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r/TornadoEncounters↗

A community to share firsthand experiences and insights into tornadoes and severe weather. This is the community for you no matter if you are a survivor, seasoned storm chaser, or someone who is fascinated by these powerful forces of nature.

70k subscribers11 posts / mo in Sep 20268 authors / mosince 2019

r/TornadoEncounters has 70k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 11 posts a month from 8 people. Top topics: TornadoFootage, Tornado-Watching &Warnings and TornadoFootage.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+24%in 12 months · +11% in 3 months
Oct 202670k
Growing70k subscribers
Data since Jun 2019Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+10%vs Sep 2025 · −32% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202611
BusierPeaked at 90 in May 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/TornadoEncounters

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. TornadoFootage6.5%
  2. Tornado-Watching &Warnings5.6%
  3. TornadoFootage2.5%
  4. Oklahoma Storms2.0%
  5. Texas Severe Weather1.8%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research