A powerful supercell thunderstorm swept across northeast Colorado on the afternoon of Friday, May 23, 2025, spawning three tornadoes across Logan and Washington counties, including an EF-2 tornado that caused significant damage in rural areas. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.… Read More »Three Tornadoes Touch Down in Northeast Colorado on May 23, 2025
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, a significant tornado outbreak impacted the central U.S. Plains, including a cluster of damaging tornadoes just south and east of Denver, Colorado. Four tornadoes touched down in rapid succession during the early afternoon hours, two… Read More »Tornado Outbreak Hits Colorado on May 18, 2025, as Severe Weather Sweeps the Plains
On May 27, 1997, a deadly severe weather episode unfolded across Central Texas, etching itself into the annals of meteorological history. This day is remembered for one of the most powerful and devastating tornadoes ever recorded: an F5 tornado that… Read More »The F5 Jarrell, Texas Tornado of 1997: A Cataclysmic Event
Tonight, many of us are closely monitoring the development of a severe weather outbreak in the south-central Plains, particularly across central Oklahoma and southeast Kansas [Fig 1 and 2]. All the critical ingredients for a significant severe event are aligning… Read More »Significant Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens South-Central Plains Tonight
Tornadoes are among the most destructive and awe-inspiring forces of nature, capable of unleashing unparalleled devastation in a matter of minutes. Understanding the intensity of these swirling vortexes has been a challenge for meteorologists for decades. Over time, various methods… Read More »From F to EF: Understanding the Evolution of Tornado Rating Scales
Both Punxsutawney Phil and Flatiron Freddy have agreed that spring is coming early this year and many Coloradans across the state are itching for it to arrive. As Colorado begins to transition from the cold and dark grip of winter… Read More »Colorado’s Spring Thunderstorms: When Tornadoes and Hail Are Likely to Occur Based on Climatological Data
