Remote linkage of record-breaking U.S. Tornado outbreaks to the tropical cyclone in western North Pacific in December 2021

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 44036 - 44045
• Main Authors: Jiang, Ning, Liu, Boqi, Zhu, Congwen, Chen, Yanying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Anticyclones; Climatology; Cyclones; El Nino; ENSO; Jet streams (meteorology); La Nina; MJO; Outbreaks; Records & achievements; Southern Oscillation; tornado; Tornadoes; tropical cyclone; Tropical cyclones; Typhoons; Weather forecasting; Winter; United States > US

The frequency of tornadoes usually peaks during spring to summer rather than winter in climatology. However, the United States (U.S.) experienced more than 200 tornadoes in December 2021, which broke the historical record and caused 87 fatalities. Historically, the frequency of tornadoes in December...