From domestic to international: Tornadoes around the world
The United States is the world leader in tornado production by a long shot, but to better understand our own…
Category: Tornado Climatology
U.S. tornadoes that occur outside the U.S. … the continental U.S. that is!
We're all familiar with Tornado Alley and that much of the continental U.S. faces at least some risk from tornadoes.…
Tornado Chasing: Mapping the typical peak since 1990, plus longer-term climatology
Want to look back at how past storm chase season's progressed? We've got the maps for you!
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…
Comparing the tornadoes of 2012 to average and to 2011
2012 tornado data was recently published by the Storm Prediction Center. We take a quick look at how it broke…
Monthly tornado averages by state and region
Tornadoes happen in May, right? Well, it depends on where you live in the country. Here's a breakdown by state…
Tornadoes don’t happen in mountains. Or do they? Debunking the myth.
Mountain tornadoes are less common than their flat-land dwelling brethren, but they do happen. An examination by region and a…
The Perfect Tornado Year
3,300+ tornadoes in one year. Crazy? Yes, and no. It's happened, just not in consecutive months across one season!
Strong January tornadoes in the United States
Most years have a handful of these F2/EF-2+ events, with the averages skewed toward years with moderate or large outbreaks.
January tornado climatology of the United States
January continues the wintertime bottom of tornado activity in the United States. The current climatological average is 35 tornadoes per…
Strong December tornadoes in the United States
The most damaging of tornadoes are relatively infrequent in the cool season, but they do happen, and they tend to…
December tornado climatology of the United States
December begins the bottom of tornado activity in a normal year. That trends lasts through most of the winter or…