NOAA estimates there were more than 600 tornadoes during the month of April 2011 (prev record 267)

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NOAA estimates there were more than 600 tornadoes during the month of April 2011 (prev record 267)

NOAA estimates there were more than 600 tornadoes during the month of April 2011, shattering previous records. The previous April tornado record was 267, set in 1974. April has averaged just 161 tornadoes over the past decade. The previous record number of tornadoes during any month was 542, set in May 2003. So far there have been an estimated 881 tornadoes in 2011. The annual tornado record is 1,817, set in 2004. May is historically the most active month for tornadoes.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1796

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