 (Mi186) 1985 tornado
Romania None Postal card 2011 severe thunderstorm with forming tornado, and fully-formed tornado
St. Thomas and Prince Islands 2145a (Mi4160) One of MS4 (2145 (a-d)) (Mi4160-4163) 2009 tornado or waterspout
South Africa 1351 (Mi1671) 2005 tornado
Tajikistan 330 (BL?) On one of MS2 (330 (a-b + label)), on label, and in (left) margin 2008 tornado (on stamp and label), waterspout (in left margin)
Togo Unknown d (Mi?) One of MS4 (a-d) 2011 tornado
Tuvalu 1032e (Mi?) From MS6 (1032 (a-f)) (BL2) 2007 tornado
United Nations 308 fdc (Mi332 fdc) (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC 1979 tornado
United Nations 634-635 (Mi657-658) Two of strip of 4 (636a (633-636)), or 12 of MS24 (636b (6x (633-636))) 1993 tornado or waterspout
United Nations 636a fdc (Pictorial) cancel and (UNPA) cachet on FDC
United Nations 636a maxi Maxicard
United Nations (Geneva) 82 fdc (Mi81 fdc) (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC 1979 tornado
UN (New York)
UN (Geneva)
UN (Vienna) 636a fdc1
243a fdc1
159a fdc1 One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (636a+243a+159a) 1993 tornado or waterspout
UN (New York)
UN (Geneva)
UN (Vienna) 636a fdc2
243a fdc2
159a fdc2 One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel and (UNPA) cachet on FDC (636a+243a+159a)
UN (New York)
UN (Geneva)
UN (Vienna) 636a folder
243a folder
159a folder One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC folder, also folder front
United Nations (Geneva) 243a fdc (Mi239-242 fdc) (UNPA) cachet on FDC 1993 tornado or waterspout
United Nations (Geneva) 254a fdc (Mi? fdc) (Pictorial) cancel from FDC (block of 4 (251-254)) 1994 tornado or waterspout
United Nations (Vienna) 159a fdc (Mi? fdc) (UNPA) cachet on FDC 1993 waterspout
United States None (Red rubber-stamp) cachet 1826 spiral/whirlpool postmark²
United States None (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 1828 spiral/whirlpool postmark²
United States None (Black printed advertising) cachet on cover 1887 "Cyclones¹, tornadoes"
United States None (Text) cancel on cover 1894 Cyclone¹ GA (post office)
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1895 "Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association"
United States None (Grey printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1896 "Alliance Mutual Hail and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1898 "Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association"
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1904 "Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co. of Minnesota"
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1906 "Tornado Insurance"
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1907 "Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone¹ and Windstorm Insurance Co."
United States None (Text) cancel on cover 1907 Cyclone¹ KY (post office)
United States None (Black printed) cachet on cover, also insert 1910 tornado
United States None (Text) cancel on postcard 1910 Cyclone¹ PA (post office)
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1910 "Farmers' Mutual Wind Storm and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States None Postcard back, also front 1913 "Ruins after the tornado, March 23, 1913, Omaha, Nebr"
United States None (Brown printed) cachet on postal card back, also cachet (return address) on front 1915 "State Mutual Cyclone¹ Insurance Company"; large barn in Tuscola County destroyed by cyclone¹ (i.e. tornado)
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover ~1915 "Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co. of Minnesota"
United States None Postcard back, also front 1915 "Cincinnati tornado, July 7, 1915"
United States None (Black printed advertising) cachet on cover, also back 1916 "Cyclone¹ Fence Co."
