Tornado Weekly: The “condense 7 weeks (May 12-June 29, 2013) into one post” version
This year's chasecation lining up with the most active time of year plus a lengthy spell of catching up at…
Tag: Violent Tornadoes
Chasecation 2013 Day 12 – Large tornado near Bennington, KS
We came up against a large tornado on May 28 in Kansas. It didn't move much either.
The May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri EF5 tornado
The Joplin tornado will forever be burned into our memories. We look at how it happened and what it did.
May 11, 1953 Waco F5: “Monster From the Skies”
One the worst tornadoes in U.S. history hit Waco in 1953. The Texas Collection at Baylor University has a fascinating…
Strong January tornadoes in the United States
Most years have a handful of these F2/EF-2+ events, with the averages skewed toward years with moderate or large outbreaks.
Strong December tornadoes in the United States
The most damaging of tornadoes are relatively infrequent in the cool season, but they do happen, and they tend to…
Strong November tornadoes in the United States
There is a bit of a spike in strong tornado activity in November across the record. Mississippi and Alabama lead…
Strongest tornadoes by state, territory and district in the U.S.
Most of the states in the country have been hit by strong tornadoes, and over half have seen a violent…
Significant October Tornadoes in the United States
Compared to the drop in overall tornadoes in October from September, the rate of decrease among strong or significant (F2/EF-2+)…
Significant September Tornadoes in the United States
Throughout the historical period, September continues the late-summer trend of fewer significant (F2/EF-2+) tornadoes. It’s top end year is not…
Significant August Tornadoes in the United States
From 1950-2011, August has consistently seen fairly low numbers of strong/significant tornadoes rated F2/EF-2 or higher, though its ratio of…
Significant July Tornadoes in the United States
July continues the trend in recent months of a smaller ratio of significant tornadoes, or those F2/EF-2 and stronger, to…