Official tornado season begins in April at the earliest. The March equinox occurs every year on the 20th or 21st day of the month. That is when the direct solar rays cross over the Equator and concentrate heat on the northern hemisphere.
When Earth's troposphere was normal the heat would be the beginning of tornado season about a month later. But, this is the first days of February and we are seeing tornadoes brought with major storms that kill and destroy property. This is a new paradigm for the USA and it needs to be taken seriously. Basements to homes are no longer an option if tornado sirens are muted by chronic low pressure systems in the way of a storm.
This occurrence reminds me of the tornadoes that accompany hurricanes. This is real trouble for average Americans. They will be unaware that the railroad they are hearing is the one with the train or the impending tornado.
By Leigh Morgan
The National Weather Service in Birmingham confirmed two additional tornadoes after doing storm surveys on Saturday. Both tornadoes were EF-0s and both were in Elmore County.
The weather service had previously confirmed three EF-2 tornadoes in parts of Sumter, Bibb, Greene, Hale and Tuscaloosa counties.
One of those tornadoes, in Hale County near Sawyerville, killed one person and injured eight others, according to weather service reports....
This FEMA announcement is for the December tornadoes in Kentucky.
A public notice is now available (click here) that addresses FEMA’s intention to reimburse eligible applicants in 23 counties in Kentucky for costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.
The notice is now posted on FEMA’s Kentucky disaster website at https://www.fema.gov/disaster-federal-register-notice/dr-4630-ky-public-notice-001; it will also be posted to the Kentucky Emergency Management website.
The public notice describes proposed activities that may affect historic properties and activities and critical actions that may affect wetlands and floodplains.
The president approved a disaster declaration Dec. 12 for the tornadoes....
By Erich Fisher
Alissa Wolfgram, left, and Isaac Wolfgram, right survey their backyard Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Most of the remains of the roof of their rural Racine home was thrown in the backyard when it was struck by a tornado Dec. 15, 2021. This portion of the roof heavily gouged the ground of the yard.
That was one of many details the National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wis., presented during a webinar Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, about the storm system that tore through the Midwest, including southeastern Minnesota, on Dec. 15, 2021.
“It’s turning out to be one of the biggest tornado outbreaks in US history,” said meteorologist Todd Shea.
When the dust finally settled, 118 tornadoes were counted in the Midwest, the fourth-largest outbreak in U.S. history. In the area covered by the La Crosse weather station, there were 27 tornadoes — 22 in southern Minnesota and five in Wisconsin.
For Minnesota, it was the first time tornadoes had touched down in December....
