Missouri

Joplin, Missouri: Five years after the EF5 tornado of May 22, 2011

The return to normalcy in Joplin was slow after the massive tornado in 2011, but it's a place that can't…

8 years ago

Tornado Digest: A smattering of twisters, a potential big event, and more quiet times

It was a fairly typical week in May. No massive outbreaks, but tornadoes formed on multiple occasions without too much…

10 years ago

Videos from the late April 2014 tornado outbreaks

Following a historically quiet start to the tornado season, the rubber band snapped and days of deadly tornadoes have been…

11 years ago

Tornado Digest: March comes to life, especially in California; ramping up to start peak season

After a mostly quiet March, spring returned to the air the last week. April appears to start on a stormy…

11 years ago

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925

On March 18, 1925 a dark "smokey fog" touched down approximately three miles northwest of Ellington, Missouri. It would become…

11 years ago

The May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri EF5 tornado

The Joplin tornado will forever be burned into our memories. We look at how it happened and what it did.

11 years ago

Tornado Threat Special Update: Isaac 8/28-31

The latest trends with Isaac are generally westward from previous outlooks, and the threat shifts a bit with that movement.

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: April 1-7, 2012

The first week of April was dominated by a tornado outbreak around Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas on the 3rd.…

13 years ago

Videos from the Historic March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

This March tornado outbreak struck the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys as well as parts of the South. Two violent tornadoes…

13 years ago

Leap Day Tornadoes 1952-2008

Note: This post does not consider any additional tornadoes that are confirmed on Feb 29, 2012 with storms ongoing or…

13 years ago

February tornado deaths from 1950-2010

As seen in the quick-wrap of February tornado statistics, 435 people were killed by 1,441 tornadoes from 1950-2010. Additionally, an…

13 years ago

Valentine’s Day Tornadoes since 1950

There have been 38 tornadoes in the United States on Valentine's Day (February 14) since modern records began in 1950.…

13 years ago