9:00 AM | Another down year in the US for hurricanes and tornadoes
Vencore Weather
More good news this year for the nation on the extreme weather front as it has been another down year in terms of hurricanes and tornadoes. The Atlantic Basin hurricane season officially ends tomorrow, December 1st, and it is quite likely safe to say that this will be another below-normal year in the US for land falling tropical storm activity. In fact, the US has not been struck by a major hurricane (category 3, 4 or 5) in slightly more than ten years and this is the longest drought of that kind since record-keeping began in 1851. In addition, 2015 is turning out to be another below-normal year for tornadoes across the nation and this too continues a trend that is a decade in the making.
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