On the afternoon of June 23, 2016, a severe thunderstorm produced an extremely large, violent tornado over Jiangsu province, China.

One particular storm complex over Jiangsu Province spanned 400 to 480 km (250 to 300 mi) and produced a tornado near Yancheng around 2:30 p.m. local time (0630 UTC).

[6] Structural debris was scattered long distances throughout the damage path, many vehicles were tossed hundreds of yards and mangled; trees were completely denuded and debarked; and numerous metal power line pylons and truss towers were bent and crumpled to the ground.

[7] Wind speeds of up to 125 kilometers per hour (78 mph) were measured at a weather station in Funing as the tornado passed near the area.

[9] As the supercell continued past Funing, it produced another tornado of unknown intensity that destroyed several buildings and killed one person in the Sheyang area.

[14] Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang requested "all-out rescue efforts" to aid victims and survivors.