U.S. Tornadoes: The Month of April by the Numbers
Tornado season ramps up quite strongly during April, but the month is often defined by substantial outbreaks intermixed with quieter…
Category: Tornado Climatology
Significant tornado days, 1981-2010
Last week, we took a first crack at total (F0/EF0+) tornado days in the U.S. during the current 1991-2010 averaging…
F5/EF-5 Tornadoes: The 0.1 Percenters that Can’t be Ignored
F5/EF-5 tornadoes are a force of nature most folks hope to never come face-to-face with. From 1950-2010, they made up…
A first crack at U.S. tornado days, the 1991-2010 numbers
I recently posted graphs showing the raw totals of tornadoes both by month and by day. They indicated a monthly peak…
March tornado deaths since 1950
We took a cursory look at March tornado deaths in the general overview of March tornadoes — there were 676…
Total U.S. Tornadoes by Month and by Day
Tornadoes can happen — and have happened — all year long, though spring and summer are well known as the…
Significant March tornadoes in the United States
As briefly touched upon in the general overview of March tornadoes, significant (F2/EF-2+) only touched down 1,080 times (or 30%…
March calendar day tornado records and the March 2012 outbreak
As the March 2, 2012 tornado outbreak was kicking into high gear today, I shared the image below on Twitter…
U.S. Tornadoes: The month of March by the numbers
March is the oft-cited start of tornado season, though some experts rightfully point out that it never really ends —…
February tornado deaths from 1950-2010
As seen in the quick-wrap of February tornado statistics, 435 people were killed by 1,441 tornadoes from 1950-2010. Additionally, an…
Significant and intense February tornadoes by state
The graphs above and below examine only those tornadoes either “significant” (F2/EF-2+) or “intense” (F3/E-F3+). All significant tornadoes made up…
U.S. Tornadoes: The month of February by the numbers
February is not a typical tornado month, but it has featured plenty of tornadoes. Patrick Marsh has an excellent overview…