Tornado Outbreaks

Everything but locusts: NWS shines in apocalyptic weather

A historic storm system swept through the central, southern and eastern U.S. from Friday through the weekend. Led by experts…

1 week 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

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

March 29-31, 2022 tornado outbreak

The month went out like a lion. Another large tornado event cemented a record March for tornadoes in the country.

3 years ago

March 21-23, 2022 tornado outbreak

Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi are ground zero. A tornado also hit New Orleans.

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

March 25, 2021 tornado outbreak

It's the second high-end event in just over a week, again targeting the mid-South.

4 years ago

March 17-18, 2021 tornado outbreak

The first March high risk since 2012 led to numerous tornadoes across the South and into the Southeast.

4 years ago

The tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019

Volleys of tornadoes swept across the country for two weeks. About 300 have been confirmed.

6 years ago