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Storm Darragh
Storm Darragh, also known as Storm Xaveria, was a European windstorm that crossed Ireland and Britain in December 2024, cutting power to over 2.3 million UK customers.
Storm Desmond
Storm Desmond was an extratropical cyclone that affected Ireland and Britain from 4 to 6 December 2015, setting UK 24-hour rainfall records and flooding thousands of homes, chiefly in Cumbria.
Storm Éowyn
Storm Éowyn was a January 2025 windstorm that struck Ireland and the UK, setting Ireland's record wind gust at 114 mph and cutting power to over one million people.
Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice, also named Storm Zeynep, was a severe European windstorm of 18 February 2022 that set an England gust record of 122 mph at the Isle of Wight.
Storm Events Database
The Storm Events Database is a public NOAA database recording significant US weather events, from tornadoes to hail and floods, maintained by NCEI with records since 1950.
Storm Goretti
Storm Goretti, also known as Storm Elli, was an extratropical cyclone in January 2026 that brought 99 mph gusts to Cornwall and heavy snow to Wales and the Midlands.
Storm Harry
Storm Harry, also known as Cyclone Harry, was a Mediterranean cyclone in January 2026 that killed at least four people in Tunisia and caused over one billion euros in damage in Sicily.
Storm Kristin
Storm Kristin (Tempestade Kristin) was an extratropical cyclone that struck mainland Portugal on 28 January 2026, killing at least 13 people and leaving 450,000 without power.
Storm Samuel
Storm Samuel, known in its tropical-like phase as Medicane Jolina, was a high-impact European windstorm of March 2026 that formed over the central Mediterranean and affected Spain and North Africa.
Storm Vaia
Storm Vaia, also known as Storm Adrian, was an explosive Mediterranean cyclone that struck northeastern Italy in October 2018, causing the worst forest loss ever documented in the country.
Ted Fujita
Ted Fujita, also known as Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, was a Japanese-American University of Chicago meteorologist who created the Fujita tornado intensity scale and discovered downbursts and microbursts.
Thunder Bay 36 Fire
Thunder Bay 36 was a 2026 wildfire in northwestern Ontario and the largest ever recorded in Ontario, burning around Wabakimi Provincial Park and destroying Namaygoosisagagun First Nation.
Tornadic vortex signature
A tornadic vortex signature is a Doppler radar velocity signature of a tornado, first detected at Union City, Oklahoma, in 1973 and used by the National Weather Service since the 1990s.
Tornado
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, with about 1,000 reported in the United States in an average year.
Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley, also called the Tornado belt, is the region of the central United States, centered on the Great Plains, with the highest tornado occurrence.
Tornado and Severe Weather Statement
The Severe Weather Statement (SVS) is a National Weather Service text product issued to update, cancel, correct, or announce the expiration of an active Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
Tornado climatology
Tornado climatology is the statistical description of where, when, and how often tornadoes occur, built from historical reports; the United States records the most, averaging about 1,200 per year.
Tornado intensity
Tornado intensity, also called tornado intensity and damage, measures a tornado's wind strength, rated EF0 to EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale based on the damage left behind.
Tornado Intercept Vehicle
The Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV) is an armored storm-chasing truck built by IMAX filmmaker Sean Casey to drive into tornadoes and film them from within the vortex.
Tornado myths
Tornado myths, also known as common misconceptions about tornadoes, are incorrect beliefs about tornado behavior and safety, like the myth that highway overpasses offer shelter.
Tornado outbreak
A tornado outbreak is an event in which many tornadoes occur within hours to a day from a single weather system; outbreaks cause extreme losses and have no fixed definition.
Tornado outbreak and derecho of June 19–22, 2025
A June 2025 severe weather episode across the northern Great Plains and upstate New York, producing a derecho and the first US EF-5 tornado since 2013 near Enderlin, North Dakota.
Tornado outbreak and derecho of June 9–11, 2026
A June 2026 severe weather episode in the central and eastern United States, combining a Midwest derecho and a tornado outbreak with at least 52 tornadoes.
Tornado outbreak and floods of April 2–7, 2025
The tornado outbreak and floods of April 2–7, 2025 killed at least 24 people across the Southern and Midwestern United States, producing over 150 tornadoes and record flooding.
Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998
The tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998 was a two-day event that hit the Midwestern United States and Tennessee Valley, producing an F3 tornado through downtown Nashville.
Tornado outbreak of April 17–18, 2026
The tornado outbreak of April 17–18, 2026 produced at least 80 confirmed tornadoes across the Upper Midwest on April 17, 2026, with no deaths reported.
Tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024
The tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024, also known as the Arbor Day Tornado Outbreak, was a multi-day severe weather event producing over 100 tornadoes, including two EF-4s, across the central and southern United States.
Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021
The December 10–11, 2021, Tornado Outbreak was a severe weather event that spanned central states, killing 89 people and causing $4.1 billion in damages.
Tornado outbreak of March 10–12, 2026
The tornado outbreak of March 10–12, 2026 produced up to three dozen tornadoes a day across the central and southeastern United States, killing 10 people.
Tornado outbreak of March 14–16, 2025
The tornado outbreak of March 14–16, 2025, also called the Pi Day Tornado Outbreak, killed at least 39 people across the central and eastern United States.