Photos & Images

• Tornado Photos from the National Severe Storm Laboratory
• Paintings by John Brosio, an artist who paints tornado scenes (click on “tornadoes”)
• Amazing tornado images by Weatherpix
• FEMA Tornado Library

Photo courtesy of National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration.

Maps

• Peak tornado season in each state
• Annual Average Number of Tornadoes by state, 1953-2000
• Where is Tornado Alley?
• Where in the World are Tornadoes and why do they usually happen near farms

Map of Tornado Alley. Image courtesy of National Climatic Data Center, NOAA.

Videos & Graphics

The video above shows cars being picked up from a parking lot and tossed by a tornado in Leighton, Alabama (from WHNT Channel 19 in Huntsville, Alabama, May 9, 2008)