Tornado Outbreaks

Palm Sunday 1965: Southern Great Lakes ravaged by one of the worst tornado outbreaks on record

On April 11, 1965, and over a time span of approximately 12 hours, one of the most infamous tornado events…

10 years ago

The science behind the Oklahoma and Arkansas tornadoes of March 25, 2015

The tornado drought of March 2015 came to an end with a fatal tornado in northeast Oklahoma and another hit…

10 years ago

Breaking down the Pilger tornadoes of June 16, 2014

On June 16, 2014 a family of tornadoes dropped from a parent supercell moving over northeast Nebraska.

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: Three big days in June; a strong finish to the month?

June 16, 17 and 18 will be remembered for their tornadoes in the years to come. The month may still…

10 years ago

Unusual large twin tornadoes in Nebraska as seen on radar and video

A number of tornadoes formed over the Plains and upper Midwest on June 16, 2014. The event in northeast Nebraska…

10 years ago

How the top multi-day tornado outbreaks since 2006 occurred

One thing we often try to do in the midst of a big set of tornado days is put it…

11 years ago

Tornado Digest: Major outbreak to close April, and the first May threat mid-week

In just a few days at the end of April, we nearly doubled the 2014 tornado count. The outbreak peaked…

11 years ago

The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak (interactive map)

Four decades have passed since a generational tornado outbreak that still lives in infamy. Interactive mapping lets us dive deep…

11 years ago

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

Top 10 tornado days in the United States

When it comes to top calendar days for tornadoes, May leads all other months with six days falling into the…

12 years ago