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# Find The Tornado: The Definitive Source for Live Storm Data and Homeowner Safety

## Sitemaps
[XML Sitemap](https://findthetornado.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Posts
- [Mobile Home Tornado Safety: What You Need to Know](https://findthetornado.com/mobile-home-tornado-safety/): Mobile homes and manufactured homes are disproportionately represented in tornado fatality statistics. The reason is straightforward: even when properly tied down with ground anchors, a mobile or manufactured home does not provide adequate protection against tornado-force winds.
- [How to Document Storm Damage for Your Insurance Claim](https://findthetornado.com/document-storm-damage-for-insurance/): After a tornado or hail event, the quality of your documentation can significantly affect your insurance claim outcome. This guide covers the practical steps to document property damage correctly — before you clean up, before the contractor arrives, and before you contact your insurer.
- [Hail Size Comparison Guide: From Pea to Softball](https://findthetornado.com/hail-size-comparison-guide/): When a storm spotter says "golf ball sized hail," or when the NWS issues a severe thunderstorm warning with a "2-inch hail threat," what does that actually mean for your property? This guide explains the standard hail size references used by meteorologists, and what damage to realistically expect at each size.
- [How NOAA SPC Storm Reports Work (And Why They Say ‘Preliminary’)](https://findthetornado.com/how-spc-storm-reports-work/): If you've visited FindTheTornado.com or explored the NOAA Storm Prediction Center website, you've noticed that all storm reports carry the label "Preliminary." This isn't a caveat buried in fine print — it's a fundamental part of how storm reporting works in the United States.
- [Tornado Warning vs. Severe Thunderstorm Warning: What’s the Difference?](https://findthetornado.com/tornado-warning-vs-severe-thunderstorm-warning/): When your phone's weather app buzzes or your TV cuts to an emergency alert, the words matter. A tornado warning and a severe thunderstorm warning are two different alerts issued by the National Weather Service, and they call for different — but overlapping — responses.

## Pages
- [Tornado Emergency Kit Builder](https://findthetornado.com/tornado-emergency-kit-builder/): Answer a few questions to create a practical starting checklist for your household. Your answers stay in this browser and are not saved or transmitted.
- [Privacy Policy](https://findthetornado.com/privacy-policy/): *Last updated: *
- [Storm & Tornado Blog](https://findthetornado.com/blog/)
- [Tornado Safety Guide for Homeowners](https://findthetornado.com/tornado-safety/): A tornado warning means a tornado has been observed or indicated by radar. You have seconds to minutes to act. This guide covers the safest actions for the most common shelter situations.
- [Terms of Use](https://findthetornado.com/terms/): *Last updated: *
- [Live Tornado Reports — NOAA SPC](https://findthetornado.com/live-tornado-reports/): Preliminary tornado reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC), updated every 5 minutes. These reports are preliminary and may be revised by local NWS offices.
- [Live Hail Reports — NOAA SPC](https://findthetornado.com/live-hail-reports/): Preliminary hail reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC), updated every 5 minutes.
- [Hail Safety Guide for Homeowners and Vehicle Owners](https://findthetornado.com/hail-safety/): Hail forms when updrafts in thunderstorms carry water droplets into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, where they freeze. Large hail can cause significant property damage and personal injury.
- [Editorial Standards](https://findthetornado.com/editorial-standards/): FindTheTornado.com is committed to factual, accurate, and transparent reporting of severe weather information.
- [Data Sources](https://findthetornado.com/data-sources/): FindTheTornado.com relies exclusively on free, official U.S. government data. We do not manufacture, interpolate, or modify the underlying storm reports.
- [Storm Damage Guide & Risk Calculator](https://findthetornado.com/damage-guide/): Use the calculator below to estimate property damage risk based on storm type and hail size. Results are educational estimates — not an inspection or insurance assessment.
- [Contact](https://findthetornado.com/contact/): Have a question about our storm data, a correction request, or a general inquiry? We'd like to hear from you. Please use the form below and we’ll route your message to the right place.
- [After-Storm Property Inspection Checklist](https://findthetornado.com/after-storm-checklist/): Use this checklist after a tornado or severe hail event to document potential damage before contacting your insurance company or a licensed contractor.
- [About FindTheTornado](https://findthetornado.com/about/): FindTheTornado.com is a free educational resource about tornado and hail risk for U.S. homeowners, vehicle owners, and property owners. Our mission is to make official storm data — published by the federal government but often difficult to access and interpret — easy to understand.
- [Live Tornado & Hail Reports for U.S. Homeowners](https://findthetornado.com/): Real-time tornado and hail reports from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service. Live map below shows the exact locations of active warnings and storm reports. Updated every 5 minutes — all reports are preliminary.

