{"id":252318,"date":"2026-02-16T14:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/?p=252318"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:15:16","slug":"us-tornadoes-in-2026-confirmed-events-and-what-to-expect-from-tornado-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/nature-disasters\/us-tornadoes-in-2026-confirmed-events-and-what-to-expect-from-tornado-season","title":{"rendered":"US Tornadoes in 2026: confirmed events, and what to expect from tornado season"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"gd-title-desc\">\n<h1>US Tornadoes in 2026: confirmed events so far, the Feb 14 outbreak explained, and what to expect from tornado season<\/h1>\n<p>Updated for February 16, 2026: the verified tornado log (so far), a clear look at what happened across Texas\u2013Louisiana\u2013Mississippi, a 2025 benchmark, and a practical do\/don\u2019t safety checklist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<header>\n<p class=\"lead\">Tornado season in the United States is not a single month on a calendar \u2014 it is a moving target shaped by jet-stream position, Gulf moisture, and short, violent windows of instability. In 2026, the year is still young (today is February 16, 2026), yet the Southern Plains and the Deep South have already seen multiple tornado-producing storms. Below is a Pogodnik-style longread: what is confirmed so far in 2026 (with the key NWS surveys), what happened on February 14\u201315 across Texas\u2013Louisiana\u2013Mississippi, what 2025 tells us as a baseline, and a realistic outlook for the rest of 2026 \u2014 plus a strict \u201cwhat to do \/ what not to do\u201d tornado checklist you can actually use.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"tldr-block\">As of <strong>February 16, 2026<\/strong>, official NWS surveys have already confirmed multiple tornado events in the U.S., including <strong>five tornadoes in Oklahoma on January 8<\/strong> (max <strong>EF2<\/strong>) and <strong>two EF0 segments in southeast Texas on February 3<\/strong>. For the <strong>February 14\u201315<\/strong> storm, the NWS in Jackson, MS has confirmed <strong>at least two EF1 tornadoes<\/strong> with more surveys ongoing. The \u201crest of 2026\u201d forecast is not a single number: expect the familiar pattern \u2014 a spring peak shifting from the South to the Plains and then north\/east \u2014 with the biggest risk windows tied to strong troughs, rich Gulf moisture, and high wind shear. Use the checklist: multiple alert channels, a shelter plan, and zero \u201cHollywood myths\u201d like opening windows or hiding under overpasses.<\/div>\n<nav><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#tracker\">2026 tornado tracker: what is confirmed so far (updated Feb 16)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#feb14\">Feb 14\u201315, 2026: Texas\u2013Louisiana\u2013Mississippi outbreak (what happened)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#whywinter\">Why tornadoes happen in winter and early spring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#efs\">EF Scale in plain English: what EF0\/EF1\/EF2 really mean<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#do\">What to do: tornado readiness checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dont\">What NOT to do: the mistakes that get people hurt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#kit\">A practical tornado \u201cgo kit\u201d for 10 minutes\u2019 notice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#outlook\">Tornado outlook for 2026: what to expect (scenario-based)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#y2025\">2025 recap: the baseline (numbers and takeaways)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ: short and exact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-199785\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tornado-usa.webp\" alt=\"Tornado\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tornado-usa.webp 1280w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=169,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tornado-usa.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=338,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tornado-usa.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=432,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tornado-usa.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=84,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tornado-usa.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tracker\">2026 tornado tracker: what is confirmed so far (updated Feb 16, 2026)<\/h2>\n<p>Important: \u201call tornadoes in 2026\u201d is a moving dataset. The U.S. tornado record is finalized later via NWS Storm Data after surveys, reanalysis, and database publication. So this tracker is built around <strong>confirmed NWS damage surveys<\/strong> and clearly labeled \u201creported \/ pending\u201d items. If you use this in news or a product page, always keep the wording: <strong>confirmed so far<\/strong> and <strong>surveys ongoing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Confirmed (NWS surveys) highlights to date<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Where<\/th>\n<th>Confirmed tornadoes<\/th>\n<th>Max rating<\/th>\n<th>Key notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan 8, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma (multiple counties)<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>EF2<\/td>\n<td>NWS Norman lists five tornadoes; one EF2 tracked near Purcell with 1 injury reported in the state log.