Tornado Climatology

Comparing the tornadoes of 2012 to average and to 2011

2012 tornado data was recently published by the Storm Prediction Center. We take a quick look at how it broke…

12 years ago

Monthly tornado averages by state and region

Tornadoes happen in May, right? Well, it depends on where you live in the country. Here's a breakdown by state…

12 years ago

Tornadoes don’t happen in mountains. Or do they? Debunking the myth.

Mountain tornadoes are less common than their flat-land dwelling brethren, but they do happen. An examination by region and a…

12 years ago

The Perfect Tornado Year

3,300+ tornadoes in one year. Crazy? Yes, and no. It's happened, just not in consecutive months across one season!

12 years ago

Strong January tornadoes in the United States

Most years have a handful of these F2/EF-2+ events, with the averages skewed toward years with moderate or large outbreaks.

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January tornado climatology of the United States

January continues the wintertime bottom of tornado activity in the United States. The current climatological average is 35 tornadoes per…

12 years ago

Strong December tornadoes in the United States

The most damaging of tornadoes are relatively infrequent in the cool season, but they do happen, and they tend to…

12 years ago

December tornado climatology of the United States

December begins the bottom of tornado activity in a normal year. That trends lasts through most of the winter or…

12 years ago

Strong November tornadoes in the United States

There is a bit of a spike in strong tornado activity in November across the record. Mississippi and Alabama lead…

12 years ago

November tornado climatology of the United States

Though November can be part of a late-year secondary peak in activity, most years are fairly quiet compared to earlier…

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