Tornado Chasing
Chasecation 2017, Day 0: On the road again
The U.S. Tornadoes crew is REUNITED for 2017! We leave MD today to begin our ~2 week journey to wherever…
Tornado Chasing Tornado Outbreaks
Best chase ever: Dodge City tornadofest of May 24, 2016
A tale of the day which featured a dozen twisters from one storm, all atop some of the best terrain…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 23-29, 2017
For late May, it's harder to get quieter than this. Aside from Friday and Saturday, tornado threats over the next…
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U.S. Tornadoes on the WeatherBrains podcast!
Last night, James and Mark were guests on WeatherBrains, a podcast dedicated to talking about all things weather.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 18-24, 2017
Today and Friday will be active across the Plains and into the western Midwest, with dozens of tornadoes possible.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 16-22, 2017
Fairly strong tornado potential today through Thursday before a much quieter pattern takes over this weekend into early next week.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 11-17, 2017
Aside from today, it looks fairly quiet through the weekend. Then things start to pick up at the start of…
Tornado Climatology Tornado Maps
An overview of the modern tornado record, 1950 through present (maps)
Here's a concise look at the official tornado record.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 9-15, 2017
A slow-but-steady mid-May tornado threat appears to be in the works, mostly favoring the normal May targets of the central…
Tornado History
The Natchez, Mississippi tornado of 1840
This tornado is considered the second deadliest in U.S. history.
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 4-10, 2017
The next seven days will feature mainly low tornado threats, with tornadoes expected to return to the Plains during the…
Tornado Outbreaks
May 4, 2007: The night that made maps of Greensburg, Kansas have to be redrawn
Nearly the whole town was destroyed by one of the scariest tornado events in recent history.