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Spring 2013 seasonal tornado outlook
With meteorological spring starting on March 1st, it is time to take a look at the months ahead to see…
Tornado Chasing Tornado History Tornado Videos
The early days of storm chasing video
While not necessarily mainstream, storm chasing is much more common these days compared to the past. Some crazy footage came…
Tornado Education Tornado History Tornado News
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…
Tornado Education Tornado Must Reads
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…
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The site is a year old. Here's a quick look at where we've been and where we're going.
Tornado History
U.S. Tornado History: Early American thought presented in textbooks of the 1800s
Tornadoes have been part of the historical record for a very long time. It wasn't until the 1800s that advances…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: January 29-30, 2013
A strong upper-level disturbance will work into the Plains on Tuesday and will push into the eastern U.S. Wednesday, creating…
Tornado History Tornado Outbreaks
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…
Tornado Climatology
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.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Jan 8-9, 2013
A potent cut-off low will bring the risk for tornadoes to the western Gulf Coast late tomorrow into Wednesday.
Tornado Climatology
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…
Tornado Climatology
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…