United States UX29 o/p Postal card, overprinted with advertising cachet, also back 1918 "State-Mutual-Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States None (Black printed) cachet on postal card back, also front 1922 "Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co. of Minnesota"
United States None Postcard back, also front 1924 "Loraine [OH] tornado, 6/28/24"
United States UX27 o/p Postal card, overprinted with advertising cachet, also back 1929 "State-Mutual-Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States None Cinderella 1930s "Oregon - climate is ideal - no cyclones¹, …"
United States None Cinderella (poster stamp) 1930s "tornado"
United States None (Black printed advertising) cachet on cover 1934 "tornado"
United States None (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover 1934 "Mutual Fire and Tornado Association"
United States None (Black printed) cachet on cover, also detail and front 1936 "tornado"
United States None (World Vision, Inc.) cinderella 1950s? tornado
United States None (Blue printed) cachet on cover 1966 tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club
United States None (Black printed) cachet on cover 1966 tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club
United States 1910 fdc (Mi? fdc) (Central Nebraska Stamp Club) cachet on FDC 1981 "Multi-twisters stab at Heartland"
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover 1988 "Tornado" WV
United States None (Pictorial) cancel (different) on cover 1988 "Tornado" WV
United States None (Pictorial) cancel on cover 1990 tornado, McIntosh SD
United States None (Pictorial) cancel on cover 1990 "Lamesa [TX] golden tornado jubilee station"
United States None Cancel on postal card 1990 (43rd anniv.) 27 April 1947 Worth MO tornado
United States 2696 fdc (Mi? fdc) (Collins hand-painted) cachet on FDC 1992 tornado
United States None (Blue printed) cachet on cover 1992 Tornado Project, St. Johnsbury VT
United States None Cancel on postal card 1993 tornado, Wichita (KS) Stamp Club
United States None Cancel on cover 1993 tornado, Wichita (KS) Stamp Club
United States None Cancel on cover 1995 Golden Tornado Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX
United States None Cancel on cover 1995 "Twister", Movie Station, Wakita OK
United States None Cancel on cover 1996 tornado by bull's neck, Gypsum Station, Southard OK
United States None (Text) cancel 1997 Cyclone¹ PA (post office)
United States None Cancel on cover 1998 tornado, "90 years of Oz", Rochester NY
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover 1998 "90 years of Oz"; 50th anniv. tornado forecasting, 1948-1998
United States 3050 cancel1 (Mi? cancel1) (Pictorial) cancel 2000 tornado, Tampico IL
United States 3050 cancel2 (Mi? cancel2) (Pictorial) cancel (different) 2000 tornado, 19th Wizard of Oz festival, Chesterton IN
United States None Cancel on cover 2000 tornado, Ragbrai station, Harlan IA
United States None Cancel (different) on cover 2000 tornado, Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX, Lamesa Golden Tornadoes
United States None Cancel (different) on cover 2000 tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", CSC Station, Coffeyville KS
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (Coffeyville Stamp Club) cachet on cover 2000 tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS
United States None (Pictorial) cancel on cover, also detail 2000 tornado, Hoisington KS
United States None
3391 fdc (One of two pictorial) cancels and (Coffeyville Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert 2000
2000 tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS; also 3391a FDC
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on two covers 2004 Tornado Station, Langdon ND
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2004 Tornado Station, Langdon ND
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2004 Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2004 Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2004 tornado, Edmore ND
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2004 Cloudscapes tornado, National Stamp Collecting Month Station, Green Bay WI
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2004 "The Whirlwind Adventure", OzFest Station, Chittenago NY
United States None (Pictorial) cancel on cover 2004 "The Whirlwind Adventure", OzFest Station, Chittenago NY
United States 3878e (Mi3869)
3878e back From MS15 (3878 (a-o)) (Mi3865-3879), also back 2004 cumulonimbus with tornado; also "tornadoes" in text on 3878e back
United States 3878o (Mi3879)
3878o back
United States 3878o fdc1 Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC
United States 3878o fdc2 Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States 3878o fdc3 Stamp and (BGC) cachet on FDC
United States 3878o fdc4 Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States 3878o fdc5 Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States 3878o fdc6 Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet)
United States 3878o fdc7 Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back
United States 3878o fdc8 Stamp and (Romp) cachet on FDC
United States 3878o fdc9 Stamp on FDC (LPD cachet)
United States SP1549 (USPS) souvenir page (3878), also back
United States CP719 page1 (USPS no.722) commemorative panel (3878), also page2
United States 3878o cover (Mi3869 cover) Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover 2004 cumulonimbus with tornado
United States 3878o cover (Mi3869 cover) Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on cover 2005 cumulonimbus with tornado
United States UX435
UX435 back Postal card, one of booklet of 20, 15 different (UX421-UX435) with booklet front, also back 2004 cumulonimbus with tornado
United States None Cancel on cover 2004 Tornado WV
United States 2445+3100+3905 maxi Maxicard of 3 (2445+3100+3905) 2005 tornado, "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
United States None (Pictorial) cancel on cover 2005 tornado, Morristown MN
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover 2005 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 2005 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975
United States None (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) 2005 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover 2005 "Twister Museum Station", 10th anniv. tornado, Wakita OK, 1995
United States 4022 (Mi?)
