1904 Moscow tornado
The tornado observed from the Pererva station of the Moscow-Kursk railway | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 June 1904 |
| Dissipated | 29 June 1904 |
| F4 tornado | |
| on the Fujita scale | |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 9-100+ |
The June 29, 1904 Moscow tornado was only one of three disastrous tornadoes that occurred in central Russia in recorded history (1984 Yaroslavl tornado occurred 9 June 1984, in Ivanovo with Yaroslavl regions and 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado occurred in Krasnozavodsk 3 June 2009, located in Moscow region). The 1904 disaster started as a thunderstorm in Tula region. It travelled northward, passing through eastern suburbs of Moscow into Yaroslavl region. When the cloud approached remote Moscow suburbs, it formed three tornado funnels, destroying suburban settlements and Lefortovo district within the city itself.