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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
Quick Update: Tornado Outbreak Likely Christmas Morning through the 26th
The tornado threat begins overnight tonight and continues through Wednesday evening in the Carolinas.
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…
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.…
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…