4022_back One of block of 4 (4024a (4021-4024)), also 4024a back; or 5 of MS20 (4024b (5x (4021-4024))) 2006 waterspout (in drawing)
United States 4022 fdc1 Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet on FDC, also cachet detail
United States 4022 fdc2 Stamp on FDC (Collins cachet)
United States 4022 fdc3 Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States 4022 fdc4 Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States 4022 fdc5 Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States SP1605 (USPS) souvenir page (4021-4024)
United States CP758 (USPS no.761) commemorative panel (4024a)
United States 4053 (Mi4098)
4053_back One of MS40 (4072a (4033-4072)) (Mi4078-4117), also back 2006 "tornado" (in stamp back and the two FDC backs)
United States 4053 fdc1 Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States 4053 fdc2 Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States 4053 fdc3 Stamp on FDC (HL cachet)
United States 4053 fdc4 Stamp on FDC (Mystic Stamp Company cachet), also back
United States 4053 fdc5 Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet)
United States 4053 fdc6 Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back
United States 4053 fdc7 Stamp on FDC (PCS cachet)
United States SP1611 (USPS) souvenir page (4033-4072), also back
United States CP763 page1 (USPS no.766) commemorative panel (4033-4072), also page2
United States None (Coverscape) cachet on cover 2011 20th anniv. "Andover, Kansas, tornado outbreak"
United States None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover 2012 5th anniv. Greensburg tornado, 2007
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 "Dixie Alley" (region of southeastern US and eastern US susceptible to tornadoes)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 "Birth of a tornado"
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 "Tornado chaser"
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) 2016 "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 "Tornados fear this storm chaser"
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 Tornado probe on ground and tornado in the distance
United States None (Zazzle.com) personalized postage 2016 "Where tornadoes strike around the world"
United States None (Coverscape) cachet on cover 2018 65th anniv. "The Great Worcester tornado outbreak - June 9, 1953"
United States 5298c cover (Mi5500 cover) (Coverscape) cachet on cover 2019 "April 3-4, 1974, Super Outbreak, 148 Tornadoes"
Dustdevils
Australia 1609 (Mi1656) 1997 "The Two Willy-Willies" (dustdevils)
Canada 1336 (Mi1250) One of block of 4 (1337a (1334-1337)) (Mi1248-1251) 1991 dustdevil
Canada 1337a fdc Block of 4 on FDC, also back
Great Britain 1966a fdc (BL10, Mi1924-2927 fdc) (Blue and black printed) cachet on FDC 2001 dustdevil
United States 3185m fdc (Mi3039 fdc) (S&T) cachet on FDC 1991 (three or more) dustdevils

Country	Catalog Number	Type of Item	Year of Issue	Notes on Content
Tornadoes and waterspouts
Angola	1699 (BL189)	In (upper-right) margin of SS1	2019	tornado
Barbados	951 (Mi940)		1998	waterspout
Belgium	B831 (Mi1520)		1968	Tourbillon - Windhoos (abstract painting of a landspout or whirlwind, by P. Mara)
Belgium	None	Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut (KMI) logo in cachet (return address) on cover	2010	Stylized tornado
Belgium	2655 (BL176, Mi4398-4402)	KMI logo on MS5 (2655 (a-e))	2013	Stylized tornado
Belgium	2655 changed	MS5 (2655 (a-e)) with changed colors (when above 25°C in strip of 4 (2655f) and also in lower-left margin); also hot-and-cold animation
Bolivia	1111 (Mi1452)		2000	symbolic tornado
Brazil	3297a (Mi4198)	One of strip of 2 (3297 (a-b)) (Mi4198-4199)	2015	Symbolic rotation representing a tornado
Brazil	3297 fdc	Strip of 2 on FDC
Canada	None	Postcard	1912	damage from tornado
Canada	None	(Blue and grey printed) cachet (return address) on cover	2008	tornado/whirlwind
Central African Republic	1438e (Mi2826)	On one of MS6 (1438 (a-f)) (Mi2822-2827)	2002	tornado, Ontario, 4 July 2001
Central African Republic	1438ef (BL?)	On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (1438e)
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back, also front	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³, also front	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	tornado
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³, also front	2011?	waterspout
China (People's Republic)	None	Postal card back³ (different), also front (same)	2011?	waterspout
Comoro Islands	Mi2741A Mi2741B	One of MS4 (Mi2741A-2744A) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi2741B-2744B)	2009	tornado
