Tornado Target Contest

This contest is being used as an opportunity for weather professionals, researchers, students, and enthusiasts to improve forecasting techniques of these phenomena in a competitive and educational environment. It is solely a qualitative and objective way to better technique.

Registration is open for TTC26! We have a few new things this year that you’ll see on the new site! We have a sign in feature now for forecasting and once you register, you’re good in perpetuity. It’s all on the page and if you have any questions, lmk! meteor.geol.iastate.edu/ams/TTC/index.…

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It appears the Enderlin, ND, tornado on June 20, 2025, has been upgraded to an EF-5, the first in the US since the Moore, OK, tornado of May 20, 2013. The reasons for the upgrade include the train derailment south of Enderlin and trees that were debarked with a "sandpapering effect."

June 16, 2014: One of the 2010s' most unique tornadic events saw a cyclic cell spawn four EF4s in northeast Nebraska. For much of the storm's life, two violent wedges were on the ground at the same time. Pilger took a devastating direct hit. Two people were killed. #wxhistory

Today is the last forecast day of TTC!

Last week of forecasting !

This was CRAZYY

2 more weeks of forecasting left for the contest!

7:51am CDT #SPC Day1 Outlook Slight Risk: from southern/central High Plains across the central Plains into southwestern MN spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo…

May 25, 2008: A major outbreak of 32 tornadoes struck the Central US. Three tornadoes were significant (EF2+), the strongest of which was an extremely violent EF5 that devastated parts of Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa. Ten people were killed and 92 were injured. #wxhistory

11:48am CDT #SPC Public Severe Weather Outlook #PWO concerning #arwx #kswx #mowx #newx #okwx #txwx spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo…

May 4, 2007 vs May 18, 2025 - same towns, same time.

7:53am CDT #SPC Day1 Outlook Moderate Risk: far north Texas, much of central and eastern Oklahoma, southeast Kansas, and the Ozarks spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo…

Praying for Kansas. Just took this picture outside of Plevna KS at 23:56

@MaxVelocityWX new richmond Wisconsin tornado. Less than 100 yards from my friends house!

Tornado touches down near New Richmond, WI. (Video via David Brown)

Did you forecast a tornado today?

7:43am CDT #SPC Day1 Outlook Enhanced Risk: late this afternoon into early tonight from eastern Nebraska into western and central Iowa spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo…