Tornado Outbreaks
NWS Fort Worth Discusses What Caused the April 3, 2012 Outbreak
The text below was included in the Area Forecast Discussion from the Dallas/Ft. Worth National Weather Service this morning. It…
Tornado Outbreaks Tornado Videos
Videos of the April 3, 2012 Tornado Outbreak
An historic local tornado outbreak hit the Dallas metropolitan area and surrounds. Luckily, most of the tornadoes that impacted the…
Tornado Maps
Map: April Tornadoes in the United States
Tornado peak begins in April, with the South, the southern Plains and Midwest all favored areas. Our county map gives…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Apr 2-8, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ Monday Southern Plains — POTENTIAL: Medium — CONFIDENCE: Normal An upper-level disturbance will work into the…
Tornado Threat Update
Tornado Threat Special Update: April 1-4, 2012
The main storm system containing the tornado threat has slowed dramatically in the forecast, so new risk areas accommodate the…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: March 25-31, 2012
The final week of March was one full of minor tornado threats, but very little in the way of eventual…
Tornado Climatology
Significant tornado days, 1981-2010
Last week, we took a first crack at total (F0/EF0+) tornado days in the U.S. during the current 1991-2010 averaging…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Mar 29-Apr 4, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ Thursday Central Plains, southwestern Midwest — POTENTIAL: Medium — CONFIDENCE: Normal Storms will form along and…
Tornado Climatology
F5/EF-5 Tornadoes: The 0.1 Percenters that Can’t be Ignored
F5/EF-5 tornadoes are a force of nature most folks hope to never come face-to-face with. From 1950-2010, they made up…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: Mar 26-Apr 1, 2012
1-3 DAY Forecast FAQ Monday Northern Plains — POTENTIAL: Low — CONFIDENCE: Normal With a fairly significant cap in place…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: March 18-24, 2012
On March 18, 2012 one of the first Plains storm chase opportunities of the year focused on the Texas panhandle…
Tornado Climatology
A first crack at U.S. tornado days, the 1991-2010 numbers
I recently posted graphs showing the raw totals of tornadoes both by month and by day. They indicated a monthly peak…