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How peak tornado season ends up active or quiet in the Plains

How peak tornado season ends up active or quiet in the Plains

While outbreak details evolve into the day one happens, there are a number of large scale pattern hints to look…
Quincy Vagell
When is the best time of year to schedule a storm chasing vacation?

When is the best time of year to schedule a storm chasing vacation?

Chasing prizes often come down to persistence, but there are ways to play the odds.
Jim Tang
Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016

Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016

Despite minimal attention in the lead up, May 9 ended up producing about two dozen tornadoes, including the first violent…
Ian Livingston
Tornado Digest: A smattering of twisters, a potential big event, and more quiet times

Tornado Digest: A smattering of twisters, a potential big event, and more quiet times

It was a fairly typical week in May. No massive outbreaks, but tornadoes formed on multiple occasions without too much…
Ian Livingston
A tornado’s cost: Living in a tornado alley

A tornado’s cost: Living in a tornado alley

There are a number of regions across the United States that see an exorbitant amount of tornadoes in a given…
Brendan Heberton
Tornado Weekly: April 14-20, 2013

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…
Ian Livingston

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