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US tornado start locations, 2020–2025

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado start locations for the 2020 through 2025 record.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center

About this dataset

  • Each point is the reported start of a tornado. It is not the full tornado path.
  • The selection keeps whole-tornado records and removes state-segment records from the source.
  • Use year, state, and Enhanced Fujita rating to compare reported events.
  • A missing rating means the source did not give a known EF rating. Records without start coordinates are excluded.
  • The 2020–2025 selection was retrieved on 15 September 2026. Reporting and detection methods affect comparisons.

Source and licence

NOAA Storm Prediction Center

Licence: Public domain

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 7,957 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 6
name
State and event date.
event_id
Year and SPC tornado identifier.
state
Source state abbreviation.
date
Source event date.
ef_rating
Enhanced Fujita rating, 0 to 5, where known.
source_url
SPC source data and documentation.