Report on Bara-Parsa Tornado launched
The strong wind and hailstorms that hit Bara and Parsa districts on 31 March 2019 killed 30, injured more
than 1150 people, and made more than 2890 families homeless. A mosque, schools, industries, agricultural
lands, and businesses were damaged along with utility services including water supply and electricity. The
impact of the severe storm in the non-residential areas is still unknown.
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) with support from The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) carried
out a scientific study and declared that most of the damages were due to the tornado formed within the
storm system in their joint press release on 5 April 2019 based on the preliminary assessment. This was the
first ever officially recorded tornado in Nepal.
Hon’ble Minister Barsha Man Pun ‘Ananta’ launched the report on’ Bara-Parsa Tornado ‘ on 23 October 2019.
