(CNN) -- A deadly string of tornadoes and thunderstorms rampaged Tuesday through central Oklahoma, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and destroying homes and vehicles, officials said.
#6. To: fred mertz, rudgear, skip intro, war, ferret mike, godwinson, lucysmom (#5)
From weatheronline.com:
A record breaking spring of death and destruction continues in the US with more killer tornadoes and storms striking a large part of the country. There have been approximately 1,000 tornadoes so far this year; in a typical year, the U.S. sees a total of 1,274 for January - December. We're on track to double that. The highest number of tornadoes recorded in a single year were 1,817 in 2004.
#12. To: go65, fred mertz, rudgear, skip intro, war, ferret mike, lucysmom (#6)
From weatheronline.com:
A record breaking spring of death and destruction continues in the US with more killer tornadoes and storms striking a large part of the country. There have been approximately 1,000 tornadoes so far this year; in a typical year, the U.S. sees a total of 1,274 for January - December. We're on track to double that. The highest number of tornadoes recorded in a single year were 1,817 in 2004.
Ironic as how global climate change is striking at the heart of Republican Rube states.
Tornadoes are actually a sign of unusually COOL weather, or most correctly cool air masses colliding with warm masses. It's strictly a weather phenomenon. AGW would cause fewer such events, not more. Tornadoes are almost unheard of in the tropics.
