Tornado History

Weak tornadoes are deadly, too

When we think of deadly tornadoes, it's usually the big violent ones that come to mind. Their weaker counterparts can…

11 years ago

Halloween tornadoes: The spooky historical facts

Is the Tampa, Florida area haunted by tornadoes on Halloween? Find out that fact and more in our brief synopsis…

11 years ago

From domestic to international: Tornadoes around the world

The United States is the world leader in tornado production by a long shot, but to better understand our own…

11 years ago

Independence Day tornadoes: A different type of Fourth of July excitement

Fireworks not exciting enough for the Fourth? Tornadoes are a somewhat regular feature of Independence Day as well.

11 years ago

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

The May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri EF5 tornado

The Joplin tornado will forever be burned into our memories. We look at how it happened and what it did.

11 years ago

May 11, 1953 Waco F5: “Monster From the Skies”

One the worst tornadoes in U.S. history hit Waco in 1953. The Texas Collection at Baylor University has a fascinating…

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

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago