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Minnesota Tornadoes 2010: We're #1!
August 16, 2010 by Paul Huttner, Minnesota Public Radio
Tornado Alley moved to Minnesota in 2010.
Maybe we should update the state slogan to say; "Welcome to the Land of 10,000 Lakes and 100 tornadoes."
We all know it's been an insanely busy severe weather year in Minnesota, but I about leaped out of my weather lab chair when I counted up the preliminary number of SPC tornado reports by state for 2010.
Minnesota leads the nation in the number of tornado touchdowns this year...by FAR.
Preliminary numbers show Minnesota has 122 tornado reports so far in 2010. The #2 state isn't even close. Texas has reported 87 tornadoes so far in 2010.
That's right folks; the frozen tundra of Minnesota has had 35 more tornado reports this year than Tornado Alley Texas.
Here are the top 5 "tornado states" for 2010.
(Keep in mind these are preliminary numbers through August 15th)
1) Minnesota 122 tornado reports
2) Texas 87 tornado reports
3) Kansas 80 tornado reports
4) Oklahoma 70 tornado reports
5) Colorado 62 tornado reports
Wisconsin comes in 6th with 59 tornado reports so far this year.
Phase 13: 8/27/1993 - Converted the city name in the lower third to mixed case.
Minnesota Tornadoes 2010: We're #1!
August 16, 2010 by Paul Huttner, Minnesota Public Radio
Tornado Alley moved to Minnesota in 2010.
Maybe we should update the state slogan to say; "Welcome to the Land of 10,000 Lakes and 100 tornadoes."
We all know it's been an insanely busy severe weather year in Minnesota, but I about leaped out of my weather lab chair when I counted up the preliminary number of SPC tornado reports by state for 2010.
Minnesota leads the nation in the number of tornado touchdowns this year...by FAR.
Preliminary numbers show Minnesota has 122 tornado reports so far in 2010. The #2 state isn't even close. Texas has reported 87 tornadoes so far in 2010.
That's right folks; the frozen tundra of Minnesota has had 35 more tornado reports this year than Tornado Alley Texas.
Here are the top 5 "tornado states" for 2010.
(Keep in mind these are preliminary numbers through August 15th)
1) Minnesota 122 tornado reports
2) Texas 87 tornado reports
3) Kansas 80 tornado reports
4) Oklahoma 70 tornado reports
5) Colorado 62 tornado reports
Wisconsin comes in 6th with 59 tornado reports so far this year.
Phase 13: 8/27/1993 - Converted the city name in the lower third to mixed case.
