Ian Livingston

Information lead and forecaster for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.

Top tornado videos of 2023

Tornado numbers were near or above average. A chase season peak in June provided numerous spectacles.

4 months ago

March 31, 2023 tornado outbreak videos

One of the more widespread tornado outbreaks in years, from Iowa and Illinois to Arkansas.

1 year ago

Top tornado videos of 2022

A near average year for tornadoes across the country, with a cool season bend. We've gathered the most intense videos.

1 year ago

Andover, Kansas struck by intense damaging tornado

The twister quickly popped up near sunset and rapidly turned violent.

2 years ago

Georgia sees second EF4 in as many years

On April 5, a slew of supercells slammed Georgia. One spawned a violent tornado near Pembroke.

2 years ago

Annual and monthly tornado day averages by NWS forecast area

Many offices of the Weather Service see five or more tornado days in the average year.

2 years ago

Maximum tornado probabilities by month and year

Past forecasts from the Storm Prediction Center offer many clues. A visual examination of the data back to 2002.

2 years ago

March 5, 2022 regional outbreak and the Winterset EF4

A regional outbreak included the first violent tornado of 2022. It was way north for so early in the season.

2 years ago

Top tornado videos of 2021

It was a year with no shortage of spectacular tornadoes. Narrowing them down was the tricky part.

2 years ago

‘Quad-state’ supercell delivers December tornado disaster

A long-track twister hit Mayfield, KY, and several other killer tornadoes happened. With 90 killed, it's December's deadliest outbreak.

2 years ago

Peak tornado season is often April or May, but that’s not always the case

May is by far the favorite in total counts. April leads for strong tornadoes.

3 years ago

Talking storms and making new friends on Chaser Chat

I had a chance to feed my storm deprivation syndrome (SDS) with Gabriel Harber.

3 years ago