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Latest U.S. Tornado Statistics (AWIPS ID:STAMTS*)
ZCZC STAMTS ALL
NWUS21 KWNS 040442

TORNADO TOTALS AND RELATED DEATHS...THROUGH THU FEB 2 2011
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1042 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

...NOVEMBER 2011 ACTUAL MONTHLY TORNADO TOTAL UPDATED...
...2011 ANNUAL TORNADO TOTAL REMAINS PRELIMINARY... 

       ...NUMBER OF TORNADOES...    NUMBER OF       KILLER
                                    TORNADO DEATHS  TORNADOES
      ..2012.. 2011 2010 2009 3YR              3YR             3YR
    PREL  ACT  ACT  ACT  ACT  AV 12  11 10 09  AV  12 11 10 09 AV
JAN  95    -   16   30    6   17  2   0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0
FEB   1    -   63    1   36   33  -   1  0  9   3   -  1  0  2  1
MAR   -    -   75   33  115   74  -   1  1  0   1   -  1  1  0  1
APR   -    -  758  139  226  371  - 360 11  6 126   - 43  2  3 16
MAY   -    -  326  304  201  279  - 178  7  5  64   -  9  4  3  5
JUN   -    -  160  324  270  251  -   3 12  0   5   -  1  6  0  2
JUL   -    -  103  146  118  122  -   0  2  0   1   -  0  1  0  0
AUG   -    -   57   55   60   57  -   2  1  0   1   -  2  1  0  1
SEP   -    -   51   57    8   39  -   0  2  0   1   -  0  2  0  1
OCT   -    -   23  108   65   65  -   0  0  1   0   -  0  0  1  0
NOV   -    -   44   53    3   39  -   5  0  0   2   -  2  0  0  1
DEC   -    -   33*  32   38   34  -   0  9  0   3   -  0  4  0  1
    ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- -- -- --- --- -- -- -- -- --
SUM  96    0 1709* 1282 1146 1382 2 550 45 21 206   2 59 21  9 30

PREL = 2012 PRELIMINARY COUNT FROM ALL NWS LOCAL STORM REPORTS.
ACT  = ACTUAL TORNADO COUNT BASED ON NWS STORM DATA SUBMISSIONS.

*DECEMBER 2011...AND THE TOTAL FOR 2011...REMAIN PRELIMINARY 
UNTIL NWS STORM DATA IS REVIEWED IN EARLY MARCH 2012.

THE PRELIMINARY COUNT (PREL) IS A COUNT OF EYEWITNESS 
REPORTS FOR TORNADO EVENTS NOT A COUNT OF ACTUAL TORNADOES.
 
COMPARISONS BETWEEN PRELIMINARY COUNTS AND ACTUAL COUNTS FROM PRIOR
YEARS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

..CARBIN..02/04/2012

$$
* SPC tornado statistics are preliminary and subject to revision.
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