Tornado Education

U.S. tornadoes that occur outside the U.S. … the continental U.S. that is!

We're all familiar with Tornado Alley and that much of the continental U.S. faces at least some risk from tornadoes.…

11 years ago

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…

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

Tornado Damage Surveys and Ratings: Why Pictures Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Almost as much as tornado videos go viral, pictures of damage are quickly spread with speculation as to what rating…

12 years ago

Understanding basic tornadic radar signatures

When tracking storms on radar, some of the most visually impressive and complex looking storms are tornadic supercells. They often…

12 years ago

Tornado Reports are Reports, Not Tornadoes

Look at all those dots! SPC heavily notes they are "reports," yet over and over these reports are called individual…

13 years ago