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tornado-tracks-derecho·dataset

Tornado Paths from the May 2022 Derecho

NWS Tornado Tracks (May 12, 2022)
atmosphere NASA VEDA COG
In plain English

What it measures. Shows the surveyed centerlines of tornado paths from May 12, 2022, color-coded by each tornado's maximum strength. It traces where tornadoes touched down during this widespread windstorm.

How it's made. Made from official National Weather Service damage surveys, with tornadoes rated on the EF scale.

How & where you'd use it. Helps responders and researchers map damage from the storm and study the event.

What's measured

tornadotracksderecho

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2022-05-12 → 2022-05-12
  • Spatial extent-97.931, 44.433, -93.093, 46.047
  • FormatsCOG

What you can do with it

  • Map air pollutants — NO₂, aerosols, ozone
  • Track greenhouse gases and Earth's energy budget
  • Feed weather and air-quality analysis
Official description

Official NWS surveyed tornado tracks from May 12th 2022. Only the centerline of the tornado paths, classified by maximum EF rating.

Get the data

veda_access.py
# NASA VEDA — open STAC API, anonymous (cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs)
from pystac_client import Client

cat = Client.open("https://openveda.cloud/api/stac")
col = cat.get_collection("tornado-tracks-derecho")
items = list(col.get_items())          # browse the analysis-ready COGs
# open an asset with rioxarray:
# import rioxarray; da = rioxarray.open_rasterio(items[0].assets["cog_default"].href)
NASA VEDA is an open STAC catalog — browse and stream the cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs anonymously (no login).