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To: gleeaikin

Without really doing research, drought doesn’t seem to have a great effect on tornadoes.

1988-1990, for example, were drought years in much of the Midwest. There was not not a particularly low number of tornadoes.

Low tornado numbers in 2000 and 2001. Closest noticeable droughts were 1999 and 2002.


21 posted on 05/05/2013 3:29:22 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto; neverdem; Venturer; Marathoner; mylife; gleeaikin
Winter 2011 into 2012 was really warm for us, then spring in 2012 was really warm, and then summer laster year was brutally hot and we had a massive drought.
This Winter 2012 into 2013 was mediocre, then spring has been brutally cold and just a lot of rain so far.
I'm don't know much more than a layman when it comes to weather, so I'm not sure how winters & springs almost complete opposites of each other equals the same result (brutally hot summer with drought).
I'm betting on a mediocre summer that isn't anywhere near as hot as last years was, and a normal amount of rain throughout the summer months.
23 posted on 05/05/2013 3:41:06 PM PDT by brent13a
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