June Tornadoes

Peak tornado season is often April or May, but that’s not always the case

May is by far the favorite in total counts. April leads for strong tornadoes.

4 years ago

Clues from a decade of Storm Prediction Center tornado outlooks during peak season

We can get an idea of the tornado forecasting normal by looking at past data.

6 years ago

June 2016 tornado outlook

It's been a relatively tame peak season in 2016. The signals for June are mixed.

8 years ago

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

June is typically the final month of peak tornado activity in any given year. What it often lacks in huge…

9 years ago

Breaking down the Pilger tornadoes of June 16, 2014

On June 16, 2014 a family of tornadoes dropped from a parent supercell moving over northeast Nebraska.

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: More tornadoes to close out June as summer picks up steam

Usually as we hit the end of June, large-scale tornado activity begins to noticeably wane. Though June may go out…

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: Three big days in June; a strong finish to the month?

June 16, 17 and 18 will be remembered for their tornadoes in the years to come. The month may still…

10 years ago

Nebraska is a place for summer tornadoes, especially in June

Nebraska has been in the news a lot lately. Something of a twister apocalypse? Well, not entirely.

10 years ago

Unusual large twin tornadoes in Nebraska as seen on radar and video

A number of tornadoes formed over the Plains and upper Midwest on June 16, 2014. The event in northeast Nebraska…

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: June remaining relatively active

The second week of June featured a tornado outbreak in Colorado and plenty of spinups elsewhere. More tornadoes are expected…

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: Active first week of June; more busy days to come?

June 2014 kicked off with the most active week for tornadoes in over a month. The high plains was a…

10 years ago

A tornado’s cost: Living in a tornado alley

There are a number of regions across the United States that see an exorbitant amount of tornadoes in a given…

11 years ago