April Tornadoes

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…

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

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

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,…

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

Alabama’s tornado-free April 2012

Last week, chatter began to arise about the fact that Alabama was in the midst of a tornado-free April. Well,…

13 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 22-28, 2012

When considering what late April can bring, this was a relatively quiet week for tornadoes. The day with the biggest…

13 years ago

Tornado Threat Update for April 27, 2012

There is a strong potential for at least several tornadoes in the central Plains today as tightly-packed disturbance moves through…

13 years ago

April tornado deaths since 1950

Although May and June average more tornadoes than April does, April is the leader of all months when it comes…

13 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 15-21, 2012

The week began with significant potential a day after a major outbreak, but that potential failed to materialize. Otherwise quiet,…

13 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