tornado season 2012 News

2012 Below Average Year for Tornadoes in Alabama Thus Far

Forecasters say 2012 has been a below-average year for tornadoes in Alabama, at least so far. While Alabama has 40 tornadoes in an average year, the National Weather Service said only 32 tornadoes occurred in the state through Thanksgiving. If …

Forecasters Unsure What to Expect This Tornado Season

Tornado season is starting, but don’t ask meteorologists how bad it will be this spring and summer. They don’t know. They’re having a hard enough time getting a fix on the likely path of storms expected in the next 48 …

Tornado Chasers Prepare for High Season

With the month of March looming, United States tornado chasers are already watching the Southeast as a nasty storm brews with the potential to spin off a batch of tornadoes. But if funnel clouds develop Thursday or Friday as some …

U.S. Should Expect Another Above-Normal Tornado Season in 2012

The U.S. should expect an active severe weather season with above-normal tornadoes in 2012. That’s after a near-record number of tornadoes in 2011, according to forecasters at AccuWeather.com in State College, Penn. Last year ranks as the fourth most deadly …