May 2004 sets record tornadoes--worse than last year....

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May 2004 sets record tornadoes--worse than last year....

#1 Postby Anonymous » Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:31 am

From Accuweather.com

After a very slow start to the severe weather season, numerous tornadoes occurred during the middle and later half of May. In fact, 546 tornadoes were reported last month, which breaks the previous record of 543 set last May. For the year, the United States had 694 confirmed tornadoes.


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#2 Postby AirmaN » Sat Jun 05, 2004 12:31 pm

Could be a busy June!
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#3 Postby wx247 » Sat Jun 05, 2004 12:35 pm

Aren't these just prelim numbers though??? They will probably fall.
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#4 Postby shaner » Sat Jun 05, 2004 12:36 pm

That is insane. That's a 150% increase in May tornadoes compared to 2002.

It's absolutely incredible on how few fatalities there have been this year with that amount of activity.
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#5 Postby Stormsfury » Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:04 pm

wx247 wrote:Aren't these just prelim numbers though??? They will probably fall.


2003's totals are final totals ... and 2004's are LIKELY to change ... and I think it will end up lower than 2003's. Anyway, we're not likely to find out for at least another 6-9 months ...

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