Tornado Outbreaks

The largest tornado outbreaks of 2016

2016 is off to a quick start for tornadoes, with several tornado outbreaks occurring even before the main season gets…

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November 2015 High Plains tornado outbreak was rare and historic for the region

This storm was an oddball. While it hit a place that sees tornadoes with regularity, the timing was kind of…

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Hurricane Katrina also caused a tornado outbreak

Best known for being a Category 5 monster that inundated New Orleans, five dozen twisters also scoured the landscape during…

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May 31, 1985: A tornado outbreak out of place

You might expect a volley of violent tornadoes in the Plains or the South, but not in Pennsylvania and surrounds.…

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Videos from the May 19, 2015 tornado outbreak

An over-performing day dropped numerous tornadoes across Texas and Oklahoma. A reminder that tornado outbreaks just happen sometimes.

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The largest tornado outbreaks of 2015

Everything you need to know about the year's biggest tornado outbreaks.

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May starts the most active for tornadoes in at least five years, and it could stay busy

Now matter how you slice it, the first full week of May 2015 was a big one for tornadoes.

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Videos from the May 9-10, 2015 tornado outbreaks

This outbreak had some issues, but it still ended up performing quite strongly. Several dozen tornadoes dropped across the southern…

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Videos from the May 6, 2015 Plains tornado outbreak

The first significant tornado outbreak of 2015 brought tornado activity to a region spanning from Nebraska to Texas.

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What the top tornado days of each year since 1950 tell us

Like tornado season, the odds of the biggest tornado day of the year historically peak in May. Those days offer…

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