| Brighton tornado | |
| A church destroyed by the Brighton tornado | |
| Date: | 2 February 1918 |
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| Rating: | F3 tornado |
| Damages: | Unknown |
| Casualties: | 2 |
| Area affected: | Brighton |
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The Brighton tornado events were the strongest storm recorded in Melbourne to date. The tornadoes occurred on the afternoon of 2nd of February 1918, with prevailing north-westerly winds and hot sultry weather (typical conditions for Melbourne thunderstorms).[1] After a severe storm formed and moved off Port Phillip, two tornadoes struck Brighton simultaneously. Five minutes later, a third tornado struck. The tornadoes then tracked east over open fields.
Damage retrospectively rated F3 on the Fujita scale was observed in places. Two people were killed and many more injured.[2]