The other day we linked to a Wind Map which presents an amazing digital display of wind across the U.S.
Today it's tornadoes. John Nelson at IDV Solutions gathered the raw data and put together maps showing tornado strikes in the U.S for the years 1950 - 2011. The one you see on the right is a small sampler copied from his page and doesn't really do the project justice. To get the big (humongous) picture click 5393 x 2939.
But don't stop there. He's also got them sorted by F scale and by season.
Haven't had enough? This video show strikes by month where he notes, "Animation shows the annual migration of tornadoes northward throughout the season." And this one shows strikes by year.
Some parts of the country appear to be at minimal risk. But the rest of us might be tempted to start digging our own shovel ready project.
George, thanks for the write-up! Working on an earthquakes version right now.
John
Posted by: John Nelson | June 22, 2012 at 08:41 AM
That was a very impressive display, John. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Geo | June 22, 2012 at 02:03 PM