Tornado Digest Tornado News
Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016
Despite minimal attention in the lead up, May 9 ended up producing about two dozen tornadoes, including the first violent…
Tornado History
A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s
While these spinny winds are not unique to our country, they are very much a part of the American experience.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 12-18, 2016
A pretty quiet end to this week, but could there be trouble in Texas during the first half of next…
Tornado News Tornado Outbreaks Tornado Videos
May 9, 2016 tornado outbreak videos from the Plains and Midwest
Tornadoes have been confirmed in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa from the first larger daytime event of the year in that…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 9-15, 2016
The southern Plains is the place to be for tornado potential over the next 7 days, though the potential is…
Tornado Digest Tornado News
Tornado of the week: A tall and dusty twister near Wray, Colorado on May 7, 2016
It's been a slow start to May for tornadoes, but peak season can't be denied for long. Colorado turned little…
Tornado History Tornado Outbreak Sequences Tornado Outbreaks
Historic outbreak sequences: Five major tornado events during the second half of May 1896
For the first case study on outbreak sequences, we examine two weeks of nearly nonstop tornadoes. Twisters brought devastating results…
Tornado History Tornado Outbreak Sequences Tornado Outbreaks
Examining outbreak sequences: The building blocks of a multi-round tornado event
Every so often, tornado outbreaks come in volleys. In the first part of a series on outbreak sequences, we look…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 5-11, 2016
The south-central U.S. will see tornado threats reappear this weekend, with daily threats continuing into mid-week next week.
Tornado Climatology
Early May tends to be feast or famine for tornadoes
Even though May is the peak of tornado season, a lull to start the month is not as unusual as…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 2-8, 2016
Mother Nature is taking the work week off for the most part, but tornado activity is expected to perk back…
Tornado Chasing
Q&A with tornado chasing guru Dick McGowan
One of the true masters of storm chasing, Dick McGowan never gets enough when it comes to seeing tornadoes in…