Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 21-27, 2013
Our new norm during peak tornado months seems to be "quiet." This final full week of April 2013 was about…
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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…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: April 25-May 1, 2013
The “later than usual because I took a really long nap” edition. Very little activity expected as we get closer…
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Tornado Threat Forecast: April 22-28, 2013
1-3 DAY Monday Oklahoma, far southern Kansas — POTENTIAL: Low — CONFIDENCE: High Storms that develop in the warm sector…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 14-20, 2013
Another week, another winterlike storm system traversing the country. Predictions of large a large tornado event in the Plains didn't…
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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…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: April 18-24, 2013
1-3 DAY Thursday Southeastern Midwest, western Southeast — POTENTIAL: High — CONFIDENCE: Normal The main/only risk for tornadoes will be…
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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…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: April 15-21, 2013
The main tornado threat will be Wednesday and Thursday across the southern Plains and the central and southern Mississippi Valley,…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 7-13, 2013
The second week of April began with much anticipation as a strong upper-level trough pushed out into the Plains. Instead,…
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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…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: April 12-18, 2013
Risks will be fairly low through early next week until a new upper-level trough swings into the Plains and eastern…