Croatia	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover	2010	tornado
Croatia	None	(Multi-color printed and blue printed) cachet on cover	2012	Waterspout (in main cachet, incorrectly called "tornado on sea")
France	668 (Mi928)		1951	waterspout
France	668 maxi	Maxicard
Gambia	2383c (Mi4172)	One of MS6 (2383 (a-f)) (Mi4170-4175)	2001	tornado
Germany	None	Cinderella (poster stamp)	?	Tornado Coffee
Germany	None	Phonecard	?	tornado
Great Britain	1963-1966 fdc (Mi1924-1927 fdc)	(?) cachet on FDC	2001	tornado or waterspout
Grenada	2757 (BL491)	On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (Mi3705)	1998	tornado
Guinea Republic	Mi5883A Mi5883B	One of MS6 (Mi5880A-5885A) One of imperforate MS6 (Mi5880B-5885B)	2008	tornado
Guinea Republic	Mi5880A-5885A fdc	MS6 on FDC
Guinea Republic	BL1586	In (left) margin of SS1	2008	"Tornado" (in French text)
Guinea Republic	BL1586 fdc	SS1 on FDC
Hungary	4342 (Mi5762)		2015	tornado
Hungary	4342 fdc	Stamp on FDC
Iran	2454 (Mi2423)		1991	tornado
Iran	2454 misperf	Mis-perforated
Italy	None	Cancel (Cigognola) and (black printed) cachet on cover	2007	50th anniv. tornado, Sull'oltrepo Pavese, 1957
Italy	None	Cancel (Casatisma) and (black printed) cachet on cover	2007	50th anniv. tornado, Sull'oltrepo Pavese, 1957
Japan	459 fdc1 (Mi451 fdc1)	(Red pictorial) cancel on FDC (blue and black printed cachet)	1949
Japan	459 fdc2 (Mi451 fdc2)	(Red pictorial) cancel on FDC (multi-color printed cachet), also back
Japan	None	(Red pictorial) cancel on cover	1949
Kyrgyzstan	B10 (Mi?)	Imperforate SS1	1995	(possible) tornado in background
Marshall Islands	1033h (Mi2951)	One of MS15 (1033 (a-o)) (Mi2944-2958)	2012	tornado
Mozambique	2793 (Mi6424-6427)	In stamp 'a' and in (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d)	2013	tornado
Mozambique	2793 fdc	MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Mozambique	2823 (BL737, Mi6428)	In (upper-left) margin of SS1	tornado
Mozambique	2823 fdc	SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Nicaragua	C561 (Mi1374)		1965	tornado spawned by a hurricane or tropical cyclone
Niger	1075d (Mi1950A) i1075d (Mi1950B)	One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f))	2001	tornado
Niger	1075 fdc	MS6 on FDC
Peru	1786 (Mi?)		2011	tornado or waterspout
Philippines	922 fdc (Mi771 fdc)	(Grey-green printed) cachet on FDC	1965	waterspout
Poland	3892d (Mi?)	One of strip of 4 (3292 (a-d)), or three of MS12 (3892e (3x (3892 (a-d)))	2008	tornado
Poland	3892a-d fdc	One of four stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC
Redonda (Antigua)	BL29	SS1 (Mi186)	1985	tornado
Romania	None	Postal card	2011	severe thunderstorm with forming tornado, and fully-formed tornado
St. Thomas and Prince Islands	2145a (Mi4160)	One of MS4 (2145 (a-d)) (Mi4160-4163)	2009	tornado or waterspout
South Africa	1351 (Mi1671)		2005	tornado
Tajikistan	330 (BL?)	On one of MS2 (330 (a-b + label)), on label, and in (left) margin	2008	tornado (on stamp and label), waterspout (in left margin)
Togo	Unknown d (Mi?)	One of MS4 (a-d)	2011	tornado
Tuvalu	1032e (Mi?)	From MS6 (1032 (a-f)) (BL2)	2007	tornado
United Nations	308 fdc (Mi332 fdc)	(ArtCraft) cachet on FDC	1979	tornado
United Nations	634-635 (Mi657-658)	Two of strip of 4 (636a (633-636)), or 12 of MS24 (636b (6x (633-636)))	1993	tornado or waterspout
United Nations	636a fdc	(Pictorial) cancel and (UNPA) cachet on FDC
United Nations	636a maxi	Maxicard
United Nations (Geneva)	82 fdc (Mi81 fdc)	(ArtCraft) cachet on FDC	1979	tornado
UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna)	636a fdc1 243a fdc1 159a fdc1	One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (636a+243a+159a)	1993	tornado or waterspout
UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna)	636a fdc2 243a fdc2 159a fdc2	One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel and (UNPA) cachet on FDC (636a+243a+159a)
UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna)	636a folder 243a folder 159a folder	One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC folder, also folder front
United Nations (Geneva)	243a fdc (Mi239-242 fdc)	(UNPA) cachet on FDC	1993	tornado or waterspout
United Nations (Geneva)	254a fdc (Mi? fdc)	(Pictorial) cancel from FDC (block of 4 (251-254))	1994	tornado or waterspout
United Nations (Vienna)	159a fdc (Mi? fdc)	(UNPA) cachet on FDC	1993	waterspout
United States	None	(Red rubber-stamp) cachet	1826	spiral/whirlpool postmark²
United States	None	(Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	1828	spiral/whirlpool postmark²
United States	None	(Black printed advertising) cachet on cover	1887	"Cyclones¹, tornadoes"
