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Significant March tornadoes in the United States

As briefly touched upon in the general overview of March tornadoes, significant (F2/EF-2+) only touched down 1,080 times (or 30%…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Outbreaks

Radar images from the March 2012 tornado outbreak

At least 54 tornadoes have been confirmed thus far (as of late yesterday) with the March 2012 tornado outbreak. Its…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Climatology Tornado Outbreaks

March calendar day tornado records and the March 2012 outbreak

As the March 2, 2012 tornado outbreak was kicking into high gear today, I shared the image below on Twitter…
Ian Livingston
Videos from the Historic March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak
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Videos from the Historic March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

This March tornado outbreak struck the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys as well as parts of the South. Two violent tornadoes…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Climatology

U.S. Tornadoes: The month of March by the numbers

March is the oft-cited start of tornado season, though some experts rightfully point out that it never really ends —…
Ian Livingston
Tornado History

Leap Day Tornadoes 1952-2008

Note: This post does not consider any additional tornadoes that are confirmed on Feb 29, 2012 with storms ongoing or…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Climatology

February tornado deaths from 1950-2010

As seen in the quick-wrap of February tornado statistics, 435 people were killed by 1,441 tornadoes from 1950-2010. Additionally, an…
Ian Livingston
Tornado History

#OnThisDay: Selected February tornadoes

Note: If you follow the account on Twitter or Facebook, you’ll see these every day at least twice (for the…
Ian Livingston
The Mississippi Valley Outbreak of 1971 and February’s only F5 tornado
Tornado History Tornado Outbreaks

The Mississippi Valley Outbreak of 1971 and February’s only F5 tornado

Nineteen tornadoes struck from Texas to Ohio and North Carolina on February 21-22, 1971. The greatest concentration of them was…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Climatology

Significant and intense February tornadoes by state

The graphs above and below examine only those tornadoes either “significant” (F2/EF-2+) or “intense” (F3/E-F3+). All significant tornadoes made up…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Climatology

U.S. Tornadoes: The month of February by the numbers

February is not a typical tornado month, but it has featured plenty of tornadoes. Patrick Marsh has an excellent overview…
Ian Livingston
Tornado History

Valentine’s Day Tornadoes since 1950

There have been 38 tornadoes in the United States on Valentine’s Day (February 14) since modern records began in 1950.…
Ian Livingston

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