A record-low 759 tornadoes formed in the U.S. so far this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC).
Through Oct. 3 of this year, SPC recorded two fewer tornadoes than the previous record-low of 761.
Tornado activity has been unusually low in recent years, according to SPC data, which goes back 65 years.
“This lack of tornadic storms in recent years should also correlate with lesser severe thunderstorm activity in general in the U.S. since the conditions which produce large hail and damaging winds are generally the same as are required for tornadoes,” Dr. Roy Spencer of the University of Alabama-Huntsville wrote on his blog.
Meteorologist Steve Bowen noted on Wednesday there’s been 1,961 consecutive days without an F5 tornado in the U.S., based on the Fujita tornado intensity scale.
Bowen tweeted this is the second-longest streak without F5 tornadoes since 1950.
Today marks the 1,961st consecutive day without an F5/EF5 tornado in the United States. Currently ranks as the second-longest streak since 1950. pic.twitter.com/hqjpKz6k17
— Steve Bowen (@SteveBowenWx) October 3, 2018
An F5 is the most extreme category of tornado, bringing wind speeds as high as 318 miles per hour. An EF5 tornado, based on the Enhanced Fujita scale, can do “incredible” damage to areas it hits.
The EF scale was created to estimate wind intensity based on the damage a tornado causes.
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Cooler daytime temperatures???
It seems that in years of low UV activity, unusually cold air forms over the tropics in the stratosphere, about 50 kilometres up. This is balanced by a more easterly flow of air over the mid latitudes – a pattern which then makes its way down to the Earth’s surface, bringing easterly winds and cold winters to northern Europe.
But when solar activity is higher than usual – around the peak of the 11-year solar cycle – the opposite happens: strong westerly winds bring warm air and so milder winters to Europe.
‘What we’re seeing is UV levels affecting the distribution of air masses around the Atlantic basin. This causes a redistribution of heat – so while Europe and the US may be cooler, Canada and the Mediterranean will be warmer, and there is little direct impact on global temperatures,’ explains Sarah Ineson from the Met Office, lead author of the report.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2011-10-link-solar-winter-weather-revealed.html#jCp