The Perfect Tornado Year

12 years ago

3,300+ tornadoes in one year. Crazy? Yes, and no. It's happened, just not in consecutive months across one season!

Spring 2013 seasonal tornado outlook

12 years ago

With meteorological spring starting on March 1st, it is time to take a look at the months ahead to see…

The early days of storm chasing video

12 years ago

While not necessarily mainstream, storm chasing is much more common these days compared to the past. Some crazy footage came…

Tornado Damage Surveys and Ratings: Why Pictures Don’t Tell the Whole Story

12 years ago

Almost as much as tornado videos go viral, pictures of damage are quickly spread with speculation as to what rating…

Understanding basic tornadic radar signatures

12 years ago

When tracking storms on radar, some of the most visually impressive and complex looking storms are tornadic supercells. They often…

Happy Birthday… to us

12 years ago

The site is a year old. Here's a quick look at where we've been and where we're going.

U.S. Tornado History: Early American thought presented in textbooks of the 1800s

12 years ago

Tornadoes have been part of the historical record for a very long time. It wasn't until the 1800s that advances…

Tornado Threat Forecast: January 29-30, 2013

12 years ago

A strong upper-level disturbance will work into the Plains on Tuesday and will push into the eastern U.S. Wednesday, creating…

Largest winter tornado outbreaks in the United States

12 years ago

Tornado outbreaks happen in winter. We take a peek at the biggest in December, January and February as well as…

Strong January tornadoes in the United States

12 years ago

Most years have a handful of these F2/EF-2+ events, with the averages skewed toward years with moderate or large outbreaks.