2002 Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak - Autumn Tornado Season

Autumn Tornado Season

The Midwest and the South have two tornado seasons, one in the spring and a less intense and more sporadic one in autumn. During the autumn season, the upper atmospheric dynamics are once again more often conducive for major tornado outbreaks. Upper atmospheric temperatures cool down as the calendar shifts towards winter and jet stream winds increase, as does intensity of low pressure systems.

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