(CNN) A massive cold air outbreak over the central US in early February set hundreds of cold temperature records, stretching the power grid in Texas and leaving millions without power. Sound familiar? The year was 2011, when a moderate La Niña weather pattern and an active jet stream generated the scenario that’s almost identical to…
Staying safe this tornado season
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – With spring upon us, tornadoes may soon be an issue we have to deal with. Local emergency management agencies prepare year-round for tornadoes. “We make sure that our radio system is up and running, and that we have a backup system in case something happens with it,” said Odie Barrett, the…
Alabama’s spring tornado season could be a busy one, forecasters say
There’s no severe weather on the horizon for Alabama. But that could change over the next few weeks. Forecasters are geared up for what is typically Alabama’s most active period for severe weather, which usually runs from March through May. The number of tornadoes typically peaks during this time of year, and 2021 may be…
Meteorologists Fear Repeat of 2011 Killer Tornado Season
The United States could be in line for an above-normal tornado season this spring in a repeat of what happened in 2011 when a La Nina weather pattern combined with an active jet stream to create record cold temperatures during the winter before the severe storms hit, meteorologists fear. “Severe weather season is really a…
Under the radar, tornado season already the deadliest since 2011; twister confirmed in N.J.
With the annual peak period still to come, 2020 already has secured its position as the deadliest tornado year since 2011, and that does have something to do with what has been happening around here. Although the coronavirus likely has deprived them of their fair share of attention, since Jan. 1, tornadoes have killed 73…
Abnormally warm Gulf of Mexico could intensify the upcoming tornado and hurricane seasons
Water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are running more than three degrees above average, increasing the prospects for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes this spring and potentially stronger hurricane activity in the summer and fall. The last time Gulf of Mexico waters were similarly warm in 2017, it coincided with an above-average tornado season through…
Severe weather, tornadoes plague Missouri to start 2017
COLUMBIA — Missouri has been among the states hit hardest by severe weather so far in 2017, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center. As prime time for tornadoes begins, the data suggests the worst is yet to come. Through May 4, Missouri recorded 555 reports of severe weather, made…
Why 2017’s tornado season is off to such an active start
With hundreds of tornado reports only four months in, 2017 could rival both 2008 and 2011 as one of the most active tornado seasons in recent history. However, as the United States’ severe weather season shifts into its climatological peak, experts agree that it might be too early to determine. “Certainly, we’re off to a…
Tornado Season in Oklahoma
The peak of tornado season in the United States is in the second week of May. Most of the these storms are in central Oklahoma. Tornado season in Oklahoma starts in March. It continues in April. Then it peaks in May. In 2014 Oklahoma had the first recorded Tornado in December 2014. If you live…
Texas is now entering ‘tornado season’
Thanks to “The Wizard of Oz,” Kansas has been pop-culturally immortalized as the land of tornadoes. In reality, Texas is first in the U.S. when it comes to twister touchdowns, and the month of April is partly to blame. According to the National Weather Service for Houston-Galveston, Southeast Texas will soon experience one if its…