Twice as many tornadoes on First Coast as in Oklahoma

Florida twisters double while Tornado Alley stays quiet

Twisters missing from Tornado Alley. It is the quietest start to the tornado season in Oklahoma since records began in 1950.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Oklahoma and Kansas haven't seen any tornadoes this season marking the quietest start to severe weather season on record.

Even though Camden County had just one tornado in Harrietts Bluff, it outnumbers the twisters in the heart of Tornado Alley this spring.

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Florida claims 14 tornadoes so far this year, including the 10 April tornadoes, which is double the monthly average.

April was especially bad when 46 tornadoes targeted Louisiana and Arkansas.

Across the U.S., nearly 270 tornadoes have been reported in 2018, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

Texas is the most hurricane-prone state in Tornado Alley in April, followed by Oklahoma and Kansas.   

The lack of warm humid air in the heart of the Midwest has lead unfavorable conditions for generating tornados. But this could change Tuesday and Wednesday with an increasing tornado risk in the central plains while.

Don't look for storms in Jacksonville in the near future. Our weather stays dry all week.


About the Author

After covering the weather from every corner of Florida and doing marine research in the Gulf, Mark Collins settled in Jacksonville to forecast weather for The First Coast.

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