In recent weeks, top stories have featured violent weather with tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flooding that injured people and infrastructures, and even caused fatalities. How do these values compare to the average? Are we seeing more tornadoes than we used to or is this just par for the course at this time of the year?<\/p>\n
There have been 689 tornado reports since Jan. 1. 2025 ranks second to 2011 for the most tornado reports through the first third of the year. Tornado reports are preliminary and these reports are not the same as actual tornadoes numbers.<\/p>\n
If it seems like 2025 has experienced more tornadoes through the first third of the year than normal, the data backs this up. From Jan. 1 through April 30, 2025, the Storm Prediction Center has received 689 tornado reports. However, these are preliminary tornado reports and these reports reports are not the same as actual tornadoes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn realtime, the National Weather Service collects what are called preliminary local storm reports. For tornadoes, these can be thought of as eyewitness reports of the tornado,\u201d explains Matthew Elliot, warning coordination meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center. Reports such as damage or video of a tornado are documented, showing the location of the damage and tornado. Each report will count as one tornado preliminary report. However, Elliot mentioned that sometimes there may be multiple reports of the same tornado, especially longer-track ones, leading to overestimated tornado counts.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome preliminary reports end up not being tornadic after a ground survey has been completed while others are surveyed and entered into the official database, but never have a preliminary local storm report issued,\u201d he said, noting that’s rare, but it does happen. Take a look at the map and see the path of the individual tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service. Find out the wind speeds, storms reports or check out damage photos by clicking or tapping the tornado or thunderstorm icons on the interactive maps below.<\/p>\n
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March 14, 2025 tornadoes
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Q: How many tornado reports have been received so far in 2025?
\nA: There have been 689 tornado reports since Jan. 1.
\nQ: How does 2025 rank in terms of tornado reports through the first third of the year?
\nA: 2025 ranks second to 2011 for the most tornado reports through the first third of the year.
\nQ: Are preliminary tornado reports the same as actual tornado numbers?
\nA: No, preliminary tornado reports are not the same as actual tornado numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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