We've seen quite a few tornado videos this Spring draw heavy interest in the United States, so we went through YouTube's search data to look at relative searches for the word "tornado" over time.

Here's what we found:



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Searches in the past two months for "tornado" have been at their highest point -- by a significant margin -- compared to the past few years. During that time frame, the state with the most regional interest was Alabama and the two largest spikes, which can be seen above, were around the Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Joplin, Missouri tornadoes.

But these were not the only two events that drove interest. Below is a quick list of footage recaps from just the past two months on YouTube Trends:

• Massachusetts Tornadoes and Aftermath
  
  
• What They're Watching: First-Person Disaster Video
  
  
• Tornado in Taipei
  
  
• Most Viewed in New Zealand: Auckland Tornado
  
  
• Frightening Tornado Videos from Tuscaloosa
  
  
• Chaotic Footage from St. Louis Airport Tornado
  
  
• Extensive Tornado Footage from the Southeast