There is a long-standing myth that Australia doesn’t get tornadoes. This simply isn’t true. Just ask residents of Burnett Heads and Bargara, on Queensland’s southeast coast, or the ...

While we may not experience tornadoes with the same frequency or ferocity as in the United States – the most tornado-prone country in the world – they have been documented in Australia as far back as ...

On September 28, 2016, seven tornadoes hit South Australia, causing mass blackouts. Golf ball-sized hail from the 2016 tornado outbreak in South Australia. (Supplied: BOM/Zack Zweck,Tanya Penna) ...

Australian tornadoes were once thought to be rare. The low population density in many regions meant many storms were unreported, a fact that contributed to the erroneous perception. But tornado ...

While reports of tornadoes in Australia can be met with surprise, there are dozens of reports of tornadoes in the country every year, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Yesterday afternoon ...

A handful of separate wildfires raging west of Sydney, Australia, have already ravaged 300,000 acres of land and destroyed 200 houses. As they continue to burn, officials are warning that some of ...