june. then it got real hot here in july in washington. then even hotter in july, a little less hot in august. there was a predictability of the weather we grew up with. is it becoming less predictable? can you say it's called tornado alley with any accuracy and say you're safe somewhere else? >> well, certainly what we've learned in research over the years is that what has traditionally been called tornado alley, the north texas, oklahoma, kansas, nebraska, iowa area has been a little bit overdone. there is also an extension of that that has sometimes been called dixie alley across the gulf coast states. in 2011, those were extremely active with alabama in april 2011 seeing such a devastating outbreak. so part of the tornado alley now that we realize goes from places like kansas and oklahoma, east texas, then swings all the way over into alabama. those are where typically the most destructive tornadoes occur. >> and this time of year, may, is this the height? is this predictably the height of the tornado season?