2021 was an odd year with most of the significant severe weather events very early and very late in the year. March had 2 separate "High Risk" events which was the first time since 1991. The heart of the severe weather season (April through June) was very quiet, particularly for tornadoes. April had the fewest tornado reports on record, May had no EF3+ tornadoes for the first time on record, and June had the 5th fewest significant tornadoes in recorded history. Severe weather picked up again in the fall and October had the 2nd most tornadoes on record. However, October would eventually be overshadowed by December. December had the most tornadoes and preliminary severe weather reports on record with both records nearly doubling the previous record, the 9th longest tornado path on record on December 10, the most preliminary significant thunderstorm wind gusts in a day and the first December Minnesota tornado on record on December 15. Prior to December, the tornado fatalities numbers were on pace to be well below normal in 2021, but after 87 people died in tornadoes on December 10, the 2021 tornado fatalities continued the trend of the past few years of increasing tornado deaths.