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Latest U.S. Tornado Statistics (AWIPS ID:STAMTS*)
ZCZC STAMTS ALL
NWUS21 KWNS 192221

TORNADO TOTALS AND RELATED DEATHS...THROUGH TUE DEC 18 2012
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0421 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

       ...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  97   79  16   30    6   17  2   0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0
FEB  63   57  63    1   36   33 15   1  0  9   3   7  1  0  2  1
MAR 225  154  75   33  115   74 41   1  1  0   1  10  1  1  0  1
APR 233  206 758  139  226  371  6 363 11  6 127   1 43  2  3 16
MAY 139  121 326  304  201  279  0 178  7  5  64   0  9  4  3  5
JUN 116  109 160  324  270  251  4   3 12  0   5   2  1  6  0  2
JUL  24   36 103  146  118  122  0   0  2  0   1   0  0  1  0  0
AUG  52   38  57   55   60   57  0   2  1  0   1   0  2  1  0  1
SEP  45   39  51   57    8   39  0   0  2  0   1   0  0  2  0  1
OCT  41   -   23  108   65   65  0   0  0  1   0   0  0  0  1  0
NOV   9   -   44   53    3   39  0   5  0  0   2   0  2  0  0  1
DEC  20   -   15   32   38   34  0   0  9  0   3   0  0  4  0  1
   ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- -- -- --- --- -- -- -- -- --
SUM 1064 839 1691 1282 1146 1382 68 553 45 21 206 22 59 21  9 30

*NOT A COUNT OF ACTUAL TORNADOES. THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS TORNADOES 
OBSERVED BY SPOTTERS AND OTHER SOURCES AND RELAYED VIA NWS LOCAL
STORM REPORTS.

COMPARISONS BETWEEN 2012 PRELIMINARY COUNTS AND ACTUAL COUNTS FROM
PRIOR YEARS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

..CARBIN..12/19/2012

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