Seems to me tornado season is very slow

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Could it because of the below avg temperatures across the united states? Which is surpressing severe weather. Thanks.

[wall_cloud]

could be that you are in the wrong part of the country. We've been quite active in the Southern Plains.

[tomboudreau]

As well as western PA. Had one tornado watch box last week, and now a severe thunderstorm watch box that had a tornadic thunderstorm (only EF0).

[Category 5]

I've had one lightning storm all year, but our season is June-August.

Ironic, not long after this thread was posted, a mile wide twister touched down and is currently tearing up central Kansas.

[HurricaneBill]

I'd say this has been a rather bad year for tornadoes so far. At least 60 tornado deaths this year.

[Category 5]

I'd say this has been a rather bad year for tornadoes so far. At least 60 tornado deaths this year.

Not counting tonights.

[vbhoutex]

We've already had a couple of confirmed tornados in the Houston area this year. One, an EF0 was yesterday.

[southerngale]

I've had one lightning storm all year, but our season is June-August.

Ironic, not long after this thread was posted, a mile wide twister touched down and is currently tearing up central Kansas.

That's hard to imagine. I've had more lightning storms than that just this past week! And plenty before then.

[Category 5]

I've had one lightning storm all year, but our season is June-August.

Ironic, not long after this thread was posted, a mile wide twister touched down and is currently tearing up central Kansas.

That's hard to imagine. I've had more lightning storms than that just this past week! And plenty before then.

You're in Texas so thats normal.

Jersey doesn't get much until June.

[brunota2003]

Yea, tell that to the one dead person and 63+ injured in Barton County, Kansas...and the people under a HIGH risk today...and those (like me) who have friends and/or family out there, not knowing if the individual will be alive at the end of the night...Luckily, thank god, the county she is in, the tornado that killed those people in Barton, it passed just southeast of her county, might not be so lucky tonight though, prayers out to all of them

[Category 5]

Yea, tell that to the one dead person

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[TampaSteve]

Not slow for the residents of Greensburg, Kansas, unfortunately...

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

Not slow for Eagle Pass TX, Enterprise AL, or Lady Lake FL either...

[Extremeweatherguy]

I think this season has been anything but slow. In fact, I was thinking just the other day that this was a pretty active season with plenty of strong tornadoes (Eagle pass, Enterprise, Lady Lake, and now Greensburg). Also, it seems like the Dallas area has been hit a lot this year by storms. From the windstorms to the tornado in April to May 2nd's derecho. It has been crazy up that way.

[JonathanBelles]

Are there any before and after arial pictures for those 4 cities?


this is an above average season. Normally 27 deaths at this time. Now 68 deaths. (TWC)

[Category 5]

this is an above average season. Normally 27 deaths at this time. Now 68 deaths. (TWC)

Beat me to it.

[simplykristi]

This is definitely an active season.

[6SpeedTA95]

Here in Oklahoma we've had four below average seasons in a row. May of 2003 was the last significant episode the state had.

[HurricaneBill]

Here in Oklahoma we've had four below average seasons in a row. May of 2003 was the last significant episode the state had.

Tonight seems kinda significant.

[6SpeedTA95]

Here in Oklahoma we've had four below average seasons in a row. May of 2003 was the last significant episode the state had.

Tonight seems kinda significant.

Not really. The last few years have been pretty lame overall. Tonight and last night weren't that big a deal compared with what we normally have. But as I said the last few years have been far below average. To give you an idea, you can combine all the svr weather of the last 3 seasons and so far this season and it doesn't equal one normal season for us.