2018 THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO RESOURCE PAGE

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STORM PREDICTION CENTER PRODUCTS	BACKGROUND INFO & TUTORIALS
Mesoscale Analysis Page	Severe Weather Glossary
Current Severe Wx Watches	Storm Spotters Field Guide
National Radar	Tornado, Hail & Storm Winds Archive
Convective Outlooks	Severe Storm Tutorial
Mesoscale Discussions	Enhanced Fujita Scale
Current Severe Weather Reports	SPC Research Papers
	NSSL Tornado Research
Current Warnings & Advisories	NSSL Thunderstorm Research
	NSSL Lightning Research
	Tornado Facts

CALIFORNIA TORNADOES	SEVERE WEATHER LINKS
California Tornado Statistics (updated Dec. 2024)	SPC Homepage
Tornadic San Joaquin Valley Storm (11/22/96)	National Severe Storms Lab (NSSL)
Sequoia Park - Highest Elevation Tornado Ever Observed in U.S. (7/7/04)	Storm Chaser Homepage
Sunnyvale-Los Altos Tornado (5/4/98)	VORTEX2e
Chowchilla Supercell (3/24/98)	Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS)
Weakly Rotating Thunderstorm Near SF (12/8/97)	TORO - UK Tornado and Storm Research Organization
San Joaquin Valley High-Based Funnels (1/20/97)	50th Anniversary of Tornado Forecasting Timeline
More California Case Studies