Southern Plains

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…

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…

8 years ago

Top U.S. tornado videos of 2015

Although tornadoes in 2015 came mostly in peak season, there were plenty of visually impressive tornadoes across the calendar year.

9 years ago

November 2015 High Plains tornado outbreak was rare and historic for the region

This storm was an oddball. While it hit a place that sees tornadoes with regularity, the timing was kind of…

9 years ago

Videos from the May 19, 2015 tornado outbreak

An over-performing day dropped numerous tornadoes across Texas and Oklahoma. A reminder that tornado outbreaks just happen sometimes.

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…

9 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.

9 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…

9 years ago

April tornado numbers keep climbing, but a quiet finish is ahead

Last week was full of storms, and quite a few tornadoes as well. Twisters are set to take a break…

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: As peak season begins, a severe weather ramp up is underway

Last week was pretty active, for 2015. This week looks like it will be even more active, and potentially a…

10 years ago

The science behind the Oklahoma and Arkansas tornadoes of March 25, 2015

The tornado drought of March 2015 came to an end with a fatal tornado in northeast Oklahoma and another hit…

10 years ago

Tornado Digest: May ends quietly… June more active?

The chunk of May from the 11th through the end of the month was pretty tame overall, but plenty of…

10 years ago