1992 Bucca tornado

F4 tornado in Bucca, Queensland June 2020 July 2019 1992 Bucca F4 tornado.jpg 200 The tornado at peak intensity near Bucca. 29 November, 1992, 3:30 p.m. AEST (UTC+10:00) 29 November, 1992, 3:45 p.m. AEST (UTC+10:00) 15 minutes atl F4 335 km/h mph unitSevere Storms Archive https://www.bom.gov.au/australia/stormarchive/ 31 January 2026 Bureau of Meteorology 5 km mi unit 100 m yd unit 7 cm in unit 0 0 Unknown Bucca and surrounding towns and communities 1992 Queensland storms and Tornadoes of 1992 The 1992 Bucca tornado was a short-lived but violent tornado which was one of the most violent tornadoes ever observed in Australia, being the second Australian tornado to be officially rated F4 or stronger on the Fujita scale. Tornadoes http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/storm1.htm Bureau of Meteorology 6 April 2008 https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090317054300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/96122/20090317-1643/www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/storm1.html 17 March 2009medic It occurred near the township of Bucca (near Bundaberg) in Queensland on 29 November 1992 at around 3:30 p.m. AEST. The tornado was accompanied by cricket-ball sized hail across Bucca and Bullyard regions. The tornado damaged or destroyed nine houses, some flattened to the ground. Trees were snapped and stones were found embedded into tree trunks. Several tree saplings were speared into the walls of homes. A refrigerator from one home was blown away and never found. A 3-ton truck was also thrown 300 m and approximately 20 cattle were killed. Severe Thunder Storms and Bucca Tornado http://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/596_Gladstone_Tornado_Bucca_1992.pdf Harden Up Callaghan, Jeff Bureau of Meteorology 10 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150514004937/http://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/596_Gladstone_Tornado_Bucca_1992.pdf 14 May 2015 Jeff Callaghan, a retired senior severe weather forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology said "the Bucca tornado was rated a F4 or possibly an F5."Callaghan Jeff CASE STUDY: Severe Thunder Storms and Bucca Tornado, 29th November 1992 https://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/596_Gladstone_Tornado_Bucca_1992.pdf Harden Up 20 November 2022 16 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221116021837/https://hardenup.org/umbraco/customContent/media/596_Gladstone_Tornado_Bucca_1992.pdf dead Although the most violent Australian tornado with an official rating, the tornado did not kill or seriously injure anyone.http://www.bom.gov.au/bmrc/clfor/cfstaff/jmb/03Sept23a.htm 03Sept23a 16 September 2023 12 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080212125444/http://www.bom.gov.au/bmrc/clfor/cfstaff/jmb/03Sept23a.htm dead The weather system that spawned the Bucca tornado was also responsible for an F3 tornado at Oakhurst. See also 1992 Queensland storms 1876 Bowen tornado, the strongest tornado in Australian history 1970 Bulahdelah tornado, another strong tornado in New South Wales List of Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks List of Australian tornadoes Tornadoes of 1992 References 1992-11-29 Category:1992 in Australia 11-29 Category:November 1992 in Australia 1992-11-29