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AccuWeather issued its initial tornado season forecast in March and called for a number of tornadoes in May higher than the historical average - a forecast that is now coming into focus in both ...
Furthermore, a tornado is sometimes believed to be on the ground only when its condensation funnel descends to the surface, but this assumption is misleading and extremely dangerous. The 2013 El Reno tornado is one such example which disproves both beliefs, as it featured an expansive and translucent outer circulation with an incomplete ...
The "particularly dangerous situation" wording is used in "rare situations when long-lived, strong and violent tornadoes are possible," the weather service said. "Numerous" tornadoes are expected ...
The US averages over 1,150 tornadoes every single year. That’s more than any other country in the world. In fact, it’s more than Canada, Australia and all European countries combined.
While most tornadoes attain winds of less than 110 miles per hour (180 km/h), are about 250 feet (80 m) across, and travel a few miles (several kilometers), the wind speeds in the most intense tornadoes can reach 300 miles per hour (480 km/h), are more than two miles (3 km) in diameter, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than 100 km).
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
A graphic from AccuWeather depicting the number of tornadoes each state has seen so far in 2024. Following Iowa is Kansas at 50, Nebraska at 44, Texas and Ohio at 43, and Oklahoma and Illinois at 40.
In the United States, the year started off somewhat slow with a below average number of tornadoes through the first three months. However, the El Niño pattern that was in place during that period weakened in April; the pattern shift caused the more traditional Tornado Alley zone to rapidly become extremely favorable for tornado outbreaks, and several large outbreaks occurred in late spring.