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Every year tornadoes become more prevalent and massive? Source?

• Someone 13y ago
  No. Source: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/mccarthy/tor30yrs.pdf http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/mccarthy/tor30yrs.pdf: Finally, it will be seen that the number of strong and violent tornadoes has not varied much since 1970, and that long-track and very-long-track tornadoes as defined by the Illinois State Water Survey remain a very low percentage of all tornadoes reported. [...] The increase in reported tornado frequency during the early 1990s corresponds to the operational implementation of Doppler weather radars. Other non- meteorological factors that must be considered when looking at the increase in reported tornado frequency over the past 33 years are the advent of cellular telephones; the development of spotter networks by NWS offices, local emergency management officials, and local media; and population shifts.
• cryptozeus 13y ago
  Ok I admin, this is more of an reactive post to the today's headline about oklahoma. Even if they are not happening more compare to past, they are still very deadly and kills hundreds of people.