Tornado Maps

North Carolina’s largest tornado outbreak – April 16, 2011

The magnitude of the Super Outbreak of 2011 often overshadows a separate historic tornado outbreak that occurred earlier in the…

12 years ago

Map: April 14-15, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

The largest outbreak of 2012 targeted mainly open terrain but deadly tornadoes impacted Oklahoma after dark. We map out the…

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

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

Strongest tornadoes by state, territory and district in the U.S.

Most of the states in the country have been hit by strong tornadoes, and over half have seen a violent…

12 years ago

Map: July Tornadoes in the United States

The high Plains and northern Plains are favored areas for July tornadoes. Our county map gives more detail to areas…

12 years ago

Map: June Tornadoes in the United States

June is near peak tornado activity, with the Plains and Midwest as hotsposts. Our county map gives more detail to…

12 years ago

Map: U.S. Tornadoes by County, 1950-2011

Almost the entire United States has been impacted by tornadoes in modern history. Our county map for all months gives…

13 years ago