United States	None	(Text) cancel on cover	1894	Cyclone¹ GA (post office)
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1895	"Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association"
United States	None	(Grey printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1896	"Alliance Mutual Hail and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1898	"Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association"
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1904	"Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co. of Minnesota"
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1906	"Tornado Insurance"
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1907	"Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone¹ and Windstorm Insurance Co."
United States	None	(Text) cancel on cover	1907	Cyclone¹ KY (post office)
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet on cover, also insert	1910	tornado
United States	None	(Text) cancel on postcard	1910	Cyclone¹ PA (post office)
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1910	"Farmers' Mutual Wind Storm and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States	None	Postcard back, also front	1913	"Ruins after the tornado, March 23, 1913, Omaha, Nebr"
United States	None	(Brown printed) cachet on postal card back, also cachet (return address) on front	1915	"State Mutual Cyclone¹ Insurance Company"; large barn in Tuscola County destroyed by cyclone¹ (i.e. tornado)
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	~1915	"Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co. of Minnesota"
United States	None	Postcard back, also front	1915	"Cincinnati tornado, July 7, 1915"
United States	None	(Black printed advertising) cachet on cover, also back	1916	"Cyclone¹ Fence Co."
United States	UX29 o/p	Postal card, overprinted with advertising cachet, also back	1918	"State-Mutual-Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet on postal card back, also front	1922	"Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone¹ Insurance Co. of Minnesota"
United States	None	Postcard back, also front	1924	"Loraine [OH] tornado, 6/28/24"
United States	UX27 o/p	Postal card, overprinted with advertising cachet, also back	1929	"State-Mutual-Cyclone¹ Insurance Co."
United States	None	Cinderella	1930s	"Oregon - climate is ideal - no cyclones¹, …"
United States	None	Cinderella (poster stamp)	1930s	"tornado"
United States	None	(Black printed advertising) cachet on cover	1934	"tornado"
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover	1934	"Mutual Fire and Tornado Association"
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet on cover, also detail and front	1936	"tornado"
United States	None	(World Vision, Inc.) cinderella	1950s?	tornado
United States	None	(Blue printed) cachet on cover	1966	tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club
United States	None	(Black printed) cachet on cover	1966	tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club
United States	1910 fdc (Mi? fdc)	(Central Nebraska Stamp Club) cachet on FDC	1981	"Multi-twisters stab at Heartland"
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover	1988	"Tornado" WV
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel (different) on cover	1988	"Tornado" WV
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover	1990	tornado, McIntosh SD
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover	1990	"Lamesa [TX] golden tornado jubilee station"
United States	None	Cancel on postal card	1990	(43rd anniv.) 27 April 1947 Worth MO tornado
United States	2696 fdc (Mi? fdc)	(Collins hand-painted) cachet on FDC	1992	tornado
United States	None	(Blue printed) cachet on cover	1992	Tornado Project, St. Johnsbury VT
United States	None	Cancel on postal card	1993	tornado, Wichita (KS) Stamp Club
United States	None	Cancel on cover	1993	tornado, Wichita (KS) Stamp Club
United States	None	Cancel on cover	1995	Golden Tornado Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX
United States	None	Cancel on cover	1995	"Twister", Movie Station, Wakita OK
United States	None	Cancel on cover	1996	tornado by bull's neck, Gypsum Station, Southard OK
United States	None	(Text) cancel	1997	Cyclone¹ PA (post office)
United States	None	Cancel on cover	1998	tornado, "90 years of Oz", Rochester NY
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover	1998	"90 years of Oz"; 50th anniv. tornado forecasting, 1948-1998
United States	3050 cancel1 (Mi? cancel1)	(Pictorial) cancel	2000	tornado, Tampico IL
