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tornadoes-2024-paths·dataset

Spring 2024 U.S. Tornado Tracks (Centerlines)

NWS Tornado Tracks (Paths) from MAM 2024
atmosphere NASA VEDA COG
In plain English

What it measures. Official maps of the centerline paths of tornadoes across the United States from March through May 2024, color-coded by each tornado's peak strength on the EF damage scale.

How it's made. Built from National Weather Service ground damage surveys conducted after each tornado.

How & where you'd use it. Shows exactly where tornadoes traveled, supporting damage assessment and public awareness.

What's measured

tornadoes2024paths

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2024-05-31 → 2024-05-31
  • Spatial extent-103.502, 18.468, -66.702, 46.593
  • 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 March to May of 2024. 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("tornadoes-2024-paths")
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).