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 3, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Liberty County, Texas (near Plum Grove)<\/td>\n<td>2 segments<\/td>\n<td>EF0<\/td>\n<td>NWS Houston\/Galveston survey indicates rotation produced two brief EF0 segments separated by a lift in circulation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb 14\u201315, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Mississippi (Lincoln County area)<\/td>\n<td>At least 2 (so far)<\/td>\n<td>EF1<\/td>\n<td>NWS Jackson damage survey confirms two EF1 tornadoes (Norfield and Enterprise) and states more surveys are ongoing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"feb14\">Feb 14\u201315, 2026: Texas\u2013Louisiana\u2013Mississippi outbreak (what happened)<\/h2>\n<p>Over Valentine\u2019s weekend, a storm system brought severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, localized flash flooding and widespread wind damage across the Southern Plains and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Tornado reports clustered in <strong>Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi<\/strong>. Early media summaries described <strong>at least nine reported tornadoes<\/strong> across the tri-state region and multiple EF1 confirmations; however, the strict \u201cofficial\u201d picture evolves as NWS completes damage surveys and publishes Storm Data.<\/p>\n<h3>What the NWS has confirmed (as of the Feb 15 Jackson, MS statement)<\/h3>\n<p>The National Weather Service office in Jackson, Mississippi confirmed <strong>two EF1 tornadoes<\/strong> from late Feb 14 into early Feb 15 and explicitly noted that <strong>additional surveys were ongoing<\/strong> in multiple Mississippi counties, meaning the count can rise after verification.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Tornado<\/th>\n<th>Rating<\/th>\n<th>Peak wind<\/th>\n<th>Timing (local)<\/th>\n<th>Path length<\/th>\n<th>Where<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Norfield (Lincoln County, MS)<\/td>\n<td>EF1<\/td>\n<td>110 mph<\/td>\n<td>Feb 14, 11:46\u201311:54 PM CST<\/td>\n<td>6.8 miles<\/td>\n<td>Near Summit to near Bogue Chitto area (survey details include tree damage and scattered structural impacts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enterprise (Lincoln County, MS)<\/td>\n<td>EF1<\/td>\n<td>100 mph<\/td>\n<td>Feb 15, 12:01\u201312:04 AM CST<\/td>\n<td>2.1 miles<\/td>\n<td>Near Mount Olive Road across Shell Oil Lane \/ MS Hwy 583 (roof and tree damage)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>What was reported beyond Mississippi<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to Mississippi confirmations, tornadoes were also reported in parts of Louisiana and Texas during the same storm. Some were still <strong>awaiting official verification<\/strong> at the time of early coverage. Treat these as \u201creported\u201d until the relevant NWS office publishes a damage survey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221309\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp\" alt=\"The 2013 El Reno, Oklahoma Tornado\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=167,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=334,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=428,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=856,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=84,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tornado-Screenshot_2.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Why this setup produced tornadoes<\/h3>\n<p>It was a classic cold-season severe weather recipe: a strong upper-level disturbance providing lift and shear, rich low-level moisture returning from the Gulf, and a sharp boundary focusing storms. In February, instability (CAPE) is often lower than in peak spring \u2014 but <strong>wind shear can be extreme<\/strong>, and that is enough to spin up tornadoes when storms remain discrete or form intense embedded circulations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"whywinter\">Why tornadoes happen in winter and early spring<\/h2>\n<p>People still search \u201cCan you get tornadoes in winter?\u201d because the mental model is \u201ctornadoes = May.\u201d In reality, tornadoes can occur in any month when three ingredients overlap: <strong>moisture<\/strong> (often from the Gulf), <strong>instability<\/strong> (even modest), and <strong>wind shear<\/strong> (often strongest in the cool season). Winter and early spring outbreaks are especially common in the South because surface moisture can surge north while strong jet-stream winds remain active.