Tornado Climatology

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in June across the United States

June is typically the final month of peak tornado activity in any given year. What it often lacks in huge…

9 years ago

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…

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in May across the United States

May is typically the peak of the peak of the tornado year. Maps show the spots most at risk based…

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in April across the United States

The typical three-month peak of the tornado year begins in April. And April's fury often targets population.

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in March across the United States

While March is not a peak month, an awakening from the tornado slumber in winter is often quite evident.

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in February across the United States

Once February is here, spring is right around the corner. And although it's another winter month, tornadoes can be expected…

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in January across the United States

Yeah, January is usually really freaking cold. Tornadoes still happen during the month though.

10 years ago

Killer winter tornadoes: No strangers to Mississippi and the South

A nightmare before Christmas arrived in the form of deadly tornadoes across parts of the South on Tuesday.

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in December across the United States

Tornadoes tend to focus their wrath on the mid-South and sometimes the Mississippi Valley in December.

10 years ago