So far, it's been a slow tornado season. No, that doesn't mean the tornados are spinning slowly. It means we haven't had many twisters in the US so far in 2010.
The total number of tornados this year through April 20 is 96. That may sound like a lot, but the average US total for this time of year is 443! We're around 22% of normal!
So, what does that mean for the rest of the tornado season? Not much. Looking through historical records, the number of tornados through April doesn't really indicate how many we'll see in May or beyond.
For more information, go look at this graph from the Storm Prediction Center.
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