Tornado Climatology of the Contiguous United States

摘要

Characteristics of tornadoes reported in the contiguous United States from January 1950 through August 2003 have been used to determine tornado strike probabilities and maximum wind speeds for use in nuclear power plant design. Maps have been prepared that show the distribution of tornado events and design wind speeds. Appendices contain the number of tornadoes and estimates of strike probabilities and maximum wind speeds by 1 deg, 2 deg, and 4 deg latitude and longitude boxes.