easily the most active tornado days this year as severe weather seasoncomes to a peak(though this week is no slouch).Preliminary data collected by the Iowa Environmental Mesonetshows that the National Weather Service issued warnings for more than 75 percent of those tornadoes, but also...
NWS Raleigh issued 31 tornado warnings during the 16 April 2011 event, with a probability of detection of 97%, false alarm rate of 48%, and an event average lead time of 19.5 minutes. This tornado outbreak is one that those of us at NWS Raleigh who worked it will never forget. Our ...
In addition to the dozens ofTornado Warningsthat were issued in Iowa andNebraskaon Friday, two rareTornado Emergencieswere issued. Those tornadoes produced catastrophic damage in cities such asElkhornin Nebraska andMindenin Iowa, and specialized response teams have been brought in to help survey the...
Iowa 51 3.156 million 8 Minnesota 45 5.611 million 9 (tie) Missouri 45 6.126 million 9 (tie) Alabama 44 4.888 million 10 Compare RatesStart Now → Even as the number of tornadoes by state increases, the number of tornado-related deaths is, thankfully, on the decline. In 2018, only 10...
A tornado touches down near Outlook, Sask., on Saturday, July 5, 2014. Residents in parts of Saskatchewan ran for cover, stared in awe or jumped in their trucks to follow what Environment Canada says were several tornadoes that hit Saturday. The agency issued tornado warnings for numerous are...