December Tornadoes

‘Quad-state’ supercell delivers December tornado disaster

A long-track twister hit Mayfield, KY, and several other killer tornadoes happened. With 90 killed, it's December's deadliest outbreak.

3 years ago

Killer winter tornadoes: No strangers to Mississippi and the South

A nightmare before Christmas arrived in the form of deadly tornadoes across parts of the South on Tuesday.

10 years ago

Here’s where tornadoes typically form in December across the United States

Tornadoes tend to focus their wrath on the mid-South and sometimes the Mississippi Valley in December.

10 years ago

Watch how tornadoes progress across the United States throughout the year

In the cold season, tornadoes generally hang out around the Gulf of Mexico. But in spring and summer they surge…

11 years ago

Largest winter tornado outbreaks in the United States

Tornado outbreaks happen in winter. We take a peek at the biggest in December, January and February as well as…

12 years ago

Strong December tornadoes in the United States

The most damaging of tornadoes are relatively infrequent in the cool season, but they do happen, and they tend to…

12 years ago

Quick Update: Tornado Outbreak Likely Christmas Morning through the 26th

The tornado threat begins overnight tonight and continues through Wednesday evening in the Carolinas.

12 years ago

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day tornado history

With the Christmas 2012 tornado outbreak looming, we went to history for a guide. Ultimately, the ~28 tornadoes confirmed in…

12 years ago

Dissecting the unanticipated tornado outbreak of December 10, 2012

A handful of tornadoes touched down across parts of the South, including Florida. This event was largely underforecast, including here.…

12 years ago

December tornado climatology of the United States

December begins the bottom of tornado activity in a normal year. That trends lasts through most of the winter or…

12 years ago