2012: A Quiet Tornado Year [1]

Weather.com - 1/03/13, Becky Kellogg

iWitness weather user: Sawyer James Perry

2012 was a year of weather extremes: the warmest year on record, a devastating late-season hurricane, and a drought that is still growing well into winter. However, there was one area in which the U.S. actually received a bit of a break: tornadoes.

"At this point (Dec. 26), the U.S. as a whole is on pace to have the quietest tornado year since at least 2002 and possibly 1989," says Tornado Expert Dr. Greg Forbes.

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