Tornado Videos
Videos from the April 13, April 14 and April 15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
A major outbreak of tornadoes -- centered on Kansas -- hit the Plains in mid-April. Numerous strong tornadoes occurred in…
Tornado Outbreaks
High Risk for Tornadoes Today, April 14, 2012
A significant tornado outbreak is expected today in the Plains and western Midwest as strong shear, moderate to high CAPE…
Tornado Chasing
Tornado Chasing: Q&A with Veteran Storm Chaser Amos Magliocco
Amos Magliocco caught his first supercell in 1996, and has been hooked ever since. Currently residing in the southern part…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Apr 12-18, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ Thursday Central and southern High Plains — POTENTIAL: High — CONFIDENCE: Normal The potential for a…
Tornado Climatology
F0/EF-0 through F5/EF-5 U.S. Tornado Trends, Plus a Look at Oklahoma and Alabama
Over the past few weeks there have been a number of searches for graphs showing F0/EF-0 through F5/EF-5 tornado trends since records…
Tornado Climatology Tornado Must Reads
Violent F4/EF-4 and F5/EF-5 Tornadoes in the United States since 1950
Combined, violent tornadoes make up a still rather meager 1 percent of all tornadoes, but they caused 64 percent of…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Apr 9-15, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ Monday Southern Plains — POTENTIAL: Medium — CONFIDENCE: Normal Initially-capped atmosphere will give way to moderate…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 1-7, 2012
The first week of April was dominated by a tornado outbreak around Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas on the 3rd.…
Tornado Climatology
U.S. Tornadoes: The Month of April by the Numbers
Tornado season ramps up quite strongly during April, but the month is often defined by substantial outbreaks intermixed with quieter…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Apr 5-11, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ Thursday Southeast — POTENTIAL: Low — CONFIDENCE: Normal Low to moderate instability and good upper-level dynamics…
Tornado Maps Tornado Outbreaks
North Texas Tornado Track and Intensity Map for April 3, 2012
A localized tornado outbreak hit north Texas on April 3. We plotted the tracks.
Tornado History Tornado Outbreaks
The April 3, 2012 Dallas/Fort Worth Tornado Outbreak Compared to Past Events
As seen in the map posted yesterday, if it’s April, north Texas sure looks like a hot spot for tornado…