Tornado touches down near Santa Rosa del Monday, Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay
A tornado touched down in a rural area near Santa Rosa del Monday, Alto Paraná Department, on December 21, 2025, amid severe thunderstorms affecting eastern Paraguay. The phenomenon was documented on video by residents, with reports of localized damage to vegetation and infrastructure but no confirmed casualties.
Tornado in Santo Rosa del Monday, Paraguay on December 21, 2025. Credit: Central Santa Rita De Noticias (stillshot)
A tornado was reported in a rural area near Santa Rosa del Monday, in Paraguay’s Alto Paraná Department, at 11:56 local time on December 21, during a period of severe thunderstorms affecting the region.
Videos and photographs recorded by local residents show a well-defined funnel cloud extending to the ground and moving across open agricultural fields between Santa Rosa del Monday and the Santa Rita area. The visual evidence is consistent with a tornado touchdown rather than straight-line wind damage.
Local media reported damage to some homes, but impacts were mainly limited to fallen trees, damaged rural infrastructure, and utility poles. Some roads were temporarily affected by debris, prompting inspections and precautionary measures by local authorities. As of the latest reports, no fatalities or serious injuries have been confirmed.
National meteorological and civil protection authorities have not yet released a post-event assessment detailing the tornado’s path length, maximum wind speeds, or classification.
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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