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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 Climatology
April tornado deaths since 1950
Although May and June average more tornadoes than April does, April is the leader of all months when it comes…
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Tornado Threat Forecast: April 23-29, 2012
1-3 DAY Monday No tornadic activity expected. Tuesday Eastern Missouri, southwestern Illinois — POTENTIAL: Very Low — CONFIDENCE: Normal There…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 15-21, 2012
The week began with significant potential a day after a major outbreak, but that potential failed to materialize. Otherwise quiet,…
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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…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Apr 19-25, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ UPDATE: Added southern Florida risk area for Saturday. Thursday Iowa, northern Missouri — POTENTIAL: Very Low…
Tornado Climatology
Significant April Tornadoes in the United States
Out of 7,885 tornadoes total in April (1950-2011), 2,161 — or 27% — were rated as significant F2/EF-2+ tornadoes. In…
Tornado Outbreaks
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…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: April 16-22, 2012
1-3 DAY Monday Northern Mid-Atlantic — POTENTIAL: Very Low — CONFIDENCE: High Storms forming along and ahead of a cold…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 8-14, 2012
A much-touted tornado outbreak arrived on April 14 as a strong upper-level low pushed out into the Plains. Kansas was…
Tornado Outbreaks
April 14, 2012 Outbreak Forecast Verification
The Storm Prediction Center had a pretty stellar forecast for the April 2012 tornado outbreak.
Tornado Outbreaks
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…