In an age of uncommon and harrowing weather incidents that seem to appear almost weekly, here’s some refreshing news. For the fourth consecutive year, the number of tornadoes in the United States was well below normal,reports The Wichita Eagle.This year saw about 15 percent fewer tornadoes than usual. And most of the tornadoes that did appear were extremely weak. More than 63 percent of the tornadoes that touched down by the end of October were rated EF-0. This means they had winds of between 65 and 85 mph.
A similar tornado drought occurred in the late 1980s. Researchers wondered whether Tornado Alley was becoming a thing of the past. But then 1990 produced tornadoes such as the deadly EF-5 twisters that struck rural Marion County.
