Tornado Digest: First half of April fairly quiet, and that may continue a while

11 years ago

April can be volatile, but lately it seems we talk more about lack of tornadoes and/or tornado droughts than anything…

Long-track tornadoes: Historical clues about intensity, where, and when they occur most

11 years ago

Long-track tornadoes are unusual in the tornado world. They aren't all strong, but they do tend to be.

2014’s EF3+ tornado drought: The latest in the year on record without one

11 years ago

On March 30, we quietly wandered past the latest date on record for an F/EF3+ tornado to occur.

Tornado Digest: From a blizzard to tornadoes, April starts on a stormy note

11 years ago

Tornadoes occurred on several days during the week of March 30-April 5 as two large storm systems moved through the…

Tornado Threat Forecast: April 6-7, 2014

11 years ago

Tornadoes will threaten the South today and tomorrow as a high shear, low instability environment develops over the region. The…

The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak (interactive map)

11 years ago

Four decades have passed since a generational tornado outbreak that still lives in infamy. Interactive mapping lets us dive deep…

Tornado Threat Forecast: April 1-4, 2014

11 years ago

It's 2014, and we have a couple of changes to the format of the Tornado Threat Forecasts. There may be…

10 tremendous tornadoes (photos)

11 years ago

April begins the typical three-month peak of yearly tornado activity. Kick it off with these amazing photos.

Tornado Digest: March comes to life, especially in California; ramping up to start peak season

11 years ago

After a mostly quiet March, spring returned to the air the last week. April appears to start on a stormy…

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925

11 years ago

On March 18, 1925 a dark "smokey fog" touched down approximately three miles northwest of Ellington, Missouri. It would become…