Discussing the Super Outbreaks of 1974 and 2011: Was one more “super” than the other?
April is the most volatile month for tornadoes, with plenty of years featuring not a ton of activity, but seemingly…
Tag: April Tornadoes
Tornado Weekly: April 14-20, 2013
Another week, another winterlike storm system traversing the country. Predictions of large a large tornado event in the Plains didn't…
April 2011: The most tornadoes on record in April
In a "Perfect Tornado Year," April 2011 is arguably the perfect tornado month. 758 tornadoes touched down on 21 different…
North Carolina’s largest tornado outbreak – April 16, 2011
The magnitude of the Super Outbreak of 2011 often overshadows a separate historic tornado outbreak that occurred earlier in the…
Tornado Weekly: April 7-13, 2013
The second week of April began with much anticipation as a strong upper-level trough pushed out into the Plains. Instead,…
Map: April 14-15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak
The largest outbreak of 2012 targeted mainly open terrain but deadly tornadoes impacted Oklahoma after dark. We map out the…
Looking back at the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak
Let's look at the April 1974 outbreak from a different, visual perspective. We use maps to first look at the…
Alabama’s tornado-free April 2012
Last week, chatter began to arise about the fact that Alabama was in the midst of a tornado-free April. Well,…
Tornado Weekly: April 22-28, 2012
When considering what late April can bring, this was a relatively quiet week for tornadoes. The day with the biggest…
Tornado Threat Update for April 27, 2012
There is a strong potential for at least several tornadoes in the central Plains today as tightly-packed disturbance moves through…
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…
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,…