## State Pages
- [Texas Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/texas/): Texas leads the nation in annual tornado counts, averaging approximately 140 tornadoes per year according to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The sheer size of the state — spanning five distinct climate zones — means tornado risk varies significantly by region, but no part of Texas is immune.
- [Oklahoma Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/oklahoma/): Oklahoma sits at the geographic heart of Tornado Alley. The state averages approximately 62 tornadoes per year and has the highest tornado occurrence rate per square mile of any U.S. state. The greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area — home to over 1.4 million people — has been directly struck by major tornadoes multiple times, including two EF5 events in the modern era.
- [Nebraska Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/nebraska/): Nebraska averages approximately 57 tornadoes per year. The state spans the transition from the high plains of the west to the more humid climate of the east, and both regions experience significant severe weather. Nebraska is notable for producing some of the most photogenic supercell thunderstorms in the country, drawing professional storm chasers each spring.
- [Missouri Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/missouri/): Missouri averages approximately 45 tornadoes per year. The state occupies a transitional geographic position — at the edge of Tornado Alley to the west and the beginning of the "Dixie Alley" risk corridor to the southeast. Both the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas have experienced significant tornado events, and the 2011 Joplin EF5 remains the deadliest single tornado in U.S. history since 1953.
- [Mississippi Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/mississippi/): Mississippi averages approximately 27 tornadoes per year, but its position in "Dixie Alley" means those tornadoes are disproportionately deadly. Mississippi has one of the highest per-capita tornado fatality rates in the country, driven by high rates of mobile home residency, frequent nighttime tornadoes, dense tree cover that reduces warning dissemination and visibility, and historically lower rates of access to robust shelter infrastructure.
- [Kansas Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/kansas/): Kansas averages approximately 96 tornadoes per year, placing it among the top five states by total tornado count. The flat, open terrain of central and western Kansas — combined with the frequent collision of warm Gulf moisture and dry Rocky Mountain air — creates near-ideal conditions for supercell thunderstorms and violent tornadoes.
- [Iowa Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/iowa/): Iowa averages approximately 50 tornadoes per year. The state straddles the northern edge of Tornado Alley, and its combination of warm, humid summer air and proximity to the jet stream makes it prone to significant severe weather outbreaks from late spring through early summer.
- [Illinois Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/illinois/): Illinois averages approximately 54 tornadoes per year, ranking it among the top ten states nationally. The state's position at the convergence zone of Gulf moisture, Great Plains dry air, and northern cold air masses creates frequent severe weather outbreaks each spring and early summer. The Chicago metro — one of the largest in the country — has been impacted by multiple significant tornado events.
- [Arkansas Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/arkansas/): Arkansas averages approximately 39 tornadoes per year and is firmly within the "Dixie Alley" — the southeastern extension of tornado risk that includes Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. Dixie Alley tornadoes are particularly dangerous because they frequently occur at night and in heavily wooded terrain, limiting both advance warning and visibility.
- [Alabama Tornado & Hail Guide](https://findthetornado.com/states/alabama/): Alabama is one of the most tornado-prone states in the eastern U.S., averaging approximately 30 tornadoes per year. The state sits in the heart of "Dixie Alley" and has experienced some of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in American history, including the 2011 Super Outbreak — the most active tornado day in recorded U.S. history.

# Find The Tornado

FindTheTornado.com is an educational U.S. severe-weather and storm-safety resource. Live warning and storm-report information is sourced from official NOAA, National Weather Service, and Storm Prediction Center data. Live reports are preliminary and may change as official information is updated.

## Key Resources

- [Live Tornado Reports](https://findthetornado.com/live-tornado-reports/): Current tornado warnings and preliminary reports.
- [Live Hail Reports](https://findthetornado.com/live-hail-reports/): Current hail information and preliminary reports.
- [Tornado Safety Guide](https://findthetornado.com/tornado-safety/): Shelter selection and tornado safety guidance.
- [Hail Safety Guide](https://findthetornado.com/hail-safety/): Personal, vehicle, and property safety guidance.
- [After-Storm Checklist](https://findthetornado.com/after-storm-checklist/): Practical steps after severe weather.
- [Tornado Emergency Kit Builder](https://findthetornado.com/tornado-emergency-kit-builder/): A privacy-friendly household preparedness checklist.
- [Damage Guide](https://findthetornado.com/damage-guide/): Educational information for documenting storm damage.
- [Data Sources](https://findthetornado.com/data-sources/): Official weather sources and methodology.
- [Editorial Standards](https://findthetornado.com/editorial-standards/): Sourcing, corrections, and editorial policies.
- [About Find The Tornado](https://findthetornado.com/about/): Site purpose and scope.

## Important Context

FindTheTornado.com is not the National Weather Service, a contractor, an inspection service, an insurer, or an emergency-response agency. During severe weather, follow official National Weather Service alerts and instructions from local emergency officials.