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"efs\">EF Scale in plain English: what EF0\/EF1\/EF2 really mean<\/h2>\n<p>The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale is damage-based. It estimates wind speed from what the tornado did to structures and vegetation, not from a direct \u201cwind gauge inside the tornado.\u201d In plain English: EF0\u2013EF1 are still dangerous, EF2\u2013EF3 can be life-changing, EF4\u2013EF5 are catastrophic.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Rating<\/th>\n<th>Typical estimated winds<\/th>\n<th>What it often looks like<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>EF0<\/td>\n<td>65\u201385 mph<\/td>\n<td>Tree limbs snapped, shingles\/roof edges peeled, fences down, weak outbuildings damaged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EF1<\/td>\n<td>86\u2013110 mph<\/td>\n<td>More widespread tree damage, roofs partially removed, mobile homes heavily damaged, outbuildings destroyed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EF2<\/td>\n<td>111\u2013135 mph<\/td>\n<td>Well-built roofs torn off, large trees uprooted\/snapped, vehicles pushed\/rolled, significant structural damage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EF3+<\/td>\n<td>136+ mph<\/td>\n<td>Severe to catastrophic structural failure, homes destroyed, debris becomes lethal projectiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"do\">What to do: tornado readiness checklist<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use multiple alert channels:<\/strong> Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone, a weather app with NWS warnings, and (ideally) NOAA Weather Radio. One channel is not enough.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know your shelter spot:<\/strong> lowest level, interior room, no windows. A basement is best; if not, a small interior bathroom\/closet can work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice a 60-second drill:<\/strong> shoes on, helmet or hard hat (yes), phone + power bank, ID\/keys, and into shelter. You want muscle memory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan for nighttime tornadoes:<\/strong> keep your phone loud, alerts enabled, and shoes\/flashlight near the bed. Many injuries happen in the dark from debris.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobile homes:<\/strong> treat every tornado warning as \u201cleave now.\u201d Identify a nearby permanent shelter in advance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cars:<\/strong> if you can reach a sturdy building fast, do it. If not, and a tornado is imminent, the safest option is a low spot away from vehicles\/trees \u2014 but this is a last resort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"dont\">What NOT to do: the mistakes that get people hurt<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not shelter under an overpass.<\/strong> This is a persistent myth; winds accelerate and debris funnels through.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not open windows.<\/strong> You waste time and increase injury risk from glass and debris.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not rely on outdoor sirens.<\/strong> Sirens are meant for people outside; you need indoor alerting (phone\/radio).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not \u201cgo look.\u201d<\/strong> Many tornado injuries happen after the warning when people step into debris fields, downed lines, or secondary storms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not assume EF0\/EF1 is \u201cweak.\u201d<\/strong> EF1 winds can collapse roofs, flip light structures, and turn everyday objects into projectiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"kit\">A practical tornado \u201cgo kit\u201d for 10 minutes\u2019 notice<\/h2>\n<p>If you build one kit, build the one you can grab in the dark. Keep it in your shelter area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helmet or hard hat (head injuries are common)<\/li>\n<li>Sturdy shoes and gloves (walking through debris without them is a classic post-storm injury)<\/li>\n<li>Flashlight + spare batteries<\/li>\n<li>Power bank + charging cable<\/li>\n<li>Basic first-aid kit<\/li>\n<li>Water + compact snacks<\/li>\n<li>Copies\/photos of ID and key documents<\/li>\n<li>Whistle (to signal rescuers if trapped)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"outlook\">Tornado outlook for 2026: what to expect (scenario-based)<\/h2>\n<p>A \u201ctornado forecast for the whole year\u201d is never a single deterministic number. The honest approach is scenario-based: which patterns raise risk windows, and where the season is most likely to concentrate as spring evolves.<\/p>\n<h3>Scenario A (classic season): South early, Plains peak, then Midwest\/Ohio Valley<\/h3>\n<p>This is the most common shape: the highest-impact windows begin in the South (late winter to early spring), shift into the Southern\/Central Plains (April\u2013June), then migrate north and east into the Midwest and parts of the Ohio Valley as the jet stream and moisture axis evolve.