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Storm chasing
Storm chasing is broadly
defined as the intentional
pursuit of a thunderstorm,
regardless of motive. A
person who storm chases is
known as a storm chaser, or
simply a chaser. While
witnessing a tornado is the
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List of major natural disasters in the United States
This is a list of major
natural disasters in the
United States. ... > full story
Iowa Tornado Outbreak of November 2005
The Iowa Tornado Outbreak of
November 2005 was a large
and exceptionally rare late
autumn season tornado
outbreak on the afternoon
and evening of November 12,
2005 all throughout the
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Super Outbreak
The Super Outbreak
(sometimes called Jumbo
Outbreak) is the largest
tornado outbreak on record. ... > full story
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Storm Prediction Center
The Storm Prediction Center is responsible for forecasting (identifying, describing, and quantifying) the risk of severe weather caused by severe convective storms (specifically, those producing ... > more -
Fujita scale
The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornado's intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on ... > more -
Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
The Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence was a tornado outbreak sequence during the days leading up to Easter and continued into the first week after Easter. It was the third major outbreak of ... > more -
Waterspout
A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a ... > more -
April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak
The April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak was a major tornado outbreak in the Central and parts of the Southern United States that began on April 6, 2006 and continued until April 8 across at least 13 ... > more -
Jet stream
Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found in the atmosphere at around 12 km above the surface of the Earth, just under the tropopause. They form at the boundaries of adjacent ... > more -
May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
The May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence in the United States was a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 3 to May 11, 2003. There were 401 tornado reports in 19 states, 1,587 reports of ... > more
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