Research Article

Occurrence of Anticyclonic Tornadoes in a Topographically Complex Region of Mexico

Table 1

Summary of tornado events in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (2010–2017) with video evidence on the sense of rotation (A: anticyclonic; C: cyclonic).

I.D.DatePlaceLatitudeLongitudeRotation

106/09/2010Guadalajara, Jalisco (7)20.690−103.373A
215/05/2011Zempoala, Hidalgo (3)19.914−98.687A
330/05/2011Jocotitlán, State of Mexico (4)19.719−99.687A
416/03/2012Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico19.363−99.631A
522/03/2014Tangancícuaro, Michoacán (5)19.882−102.211A
614/04/2015Acatlán, Hidalgo (1)20.264−98.443A
701/06/2015San José Chiapa, Puebla (6)19.224−97.751A
810/09/2015Nuevo Parangaricutiro, Michoacán19.417−102.122A
927/05/2016Chiautempan, Tlaxcala (2)19.323−98.182A
1026/03/2017Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala19.578−98.516A
1106/06/2017Las Vigas de Ramírez, Veracruz19.621−97.146A
1229/06/2017Tequixquiac, State of Mexico19.957−99.103A
1318/07/2017Xalisco, Nayarit21.465−104.905A
1406/08/2017Cadereyta de Montes, Querétaro20.665−99.849A
1501/06/2012Ecatepec, State of Mexico (10)19.577−99.017C
1616/08/2012Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico19.267−99.686C
1721/05/2014Santiago Tianguistenco, State of Mexico19.174−99.480C
1817/08/2014Almoloya, Hidalgo19.766−98.306C
1923/03/2016San José del Rincón, State of Mexico19.678−100.151C
2021/04/2016Cuautepec de Hinojosa, Hidalgo (8)19.919−98.292C
2124/05/2016Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico19.233−99.697C
2203/08/2016Tapalpa, Jalisco (11)19.901−103.791C
2301/05/2017Amecameca de Juárez, State of Mexico19.142−98.769C
2417/05/2017Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico (9)19.395−99.641C
2517/05//2017Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico19.354−99.668C
2630/05/2017Huejotzingo, Puebla19.208−98.406C
2707/08/2017Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico19.289−99.614C

Note: the numbers in parentheses indicate the time series shown in Figure 2.