Tornado Statistics

U.S. Tornadoes: The Month of July by the Numbers

July is the fourth most active month of the year for tornadoes, but the continued downward trend from peak season…

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Significant June Tornadoes in the United States

Significant F2/EF-2+ tornadoes have historically made up just shy of 16 percent of all June tornadoes throughout the modern record…

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U.S. Tornadoes: The Month of June by the Numbers

June is past the yearly peak when looking at overall tornadoes by month, but what it lacks in numbers compared…

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Significant May Tornadoes in the United States

Roughly 20 percent of the 12,349 tornadoes in May (1950-2011) were significant. That's a hard count of 2,435 tornadoes. Since…

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U.S. Tornadoes: The Month of May by the Numbers

When it comes to raw numbers of tornadoes, May is king. And, unlike prior months, days per month with tornadoes…

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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,…

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Significant April Tornadoes in the United States

Out of 7,885 tornadoes total in April (1950-2011), 2,161 -- or 27% -- were rated as significant F2/EF-2+ tornadoes. In…

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U.S. Tornadoes: The Month of April by the Numbers

Tornado season ramps up quite strongly during April, but the month is often defined by substantial outbreaks intermixed with quieter…

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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%…

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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 --…

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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…

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