Radar images from the March 2012 tornado outbreak
At least 54 tornadoes have been confirmed thus far (as of late yesterday) with the March 2012 tornado outbreak. Its…
Author: Ian Livingston
Information lead and forecaster for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.
March calendar day tornado records and the March 2012 outbreak
As the March 2, 2012 tornado outbreak was kicking into high gear today, I shared the image below on Twitter…
Videos from the Historic March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak
This March tornado outbreak struck the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys as well as parts of the South. Two violent tornadoes…
U.S. Tornadoes: The month of March by the numbers
March is the oft-cited start of tornado season, though some experts rightfully point out that it never really ends —…
Leap Day Tornadoes 1952-2008
Note: This post does not consider any additional tornadoes that are confirmed on Feb 29, 2012 with storms ongoing or…
February tornado deaths from 1950-2010
As seen in the quick-wrap of February tornado statistics, 435 people were killed by 1,441 tornadoes from 1950-2010. Additionally, an…
#OnThisDay: Selected February tornadoes
Note: If you follow the account on Twitter or Facebook, you’ll see these every day at least twice (for the…
The Mississippi Valley Outbreak of 1971 and February’s only F5 tornado
Nineteen tornadoes struck from Texas to Ohio and North Carolina on February 21-22, 1971. The greatest concentration of them was…
Significant and intense February tornadoes by state
The graphs above and below examine only those tornadoes either “significant” (F2/EF-2+) or “intense” (F3/E-F3+). All significant tornadoes made up…
U.S. Tornadoes: The month of February by the numbers
February is not a typical tornado month, but it has featured plenty of tornadoes. Patrick Marsh has an excellent overview…
Valentine’s Day Tornadoes since 1950
There have been 38 tornadoes in the United States on Valentine’s Day (February 14) since modern records began in 1950.…
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You know, I’m not quite sure what this will be yet. The idea just came to me. Follow on Twitter!…