U.S. Tornadoes

Tracking the tornadoes of 2016 (this project has been discontinued)

Getting a true sense of the current year's tornado activity has typically been something of an educated guessing game. We're…

9 years ago

Annual and monthly tornado averages for each state (maps)

When it comes to tornadoes throughout the year, it's usually a matter of how many occur and where they happen.…

9 years ago

The month with the most tornadoes by county

Tornadoes occur throughout the year. Find out when your county's peak month is.

10 years ago

How to forecast tornadoes: Looking for what could go wrong

These little details can turn a potential tornado outbreak into a run-of-the-mill line of storms, or even a "blue sky…

10 years ago

How to forecast tornadoes: Search for boundaries and gradients

You've got heat, moisture and a forcing mechanism. Add in a boundary to up the odds for twisters.

10 years ago

How to forecast tornadoes: Identifying and understanding the basic ingredients

Several things need to come together for tornadoes to even have a chance to form. In the first of a…

10 years ago

Top U.S. tornado videos of 2014

Tornado numbers are running at all-time lows, but plenty of stunning ones were spotted this year.

10 years ago

2014’s EF3+ tornado drought: The latest in the year on record without one

On March 30, we quietly wandered past the latest date on record for an F/EF3+ tornado to occur.

11 years ago

Top U.S. tornado videos of 2013

2013 was another year with lower than normal tornado activity. But what the year lacked in numbers, it made up…

11 years ago

Top U.S. tornado videos of 2012

2012 was a quiet year for tornadoes. But, there were still tornadoes, and tornado videos. Some pretty intense ones too!…

12 years ago

Tornado Weekly: May 13-19, 2012

Another quiet week compared to your typical May. Some photogenic and powerful tornadoes touched down in Kansas though.

12 years ago

May 2012 has been a quiet month for tornadoes, but will that trend continue?

May is typically the peak month for tornadoes in the United States. Not in 2012. In fact, tornadoes were generally…

12 years ago