Spring 2023 seasonal tornado outlook
The active start of the year could be a sign, but a mid-March pattern change could limit the upside potential.
Tag: May Tornadoes
Spring 2022 seasonal tornado outlook
The medium range seems favorable for an active tornado period in March, but long-term signals are murkier. A deep dive…
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.
Spring 2021 seasonal tornado outlook
There's a mixed bag of signals for tornado activity over the next few months.
Spring 2020 seasonal tornado outlook
It's looking like an above normal season, but as usual there are caveats.
The tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019
Volleys of tornadoes swept across the country for two weeks. About 300 have been confirmed.
How peak tornado season ends up active or quiet in the Plains
While outbreak details evolve into the day one happens, there are a number of large scale pattern hints to look…
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.
Spring 2019 seasonal tornado outlook
Signals are mixed as we kick off meteorological spring.
Spring 2018 seasonal tornado outlook
The next few months are presenting mixed signals when it comes to tornado tallies.
The Natchez, Mississippi tornado of 1840
This tornado is considered the second deadliest in U.S. history.
Historic outbreak sequences: Eight days of mayhem in late May and early June 1917
The 1917 case is perhaps the most relentless of all the outbreak sequence events that that will be covered in…