Tornado Outbreaks

Discussing the Super Outbreaks of 1974 and 2011: Was one more “super” than the other?

April is the most volatile month for tornadoes, with plenty of years featuring not a ton of activity, but seemingly…

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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…

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North Carolina’s largest tornado outbreak – April 16, 2011

The magnitude of the Super Outbreak of 2011 often overshadows a separate historic tornado outbreak that occurred earlier in the…

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Map: April 14-15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

The largest outbreak of 2012 targeted mainly open terrain but deadly tornadoes impacted Oklahoma after dark. We map out the…

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Looking back at the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak

Let's look at the April 1974 outbreak from a different, visual perspective. We use maps to first look at the…

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March 1976: The most tornadoes on record in March

In March 1976, 180 tornadoes touched down. The most in any March. Find out why in our in depth look…

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Largest winter tornado outbreaks in the United States

Tornado outbreaks happen in winter. We take a peek at the biggest in December, January and February as well as…

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Breaking Down the Christmas Tornado Threat: Un-merry Mayhem

The Christmas Day 2012 tornado outbreak was one for the books. We examined the ingredients for the event before it…

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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day tornado history

With the Christmas 2012 tornado outbreak looming, we went to history for a guide. Ultimately, the ~28 tornadoes confirmed in…

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On this Date in History: The 16 December 2000 Tuscaloosa F4 Tornado

11 people died in Tuscaloosa during a tornado outbreak in December 2000. Take a look at how it came together…

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