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Unusual large twin tornadoes in Nebraska as seen on radar and video

Unusual large twin tornadoes in Nebraska as seen on radar and video

A number of tornadoes formed over the Plains and upper Midwest on June 16, 2014. The event in northeast Nebraska…
James Hyde
How the top multi-day tornado outbreaks since 2006 occurred

How the top multi-day tornado outbreaks since 2006 occurred

One thing we often try to do in the midst of a big set of tornado days is put it…
U.S. Tornadoes
Tornado Digest: Major outbreak to close April, and the first May threat mid-week

Tornado Digest: Major outbreak to close April, and the first May threat mid-week

In just a few days at the end of April, we nearly doubled the 2014 tornado count. The outbreak peaked…
Ian Livingston
The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak (interactive map)

The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak (interactive map)

Four decades have passed since a generational tornado outbreak that still lives in infamy. Interactive mapping lets us dive deep…
Brendan Heberton
Videos from the November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak

Videos from the November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak

A major "second season" tornado outbreak struck parts of the Midwest, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Sunday.
Ian Livingston
Top 10 tornado days in the United States

Top 10 tornado days in the United States

When it comes to top calendar days for tornadoes, May leads all other months with six days falling into the…
Katie Wheatley
Discussing the Super Outbreaks of 1974 and 2011: Was one more “super” than the other?

Discussing the Super Outbreaks of 1974 and 2011: Was one more “super” than the other?

April is the most volatile month for tornadoes, with plenty of years featuring not a ton of activity, but seemingly…
Kathryn Prociv
April 2011: The most tornadoes on record in April

April 2011: The most tornadoes on record in April

In a "Perfect Tornado Year," April 2011 is arguably the perfect tornado month. 758 tornadoes touched down on 21 different…
Ian Livingston
North Carolina’s largest tornado outbreak – April 16, 2011

North Carolina’s largest tornado outbreak – April 16, 2011

The magnitude of the Super Outbreak of 2011 often overshadows a separate historic tornado outbreak that occurred earlier in the…
Kathryn Prociv
Map: April 14-15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

Map: April 14-15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

The largest outbreak of 2012 targeted mainly open terrain but deadly tornadoes impacted Oklahoma after dark. We map out the…
Katie Wheatley
Looking back at the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak

Looking back at the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak

Let's look at the April 1974 outbreak from a different, visual perspective. We use maps to first look at the…
Kathryn Prociv
March 1976: The most tornadoes on record in March

March 1976: The most tornadoes on record in March

In March 1976, 180 tornadoes touched down. The most in any March. Find out why in our in depth look…
Ian Livingston

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