Tornado

• Tornado Watch for Mid-Atlantic Region
  The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of the mid-Atlantic region. This includes Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C. and Richmond, V.A. As a strong...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 19, 2013 | Read More
• Northeast Tornado Tracks: 1962-2011
  Click below image to zoom in: The map above a composite of tornado tracks, courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). Due to the curvature of the earth and the individual grid-points ...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 18, 2013 | Read More
• Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch
  The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Tornado Watch for portions of Indiana, Illinois and Michigan through this afternoon. A PDS...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 18, 2013 | Read More
• NWS Impact Based Warning
  The National Weather Service (NWS) is currently testing a product in the Central Region to enhance severe weather warnings. The experimental product is called Impact Based Warning...
  Written by Stephen Gode on April 12, 2013 | Read More
• Northeast Tornado Stat of the Day 4.8.13
  The above graphic shows tornado time (of day) occurrence in the Northeast, from 1950-2010. Stat: Tornadoes are most likely to occur in the afternoon. The hours between 3-4 p.m....
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 8, 2013 | Read More
• Northeast Tornado Stat of the Day 4.4.13
  The above graphic shows tornado tracks in Connecticut between 1950 and 1999. State: According to Wikipedia, the town of Waterbury has been struck by at least five tornadoes...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 4, 2013 | Read More
• Northeast Tornado Stat of the Day 4.3.13
  The above graphic shows the confirmed tornadoes during the year 2012. Stat: Last year (2012) was the first year since 2008 in which Connecticut did not report at least one...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 3, 2013 | Read More
• Northeast Tornado Stat of the Day 4.2.13
  The above graphic shows tornado frequency per county between 1952 and 2010. Stat: The only county in New England to observe 30 or more tornadoes between 1952 and 2010 was Worcester...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on April 2, 2013 | Read More
• Tornadoes in Connecticut (SPC)
  The SPC has released a new tool to check our tornado climatology. The graphic above shows all documented tornado occurrences in the area between 1962 and 2011. The two lines that...
  Written by Quincy Vagell on March 25, 2013 | Read More

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