Largest winter tornado outbreaks in the United States
Tornado outbreaks happen in winter. We take a peek at the biggest in December, January and February as well as…
Category: Tornado Outbreaks
Breaking Down the Christmas Tornado Threat: Un-merry Mayhem
The Christmas Day 2012 tornado outbreak was one for the books. We examined the ingredients for the event before it…
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day tornado history
With the Christmas 2012 tornado outbreak looming, we went to history for a guide. Ultimately, the ~28 tornadoes confirmed in…
On this Date in History: The 16 December 2000 Tuscaloosa F4 Tornado
11 people died in Tuscaloosa during a tornado outbreak in December 2000. Take a look at how it came together…
Dissecting the unanticipated tornado outbreak of December 10, 2012
A handful of tornadoes touched down across parts of the South, including Florida. This event was largely underforecast, including here.…
A Numerical Comparison of the 1974 and 2011 Super Outbreaks
Two tornado outbreaks in the modern record (1950-current) stand out like no other. Both deemed "super," how do 1974 and…
Videos of the Violent EF4 and EF5 Tornadoes on April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011 brought 15 violent tornadoes to the South, including four EF-5s. We've documented their paths and have collected…
The April 2011 Super Outbreak
2011 was a rough reminder that we have not solved the tornado problem. The blockbuster event of a blockbuster year,…
Tornado Reports are Reports, Not Tornadoes
Look at all those dots! SPC heavily notes they are "reports," yet over and over these reports are called individual…
April 14, 2012 Tornado Outbreak Regional Radar and Visible Satellite Loops
Full event loop of regional radar + daytime loop of visible satellite. A quick way to relive the only major…
April 14, 2012 Outbreak Forecast Verification
The Storm Prediction Center had a pretty stellar forecast for the April 2012 tornado outbreak.
April 14, 2012 Tornado Outbreak – Debris Ball Radar Loops
Two tornadic cells tearing through Oklahoma and Kansas produced debris ball signatures on Doppler radar… at one point they were…