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Tornado Track in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Tornado Track in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Acquired May 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows a tornado track through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in the wake of a series of violent storms in the U.S. Southeast.

Published May 5, 2011

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Tornado Damage near Birmingham, Alabama
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Tornado Damage near Birmingham, Alabama

Acquired May 4, 2011, this false-color image shows a tornado track near Birmingham, Alabama.

Published May 5, 2011

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Tornado Track near Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Tornado Track near Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Acquired June 5, 2011, this natural-color image shows part of the track of an EF3 tornado that tore through Massachusetts on June 1.

Published Jun 7, 2011

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Tornado Track in Northern Illinois
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Tornado Track in Northern Illinois

An EF-4 tornado left its mark on northern Illinois before devastating a small farming community.

Published Apr 14, 2015

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Tornadoes Sweep across Midwest and Appalachians
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Tornadoes Sweep across Midwest and Appalachians

The interaction of warm and wet air from the Gulf of Mexico with the cold and dry jet stream caused an outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the eastern U.S.

Published Mar 6, 2012

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Tornado Track in Louisville, Mississippi
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Tornado Track in Louisville, Mississippi

An EF4 tornado tore through this small town, leaving a trail of damaged buildings and trees.

Published May 9, 2014

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Tornado and Severe Thunderstorms Strike Oklahoma
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Tornado and Severe Thunderstorms Strike Oklahoma

A supercell thunderstorm system spawned a destructive tornado near Oklahoma City on May 20, 2013.

Published May 22, 2013

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Tornado Track near Griffin, Georgia
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Tornado Track near Griffin, Georgia

A pale green swath in this Landsat image from April 28, 2011, reveals the path of a tornado outside of Griffin, Georgia.

Published Apr 29, 2011

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Tornado Damage near Berry, Alabama
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Tornado Damage near Berry, Alabama

Acquired May 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows part of a tornado track near the town of Berry, Alabama.

Published May 13, 2011

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Tornado in Joplin, Missouri
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Tornado in Joplin, Missouri

Acquired May 30, 2011, this false-color image shows the track left by the tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011.

Published May 31, 2011

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