May Tornadoes

Spring 2017 seasonal tornado outlook

What will March, April, and May have in store for us this year?

8 years ago

Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016

Despite minimal attention in the lead up, May 9 ended up producing about two dozen tornadoes, including the first violent…

9 years ago

May 9, 2016 tornado outbreak videos from the Plains and Midwest

Tornadoes have been confirmed in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa from the first larger daytime event of the year in that…

9 years ago

Tornado of the week: A tall and dusty twister near Wray, Colorado on May 7, 2016

It's been a slow start to May for tornadoes, but peak season can't be denied for long. Colorado turned little…

9 years ago

Historic outbreak sequences: Five major tornado events during the second half of May 1896

For the first case study on outbreak sequences, we examine two weeks of nearly nonstop tornadoes. Twisters brought devastating results…

9 years ago

Early May tends to be feast or famine for tornadoes

Even though May is the peak of tornado season, a lull to start the month is not as unusual as…

9 years ago

May 2016 tornado outlook

The month of May is the typical peak of tornado season, and signs point to a potentially active start.

9 years ago

Spring 2016 seasonal tornado outlook

After several quieter years, we think this one has a better chance to see near normal or above normal tornado…

9 years ago

May continues being May by delivering waves of tornadoes

While much of the week was fairly tame, it was book ended by larger events. Looks like more tornadoes are…

10 years ago

May starts the most active for tornadoes in at least five years, and it could stay busy

Now matter how you slice it, the first full week of May 2015 was a big one for tornadoes.

10 years ago

Videos from the May 9-10, 2015 tornado outbreaks

This outbreak had some issues, but it still ended up performing quite strongly. Several dozen tornadoes dropped across the southern…

10 years ago

Videos from the May 6, 2015 Plains tornado outbreak

The first significant tornado outbreak of 2015 brought tornado activity to a region spanning from Nebraska to Texas.

10 years ago