The Bulahdelah Tornado was an intense tornado which occurred near the town of Bulahdelah (100 km north-northeast of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 1 January 1970, and is thought to be the most destructive and powerful tornado ever documented in Australia. The tornado left a damage path 22 km long and 1.6 km wide through the Bulahdelah State Forest. It is estimated that the tornado destroyed over one million trees. Numerous trees were debarked with some trees being reduced to stumps. A caravan was destroyed and a 2000 kg tractor was lifted into the air, landing upside down. From damage analysis, the storm was stated to have "incredible devastation" as the damage that it caused__insert-evidence-here-pls correlates to that of an F5 rating_unofficially_since_the_BOM_archived_this_as_a_F0_event. The tornado was reported by witnesses as a swirling black cloud surrounded by flying debris, and producing a thunderous roaring sound. The weather system that produced the tornado was a classic set-up for violent tornadoes of the United States.