Tornado Records -- The GOOD Kind!
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There wasn't a single tornado that caused extreme damage -- for the first time since records began being kept (1950). That type of tornado is defined as EF-4 and EF-5 intensity on the Fujita intensity scale. Even better: the trend in this type of tornado is down. And, 99 other great things are here . ADDITION: I was not aware of this (posted 1:27pm CST). If we can get through the day (there is a tornado watch in effect as I write this) without a tornado death, and I think we can, this is quite an accomplishment for weather science. The tornado warning system is a Nobel Prize-worthy endeavor . Congratulations to meteorologists at the National Weather Service, in private sector meteorology and to emergency managers across our nation!