2018: Incredibly Low Number of Tornado Deaths

Violent tornado near Tescott, Kansas, May 1, 2018

There were just ten people killed by tornadoes in the United States in 2018. 

While each of those deaths was a tragedy for the victims' families and friends, that number is incredibly low. The tornado warning system is a Nobel Prize-worthy endeavor for which the weather science community does not get nearly enough credit.