Neat Long-Term Warning, Spotter Report Maps

A quick blog today on a couple of neat long-term maps and some stats that NOAA produces. I am a big fan of severe weather statistics, so these are right up my alley.

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First, SPC's monthly and yearly (since 2000) severe weather maps & charts. These show tornado, hail, and wind reports on US or state maps and charts. Neat to see where the severe weather occurs. A sample from 2009 (so far) is shown below:

Next up, NOAA's monthly severe weather warnings maps. These maps show every warning issued in the United States for today, this week, and there are also monthly archives. Fascinating.