United States	3050 cancel2 (Mi? cancel2)	(Pictorial) cancel (different)	2000	tornado, 19th Wizard of Oz festival, Chesterton IN
United States	None	Cancel on cover	2000	tornado, Ragbrai station, Harlan IA
United States	None	Cancel (different) on cover	2000	tornado, Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX, Lamesa Golden Tornadoes
United States	None	Cancel (different) on cover	2000	tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", CSC Station, Coffeyville KS
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (Coffeyville Stamp Club) cachet on cover	2000	tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover, also detail	2000	tornado, Hoisington KS
United States	None 3391 fdc	(One of two pictorial) cancels and (Coffeyville Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert	2000 2000	tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS; also 3391a FDC
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on two covers	2004	Tornado Station, Langdon ND
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2004	Tornado Station, Langdon ND
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2004	Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2004	Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2004	tornado, Edmore ND
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2004	Cloudscapes tornado, National Stamp Collecting Month Station, Green Bay WI
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2004	"The Whirlwind Adventure", OzFest Station, Chittenago NY
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover	2004	"The Whirlwind Adventure", OzFest Station, Chittenago NY
United States	3878e (Mi3869) 3878e back	From MS15 (3878 (a-o)) (Mi3865-3879), also back	2004	cumulonimbus with tornado; also "tornadoes" in text on 3878e back
United States	3878o (Mi3879) 3878o back
United States	3878o fdc1	Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC
United States	3878o fdc2	Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States	3878o fdc3	Stamp and (BGC) cachet on FDC
United States	3878o fdc4	Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States	3878o fdc5	Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States	3878o fdc6	Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet)
United States	3878o fdc7	Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back
United States	3878o fdc8	Stamp and (Romp) cachet on FDC
United States	3878o fdc9	Stamp on FDC (LPD cachet)
United States	SP1549	(USPS) souvenir page (3878), also back
United States	CP719 page1	(USPS no.722) commemorative panel (3878), also page2
United States	3878o cover (Mi3869 cover)	Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover	2004	cumulonimbus with tornado
United States	3878o cover (Mi3869 cover)	Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on cover	2005	cumulonimbus with tornado
United States	UX435 UX435 back	Postal card, one of booklet of 20, 15 different (UX421-UX435) with booklet front, also back	2004	cumulonimbus with tornado
United States	None	Cancel on cover	2004	Tornado WV
United States	2445+3100+3905 maxi	Maxicard of 3 (2445+3100+3905)	2005	tornado, "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover	2005	tornado, Morristown MN
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover	2005	30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	2005	30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel on cover (different)	2005	30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover	2005	"Twister Museum Station", 10th anniv. tornado, Wakita OK, 1995
United States	4022 (Mi?) 4022_back	One of block of 4 (4024a (4021-4024)), also 4024a back; or 5 of MS20 (4024b (5x (4021-4024)))	2006	waterspout (in drawing)
United States	4022 fdc1	Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet on FDC, also cachet detail
United States	4022 fdc2	Stamp on FDC (Collins cachet)
United States	4022 fdc3	Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States	4022 fdc4	Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States	4022 fdc5	Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States	SP1605	(USPS) souvenir page (4021-4024)
United States	CP758	(USPS no.761) commemorative panel (4024a)
United States	4053 (Mi4098) 4053_back	One of MS40 (4072a (4033-4072)) (Mi4078-4117), also back	2006	"tornado" (in stamp back and the two FDC backs)
United States	4053 fdc1	Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States	4053 fdc2	Stamp on FDC (? cachet)
United States	4053 fdc3	Stamp on FDC (HL cachet)
United States	4053 fdc4	Stamp on FDC (Mystic Stamp Company cachet), also back
United States	4053 fdc5	Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet)
