Through the end of March, 2015’s tornado drought is among the biggest on record
It has been eerily quiet this year when it comes to tornadoes.
Tag: February Tornadoes
The story behind the historic tornado and severe weather drought of early 2015
You've probably heard tornadoes are running at all-time lows (again). Take a deep dive into why that's the case and…
Here’s where tornadoes typically form in February across the United States
Once February is here, spring is right around the corner. And although it's another winter month, tornadoes can be expected…
Watch how tornadoes progress across the United States throughout the year
In the cold season, tornadoes generally hang out around the Gulf of Mexico. But in spring and summer they surge…
Largest winter tornado outbreaks in the United States
Tornado outbreaks happen in winter. We take a peek at the biggest in December, January and February as well as…
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…
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…
#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…
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…
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…
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…