Directory of Tornadoes Resources

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Sites related to scientific study of tornadoes and their cousins, waterspouts.

Subcategories

• 1997 Jarrell, Texas Tornado
• 1999 Oklahoma Tornado
• 2000 Fort Worth, Texas Tornado

Resources in This Category

• A Waterspout off the Florida Keys

  http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050120.html
  NOAA image of a rare, visible waterspout spotted in the Florida Keys, with explanatory text.

• Bangladesh and East India Tornado Prediction Page

  http://www.bangladeshtornadoes.org/
  A climatology of tornadoes for east India and Bangladesh, and the daily prediction of tornadoes are provided. Surface and upper air charts for historical tornado cases for Bangladesh and India are presented.

• How Stuff Works: Tornado

  http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado.htm
  Illustrated basics about tornadoes and how they are rated.

• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: May 11, 1970 Lubbock Tornado

  http://lubbockonline.com/lubbock_tornado_home_page
  Special edition of the newspaper with articles and photographs.

• Nature's Most Violent Storms

  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tornado.shtml
  Information about tornadoes from the National Weather Service.

• Storm Chase News and Archives

  http://www.k5kj.net/news.htm
  A chronologically organized list of links to reports on and photos of individual tornado and other severe weather events.

• Tahoe Twisters

  http://www.tahoetwisters.com/
  Rare photographic collection of waterspouts and home page for GARYK and his unique scenic photography.

• The Disaster Center Tornado and Severe Weather

  http://www.disastercenter.com/tornado.htm
  Tornadoes, weather watchers, fact sheet statistics for every state, and links to the Disaster Center states pages.

• The Online Tornado FAQ

  http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/
  Roger Edwards of the Storm Prediction Center presents basic Frequently Asked Questions and the answers about tornadoes.

• The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation

  http://www.torro.org.uk/
  Independent and privately supported research body in the United Kingdom focusing on tornadoes and severe local storms.

• Tornado Alley

  http://www.tornadochaser.net/
  Twisters, tornadoes and Storm photos with educational information.

• Tornado General Information

  http://members.tripod.com/greytornado/
  General Information on tornadoes, which includes safety tips and terminology page.

• Tornado History Project

  http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/
  Searchable database of all US tornadoes from 1950-2006. Includes statistics and maps for every tornado, including path information. Read eyewitness accounts or submit your own.

• Tornado Project Online!

  http://www.tornadoproject.com/
  A company that researches, compiles and makes tornado information available to tornado and severe weather enthusiasts, the public, the meteorological community and emergency management officials in the form of tornado videos, tornado books, and tornado posters.

• Tornado Squad

  http://www.tornadosquad.com/
  Features tornado videos, links for tornadoes, kids corner, and storm talk

• Tropical Weather Server - Ohio State University

  http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/
  Providing timely and useful graphical and textual weather data to the general public. Fast-loading and generally reliable during weather emergencies. Includes useful links to central sources for Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic ocean tropical weather.

• Turn! Turn! Turn!

  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=turn-turn-turn
  Scientific America's in-depth look at tornadoes, including multimedia simulations on how they develop.

• USATODAY.com - Understanding waterspouts

  http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtspouts.htm
  A few articles summarizing waterspout formation, location, and safety.

• Wikipedia: List of Tornadoes and Tornado Outbreaks

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks
  Compilation of articles in the encyclopedia about tornadoes.

• Wikipedia: Lubbock Tornado

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock_Tornado
  Encyclopedia article about the 1970 Texas tornado.

• Wikipedia: Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Valley_Tornado_Outbreak
  Encyclopedia article about the 1979 tornadoes that struck Wichita Falls, Texas and other towns in Texas and Oklahoma.

• Wikipedia: Super Outbreak

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Outbreak
  Encyclopedia article on the April, 1974 tornado outbreak which spawned the largest number of tornadoes ever recorded.

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