Ian Livingston

Information lead and forecaster for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.

Top tornado videos of 2023

Tornado numbers were near or above average. A chase season peak in June provided numerous spectacles.

11 months ago

March 31, 2023 tornado outbreak videos

One of the more widespread tornado outbreaks in years, from Iowa and Illinois to Arkansas.

2 years ago

Top tornado videos of 2022

A near average year for tornadoes across the country, with a cool season bend. We've gathered the most intense videos.

2 years ago

Andover, Kansas struck by intense damaging tornado

The twister quickly popped up near sunset and rapidly turned violent.

3 years ago

Georgia sees second EF4 in as many years

On April 5, a slew of supercells slammed Georgia. One spawned a violent tornado near Pembroke.

3 years ago

Annual and monthly tornado day averages by NWS forecast area

Many offices of the Weather Service see five or more tornado days in the average year.

3 years ago

Maximum tornado probabilities by month and year

Past forecasts from the Storm Prediction Center offer many clues. A visual examination of the data back to 2002.

3 years ago

March 5, 2022 regional outbreak and the Winterset EF4

A regional outbreak included the first violent tornado of 2022. It was way north for so early in the season.

3 years ago

Top tornado videos of 2021

It was a year with no shortage of spectacular tornadoes. Narrowing them down was the tricky part.

3 years ago

‘Quad-state’ supercell delivers December tornado disaster

A long-track twister hit Mayfield, KY, and several other killer tornadoes happened. With 90 killed, it's December's deadliest outbreak.

3 years ago

Peak tornado season is often April or May, but that’s not always the case

May is by far the favorite in total counts. April leads for strong tornadoes.

4 years ago

Talking storms and making new friends on Chaser Chat

I had a chance to feed my storm deprivation syndrome (SDS) with Gabriel Harber.

4 years ago