Ian Livingston

Videos from the November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak

A major "second season" tornado outbreak struck parts of the Midwest, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Sunday.

11 years ago

Independence Day tornadoes: A different type of Fourth of July excitement

Fireworks not exciting enough for the Fourth? Tornadoes are a somewhat regular feature of Independence Day as well.

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: May 5-11, 2013

The tornado drought lives on, at least for another week. Some picturesque supercells made up for lack of spiny things.

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 28-May 4, 2013

It's been a historically low activity period in the past 12 months. With just a handful of tornadoes heading into…

12 years ago

Tornado Chasing: Mapping the typical peak since 1990, plus longer-term climatology

Want to look back at how past storm chase season's progressed? We've got the maps for you!

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 21-27, 2013

Our new norm during peak tornado months seems to be "quiet." This final full week of April 2013 was about…

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 14-20, 2013

Another week, another winterlike storm system traversing the country. Predictions of large a large tornado event in the Plains didn't…

12 years ago

April 2011: The most tornadoes on record in April

In a "Perfect Tornado Year," April 2011 is arguably the perfect tornado month. 758 tornadoes touched down on 21 different…

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 7-13, 2013

The second week of April began with much anticipation as a strong upper-level trough pushed out into the Plains. Instead,…

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: March 31 – April 6, 2013

Tornado Weekly returns, at least in a limited run for the next few months. In this first week of the…

12 years ago