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tornado Tornado Risk in Cape Town, South Africa

Risk Level: Low — Score 0/10

Risk: 0Historical: 0

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Key Risk Factors

Tornado risk in Cape Town is rated low (0/10). DisasterAWARE's historical archive has no recorded tornado events near Cape Town, and forward-looking hazard models identify no significant tornado risk factors for this location. Low risk does not mean unmonitored: DisasterAWARE tracks tornado activity worldwide in real time, so any future alert affecting Cape Town appears the moment an authoritative agency issues it.

Peak season: April-June

Highest Risk Cities for Tornados

1
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Austin, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Fort Worth, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Indianapolis, IN
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
Oklahoma City, OK
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Memphis, TN
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
Louisville, KY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Cape Town is not in the top 10 for tornado risk among tracked cities.

How Cape Town Compares

Cape Town and every nearby city we compare it against — Johannesburg, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Lagos, Nigeria, Accra, Ghana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — score 0/10 for tornado risk. There is no measurable tornado risk differential in this region. To see where tornado risk concentrates globally, see the Highest Risk Cities ranking above.

Tornado Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Identify a safe room or storm shelter in your home or building
  • 2.Practice tornado drills — get low, cover your head, stay away from windows
  • 3.Have a NOAA Weather Radio for tornado watch and warning alerts
  • 4.Secure outdoor objects that could become projectiles in high winds
  • 5.Know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning

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Score: 5/10
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Score: 1/10
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Score: 0/10
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Score: 0/10
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Tornado Risk in Johannesburg, South Africa
Score: 0/10
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How this data is built

Cape Town, South Africa tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live tornado monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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