10 May 2010 tornado outbreak
May 11th, 2010 | By Harold BrooksInformation on the 10 May 2010 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma and Kansas
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VORTEX2 Armada Deploys for Round Two
May 5th, 2010 | By Keli TarpThe Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment – 2 data collection began its second year of data collection on May 1 and will be in the field through June 15. VORTEX2 is the largest tornado research project in history to explore how, when and why tornadoes form.
Some brief notes on the 24 April 2010 long-track tornado
Apr 26th, 2010 | By Harold BrooksPreliminary information on the long-track tornado that went from eastern Louisiana across much of Mississippi.
1. It had a path length of at least 97 miles. Over the last 40 years, we’ve averaged about one 100 mile path length tornado every 2 years.
Update (27 April): The path length is now given as 149 [...]
Can tornado activity through April portend May?
Apr 16th, 2010 | By Greg CarbinShort answer: apparently not! Longer answer follows.
Few tornadoes have occurred to date in 2010, especially when compared to very active recent years such as 2008. The adjusted annual tornado trend shown below indicates that 2010, with 79 tornadoes (adjusted) through April 15, is rapidly approaching the minimum number of tornadoes expected through this time of [...]
One tornado in February 2010 (UPDATED)
Mar 1st, 2010 | By Harold BrooksA late tornado report has been received, so there’s now 1 tornado in the database for February 2010.
The “shape” of the 2009 tornado season
Jun 22nd, 2009 | By Harold BrooksOne of the interesting questions that comes up every year is how to compare a tornado season with previous seasons. In 2009, that question has come up particularly in light of the quiet conditions lately. One way to do this is to start by adjusting historical reports for the long-term “inflation” in reports. [...]
US Annual Tornado Death Tolls, 1875-present
Mar 1st, 2009 | By Harold BrooksWe frequently get asked, “how many…” occur each year. One of the most common of those questions involves tornado deaths. Here’s the raw data.