United States	4053 fdc6	Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back
United States	4053 fdc7	Stamp on FDC (PCS cachet)
United States	SP1611	(USPS) souvenir page (4033-4072), also back
United States	CP763 page1	(USPS no.766) commemorative panel (4033-4072), also page2
United States	None	(Coverscape) cachet on cover	2011	20th anniv. "Andover, Kansas, tornado outbreak"
United States	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover	2012	5th anniv. Greensburg tornado, 2007
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	"Dixie Alley" (region of southeastern US and eastern US susceptible to tornadoes)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	"Birth of a tornado"
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	"Tornado chaser"
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different)	2016	"Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing)
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	"Tornados fear this storm chaser"
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	Tornado probe on ground and tornado in the distance
United States	None	(Zazzle.com) personalized postage	2016	"Where tornadoes strike around the world"
United States	None	(Coverscape) cachet on cover	2018	65th anniv. "The Great Worcester tornado outbreak - June 9, 1953"
United States	5298c cover (Mi5500 cover)	(Coverscape) cachet on cover	2019	"April 3-4, 1974, Super Outbreak, 148 Tornadoes"
Dustdevils
Australia	1609 (Mi1656)		1997	"The Two Willy-Willies" (dustdevils)
Canada	1336 (Mi1250)	One of block of 4 (1337a (1334-1337)) (Mi1248-1251)	1991	dustdevil
Canada	1337a fdc	Block of 4 on FDC, also back
Great Britain	1966a fdc (BL10, Mi1924-2927 fdc)	(Blue and black printed) cachet on FDC	2001	dustdevil
United States	3185m fdc (Mi3039 fdc)	(S&T) cachet on FDC	1991	(three or more) dustdevils

¹"Cyclone" is sometimes used as a colloquial term for "tornado". See also the hurricane page for tropical cyclone items.
²The intention of these spiral/whirlpool postmarks has not been determined, aside from being unique.
³These postal cards are only some of a large number of similar cards issued by China. No effort is made to list all such cards.

Below is a list of Tornadoes and waterspouts on satellite launch covers.

Country Cancel Date Cancel Location Type of Item Notes on Content
Tornadoes and waterspouts
Russia (USSR) 1973-05-29 Moscow International¹ PO (W. Anklam) cachet on Meteor-1-15 launch cover tornadoes (in background)
United States 1975-02-06 Cape Canaveral FL (Centennial tan image and black text) cachet on SMS-2 launch cover "tornados"
United States 1975-02-06 Cape Canaveral FL (Centennial red image and black text) cachet on SMS-2 launch cover
United States 1980-09-09 Kennedy Space Center FL (Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover "tornadoes"
United States 1980-09-09 Cape Canaveral FL (Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover
United States 1980-09-09 Greenbelt MD (Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover
United States 2024-01-02 Vandenberg SFB, CA (Galactic Space Covers) back of Starlink-v2-Mini_G7-9-1/15 and Starlink-v2-Mini-D2C_T1-1/6 launch cover, also front "severe hurricane or floods or fires or tornadoes"

Country	Cancel Date	Cancel Location	Type of Item	Notes on Content
Tornadoes and waterspouts
Russia (USSR)	1973-05-29	Moscow International¹ PO	(W. Anklam) cachet on Meteor-1-15 launch cover	tornadoes (in background)
United States	1975-02-06	Cape Canaveral FL	(Centennial tan image and black text) cachet on SMS-2 launch cover	"tornados"
United States	1975-02-06	Cape Canaveral FL	(Centennial red image and black text) cachet on SMS-2 launch cover
United States	1980-09-09	Kennedy Space Center FL	(Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover	"tornadoes"
United States	1980-09-09	Cape Canaveral FL	(Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover
United States	1980-09-09	Greenbelt MD	(Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover
United States	2024-01-02	Vandenberg SFB, CA	(Galactic Space Covers) back of Starlink-v2-Mini_G7-9-1/15 and Starlink-v2-Mini-D2C_T1-1/6 launch cover, also front	"severe hurricane or floods or fires or tornadoes"

¹"Moscow International (Moskva Mezhdunarodnaya) Post Office" is the cancellation often used on the Soviet "Kniga International" ("International Book") philatelic covers; see Jim Reichman's Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 2008 (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).

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