Some statistics
Up to 22nd April there have been 247 tornadoes 17 of those were killer tornadoes. In total, there were 446 people injured and 68 people killed.
TORNADOES (Types):
EF5 - 0 No major tornadoes
EF4 - 5
EF3 - 20
EF2 - 49
EF1 - 132 Mostly F1s
EF0 - 41
(Ted Fujita) rates them 1 to 5. F5 being the strongest F0 the weakest
How does this compare with last year ?
There were 512 for the whole year. We have not entered tornado season yet, so this years total could end up being higher than last year. In 2007 there were 25 killer tornadoes and 420 people injured with 76 killed. So as it stands this year looks like it will be a worse year for those people who happen to live in Tornado Alley.
Anyway that is enough of the boring bit.
If you come face to face with an F5 , run, The only safe place is either under ground or somewhere else. They have been called the "finger of God" I am sure God wouldn't be happy about taking the credit or the blame.
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