May 20, 2023 · Our data sets include information from publicly funded compulsory datasets, private research papers, historical discovery, community contributions, Tornado Archive members and far …

Open map in full-page view (Best for mobile). Use the filter button (top right corner) to filter by date, month, year, or EF rating. Click on a tornado or its track to find out more information about it.

This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to December 31, 2025, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking...

While never observed, these tornadoes are believed to have had winds of 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) or above, which would make them among the strongest tornadoes in history.

Track live US tornado warnings and explore our comprehensive tornado archive. Live alerts, seasonal patterns, intensity data, and historical records dating back to 1680.

2 days ago · Explore historical US tornado tracks from 1950 to 2024 on an interactive map. Filter by year, zoom to Tornado Alley or any US state, and see storm intensity color-coded by EF/F scale.

This disparity between tornado records of the past and current records contributes a great deal of uncertainty regarding questions about the long-term behavior or patterns of tornado occurrence.

6 days ago · The first accurate tornado prediction in U.S. history was made on March 25, 1948, but it never would have happened if not for a tornado that happened five days earlier.

Graphs and maps show the number and locations of tornadoes reported each month since 1950.

Our team of writers and researchers dive deep into the details about each tornado event describing what happened through damage analysis and story-telling. Get Hooked on Tornado History with Tornado …