1. Area of Study
This is the area of study broken down by terrain. Areas are as follows:
OZ = OzarksClick here to see the climatology for the whole southeast US
MR = Mississippi River Valley and delta
CO = Coastal parts of MS,AL,GA, and FL panhandle
FL = FL peninsula
AP = Appalachians*NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, climatology plots are for F2 or greater tornadoes ONLY
Next, I created some Hovmoller plots to examine the differences between
cool season (Nov.-Mar.) and warm season (Apr.-Oct.) tornadoes in the southeast.
Click here to view the longitude Hovmollers
Click here to view the latitude Hovmollers
| REGION |
Number >=F2 Tornadoes |
Number Cool Season >=F2 Tornadoes |
| FL |
228 |
115 |
| CO |
396 |
210 |
| AP |
976 |
460 |
| MR |
1071 |
560 |
| OZ |
250 |
142 |
Percent of >=F2 tornadoes in
each region by month
Percent of >=F2 tornadoes in each region by hour (UTC)