TrackDataset.assign_storm_tornadoes¶

TrackDataset.assign_storm_tornadoes(dist_thresh=1000, tornado_path='spc')[source]¶

Assigns tornadoes to all North Atlantic tropical cyclones from TornadoDataset.

Parameters

dist_thresh (int) – Distance threshold (in kilometers) from the tropical cyclone track over which to attribute tornadoes to the TC. Default is 1000 km.
tornado_path (str) – Source to read tornado data from. Default is “spc”, which reads from the online Storm Prediction Center (SPC) 1950-present tornado database. Can change this to a local file.

Notes

If you intend on analyzing tornadoes for multiple tropical cyclones using a Storm object, it is recommended to run this function first to avoid the need to re-read the entire tornado database for each Storm object.