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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's also a term used for hurricanes. See also the hurricane, typhoon, and tropical cyclone page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Type of Feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornadoes and Waterspouts | ||||
| Barbados | 951 | 1998 | Waterspout | |
| Belgium | B831 | 1968 | 'Tornado' painting by P. Mara | |
| Bolivia | 1111 | 2000 | Symbolic tornado | |
| Canada | None | Postcard | 1912 | Damage from tornado |
| Central Africa Republic | 1438e | On one of MS6 (1438 (a-f)) | 2002 | Tornado, Ontario, 4 July 2001 |
| Central Africa Republic | 1438ef | On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (1438e) | ||
| France | 668 | 1951 | Waterspout | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Tornado or waterspout |
| Grenada | 2757 | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 | 1998 | Tornado |
| Iran | 2454 (Mi2423) | 1991 | Tornado | |
| Iran | 2454 misperf | Mis-perforation | ||
| Italy | None | Cancel | 2007 | 50th anniv. tornado Sull'oltrepo Pavese |
| Kyrgyzstan | B10 | Imperforate SS1 | 1995 | Possible tornado in background |
| Nicaragua | C561 | 1965 | Waterspout | |
| Niger | 1075d | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | Tornado |
| Poland | unknown (new issue) | One of strip of 4, or three of MS12 | 2008 | Tornado |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on Meteor-1-15 launch cover | 1973 | Tornadoes (in background) |
| South Africa | 1351 | 2005 | Tornado | |
| Tajikistan | unknown ms2 (new issue) | On one of MS2, on label, and in (left) margin | 2008 | Tornado (on stamp and label), waterspout (in left margin) |
| Tuvalu | 1032e | From MS6 (1032 (a-f)) | 2007 | Tornado |
| United Nations | 634-635 | Two of strip of 4 (636a (633-636)) | 1993 | Waterspout |
| United Nations | 636a fdc | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1993 | Tornado or waterspout |
| United Nations | 636a+243a+159a fdc | Cancel on FDC of 3 strips of 4 stamps each (636a+243a+159a) | 1993 | Tornado or waterspout |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 243a fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1993 | Waterspout |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 254a cancel | Cancel from FDC (block of 4 (251-254)) | 1994 | Tornado or waterspout |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 159a fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1993 | Waterspout |
| United States | None | Cachet | 1826 | Spirla/whirlpool postmark2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1828 | Spiral/whirlpool postmark2 |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1894 | Cyclone GA1 |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1904 | Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone Insurance Company of Minneosta1 |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover, also insert | 1910 | Tornado |
| United States | None | Cancel on postcard | 1910 | Cyclone PA1 |
| United States | None | Cachet on advertising cover, also back | 1916 | "Cyclone Fence Co." (in text)1 |
| United States | UX27 op | Postal card, overprinted with adversiting cachet, also back | 1929 | "State-Mutual-Cyclone Insurance Co." (in text)1 |
| United States | None | Cachet on advertising cover | 1934 | "Tornado" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cinderella | 19?? | Tornado |
| United States | None | Imperforate cinderella (different) | 19?? | Tornado |
| United States | None | (Blue) cachet on cover | 1966 | Tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club |
| United States | None | (Black) cachet on cover | 1966 | Tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club |
| United States | None | Cachet on SMS-2 launch cover | 1975 | "tornados" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cachet on GOES-4 launch cover | 1980 | "tornadoes" (in text) |
| United States | 1910 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1981 | "Multi-twisters" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1988 | Tornado WV |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1990 | Tornado, McIntosh SD |
| United States | None | 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 | Cancel | 1997 | Cyclone PA1 |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1998 | Tornado, 90 years of Oz, Rochester NY |
| United States | None | Cancel (different) | 2000 | Tornado, Tampico IL |
| United States | None | Cancel (different) | 2000 | Tornado, Hodington KS |
| United States | None | Cancel (different) | 2000 | Tornado, 19th Wizard of Oz festival, Chesterton IN |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover (different) | 2000 | Tornado, Ragbrai station, Harlan IA |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover (different) | 2000 | Tornado, Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX, Lamesa Golden Tornadoes |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover (different) | 2000 | Tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", CSC Station, Coffeyville KS |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2000 | Tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet on two covers | 2004 | Tornado Station, Langdon ND |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado Station, Langdon ND |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado, Edmore ND |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Cloudscapes tornado, National Stamp Collecting Month Station, Green Bay WI |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado, The Whirlwind Adventure, OzFest Station, Chittenago NY |
| United States | 3878o (Mi3879) 3878o back | One of MS15 (3878 (a-o)), also back | 2004 | Cumulonimbus with tornado |
| United States | 3878o cancel+cachet | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2004 | Tornado |
| United States | UX435 UX435 back | Postal card, one of booklet of 20, 15 different (UX421-UX435), 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 | Cancel on cover | 2005 | Tornado, Morristown MN |
| United States | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2005 | 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975 |
| United States | None | Cancel | 2005 | Twister Museum Station, 10th anniv. tornado, Wakita OK, 1995 |
| United States | 4022 4022_back | 2006 | Waterspout (in drawing) | |
| United States | 4053 (Mi4098) 4053_back | One of MS40 (4072a (4033-4072)), also back | 2006 | Tornado (in text) |
| Dustdevils | ||||
| Australia | 1609 | 1997 | Two willy-willies (dustdevils) | |
| Canada | 1336 (Mi1250) | 1991 | Dustdevil | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Dustdevil |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
1"Cyclone" as used on these items is 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.
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