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…
Category: Tornado Education
Tornado Damage Surveys and Ratings: Why Pictures Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Almost as much as tornado videos go viral, pictures of damage are quickly spread with speculation as to what rating…
Understanding basic tornadic radar signatures
When tracking storms on radar, some of the most visually impressive and complex looking storms are tornadic supercells. They often…
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…