<\/p>\n<h3>Scenario B (front-loaded Dixie season): more early-year risk in the Deep South<\/h3>\n<p>When strong shear repeatedly overlaps with Gulf moisture surges, the Deep South can stay active into March and early April, including higher nighttime tornado risk. In this scenario, the \u201ctornado season\u201d feels earlier and more persistent for Mississippi\/Alabama\/Tennessee\/Arkansas corridors.<\/p>\n<h3>Scenario C (multiple outbreak clusters): fewer days, bigger spikes<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes the year is not \u201cbusy every week,\u201d but features a few extreme synoptic setups that deliver concentrated outbreaks. For preparedness, that is arguably worse: long quiet spells reduce vigilance, then one high-end setup arrives.<\/p>\n<h3>What you can say safely (and accurately) right now<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Early-year tornadoes are already present in the South and adjacent regions, and that aligns with the typical climatology: cool-season shear is strong, and Gulf moisture can still feed severe storms.<\/li>\n<li>Spring remains the primary risk period. Your highest preparedness value comes from having alerts and shelter plans in place before March\u2013May.<\/li>\n<li>Expect updates: the \u201cconfirmed tornado log\u201d will expand as NWS surveys continue and Storm Data finalizes events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"y2025\">2025 recap: the baseline (numbers and takeaways)<\/h2>\n<p>To understand 2026, you need the 2025 benchmark. NOAA\/NCEI monthly reporting and state summaries describe <strong>1,559 tornadoes reported in 2025 (preliminary)<\/strong> \u2014 well above the long-term average \u2014 with Texas frequently cited as a leading state in raw tornado counts (for example, a preliminary <strong>162<\/strong> figure is discussed in state reporting). Treat these as preliminary until final Storm Data tallies are locked.<\/p>\n<h3>What 2025 tells you operationally<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>High-count years happen.<\/strong> If your safety plan is \u201cwe usually don\u2019t get tornadoes,\u201d 2025 is the counterexample that breaks complacency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State leaders can shift.<\/strong> A single active pattern year can reorder the \u201ctop states\u201d list \u2014 and it is not always only the traditional Great Plains narrative.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preparedness is not regional pride.<\/strong> Tornadoes have been documented in all 50 states; what changes is frequency and seasonality, not the possibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">FAQ: short and exact<\/h2>\n<h3>How many tornadoes have been confirmed in the U.S. in 2026?<\/h3>\n<p>As of <strong>February 16, 2026<\/strong>, multiple events are confirmed by NWS damage surveys (examples: <strong>five tornadoes in Oklahoma on January 8<\/strong>, <strong>two EF0 segments near Plum Grove, TX on February 3<\/strong>, and <strong>at least two EF1 tornadoes in Mississippi on February 14\u201315<\/strong>). The year-to-date total will increase as surveys continue and Storm Data finalizes.<\/p>\n<h3>What happened on February 14, 2026 across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi?<\/h3>\n<p>A storm system produced severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, heavy rain and multiple tornado reports. NWS Jackson confirmed <strong>two EF1 tornadoes<\/strong> in Mississippi in an initial survey statement and noted <strong>additional surveys ongoing<\/strong>; other reported tornadoes in TX\/LA\/MS may be confirmed or adjusted after verification.<\/p>\n<h3>Can tornadoes happen in February?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Tornadoes can occur in any month when moisture, instability and strong wind shear overlap. February can be especially risky in the South because shear is often strong, and Gulf moisture can surge north.<\/p>\n<h3>What should I do during a tornado warning?<\/h3>\n<p>Go to the lowest level of a sturdy building, into a small interior room without windows, protect your head, and stay there until the warning expires. Do not waste time opening windows or driving around \u201cto see.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What is the biggest myth about tornado safety?<\/h3>\n<p>Hiding under an overpass. It is dangerous and has caused preventable deaths. Your goal is a sturdy interior space, not a wind tunnel.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornado season in the United States is not a single month on a calendar \u2014 it is a moving target shaped by jet-stream position, Gulf moisture, and short, violent windows of instability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6649],"class_list":["post-252318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature-disasters","tag-enhanced-fujita-scale","tag-long-term-weather-forecast","tag-tornado","tag-tornado-outbreak"],"acf":[],"wpml_data":{"original_post_id":252318,"trid":"4893254","lang":"en","source_lang":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}