History

Tornado Talk is a great place to get swept up in twister history. We chatted with the founder.

The website has over 400 event summaries, and it's continually growing.

5 years ago

U.S. Tornado History: Early American thought presented in textbooks of the 1800s

Tornadoes have been part of the historical record for a very long time. It wasn't until the 1800s that advances…

12 years ago

U.S. Tornado History: The Smithsonian Institution’s “Queries Relative to Tornadoes,” circa 1860s

For much of the mid-1800s, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. was the center of weather observation for the United…

13 years ago

#OnThisDay: Selected March tornadoes

Follow on Twitter or Facebook to see these regular daily updates as they are sent out.  Mar 1, 1948 Henderson…

13 years ago

#OnThisDay: Selected February tornadoes

Note: If you follow the account on Twitter or Facebook, you'll see these every day at least twice (for the…

13 years ago