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Arkansas Weather
Monday April 14, 2008 at 9:31 am
Tornado Count Already Above Average
Thursday AM Update... Viewer comment... "Could the increase be due to better ability to identify tornado tracks in areas where we've not had a sighting confirmation? It seems like I've read and heard a lot more in the last couple of years about damage surveys that confirmed tornadoes."
It's very likely that over the past couple of decades, there has been an increase in the number of tornado reports do to awareness and ability to easily share information. It's a great question.
Last week we looked at the number of tornadoes since January 2000 and determined that Arkansas has had significantly more than our neighbors in Oklahoma. The count so far this year is already above our yearly average.
There is some new information regarding the April 3rd central Arkansas tornadoes. The survey team identified two more tracks Sunday bringing the total number of tornadoes from that one day to 12. Those tracks were in White and Lonoke counties and both were rated EF1. During that one night, over about a two hour period of time, we received almost half of our yearly average of twisters.
It's only the middle of April and the chances are this will only grow as we are still in our primary severe weather season. We have a secondary peak in fall. Lets hope the rest of the year is uneventful.
Comments on Tornado Count Already Above Average
Leonard
3:10 pm on 05/04/08
Is Jacksonville ever gonna hit by tornadoes cuse its been a while since we had on hit here
Steve Randolf
11:18 pm on 04/18/08
Great blog entry, I noticed that too. And I'm not a weather official but to answer your question Mildred the "open the window" myth is not something you should do, it was advised back when it was thought that the winds caused the houses in the target area to explode from the inside, and that would somehow equalize the pressure. We now know that this is an unnecessary time wasting move that could cost lives.
Mildred Thomas
10:12 am on 04/18/08
What should i do if a tornado is forcast? Should I open a window?
Mark
8:48 am on 04/16/08
Could the increase be due to better ability to identify tornado tracks in areas where we've not had a sighting confirmation? It seems like I've read and heard a lot more in the last couple of years about damage surveys that confirmed tornadoes.
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