U.S. Tornadoes

Tornado Weekly: May 6-12, 2012

The week of May 6 was a relative breeze when it comes to tornadoes across the United States. The main…

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Tornado Weekly: April 29-May 5, 2012

Even without major storm systems, May entered the picture on an active note, at least compared to prior weeks. Every…

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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…

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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,…

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Tornado Weekly: April 8-14, 2012

A much-touted tornado outbreak arrived on April 14 as a strong upper-level low pushed out into the Plains. Kansas was…

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Videos from the April 13, April 14 and April 15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak Sequence

A major outbreak of tornadoes -- centered on Kansas -- hit the Plains in mid-April. Numerous strong tornadoes occurred in…

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F0/EF-0 through F5/EF-5 U.S. Tornado Trends, Plus a Look at Oklahoma and Alabama

Over the past few weeks there have been a number of searches for graphs showing F0/EF-0 through F5/EF-5 tornado trends since records…

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Violent F4/EF-4 and F5/EF-5 Tornadoes in the United States since 1950

Combined, violent tornadoes make up a still rather meager 1 percent of all tornadoes, but they caused 64 percent of…

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Tornado Weekly: April 1-7, 2012

The first week of April was dominated by a tornado outbreak around Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas on the 3rd.…

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Tornado Weekly: March 25-31, 2012

The final week of March was one full of minor tornado threats, but very little in the way of eventual…

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Significant tornado days, 1981-2010

Last week, we took a first crack at total (F0/EF0+) tornado days in the U.S. during the current 1991-2010 averaging…

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F5/EF-5 Tornadoes: The 0.1 Percenters that Can’t be Ignored

F5/EF-5 tornadoes are a force of nature most folks hope to never come face-to-face with. From 1950-2010, they made up…

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