Tornado Statistics

Rethinking how we conceptualize tornado days

Simple ways of defining tornado days leave a lot to be desired.

7 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

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

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

Halloween tornadoes: The spooky historical facts

Is the Tampa, Florida area haunted by tornadoes on Halloween? Find out that fact and more in our brief synopsis…

11 years ago

Independence Day tornadoes: A different type of Fourth of July excitement

Fireworks not exciting enough for the Fourth? Tornadoes are a somewhat regular feature of Independence Day as well.

11 years ago

Top 10 tornado days in the United States

When it comes to top calendar days for tornadoes, May leads all other months with six days falling into the…

11 years ago

Comparing the tornadoes of 2012 to average and to 2011

2012 tornado data was recently published by the Storm Prediction Center. We take a quick look at how it broke…

12 years ago

Monthly tornado averages by state and region

Tornadoes happen in May, right? Well, it depends on where you live in the country. Here's a breakdown by state…

12 years ago

Tornadoes don’t happen in mountains. Or do they? Debunking the myth.

Mountain tornadoes are less common than their flat-land dwelling brethren, but they do happen. An examination by region and a…

12 years ago

Strong January tornadoes in the United States

Most years have a handful of these F2/EF-2+ events, with the averages skewed toward years with moderate or large outbreaks.

12 years ago

January tornado climatology of the United States

January continues the wintertime bottom of tornado activity in the United States. The current climatological average is 35 tornadoes per…

12 years ago