Are Tornadoes on the rise?
The United States today
averages 1200 tornadoes a year. The number
of tornadoes increased dramatically in the
1990s as the modernized National Weather
Service installed the Doppler Radar network.
The National Weather Service modernization
also began the Warning Coordination
Meteorologist program increasing
partnerships with media and Emergency
Management across the United States. This
program also initiated the training of storm
spotters across the County Warning Area of
each Weather Forecast Office. With more
people trained to relay information on storm
activity to the Weather Forecast Office and
improved communication and digital
technology, more tornadoes could be
reported.
