The weather excitement (snow, rain, severe storms and March tornado risk) is subsiding and now we move into a cooler pattern, capable of both rain and snow in the weeks to come. It s March - expect anything
We Could be Headed for an Active Tornado Season
There’s a good chance the coming tornado season will be more active than usual.
According to CNN, the current La Niña weather pattern that was responsible for the extreme cold snap and winter storm we experienced in February is eerily similar to the La Niña of 2011.
Exactly a decade ago, a massive cold air overbreak over the central United States in February sent temperatures plummeting to record lows, leading to blackouts in Texas that left millions without power. Sounds familiar, huh?
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That s not where the similarities stop. Over the course of the past few months, the La Niña pattern has mirrored the La Niña of 2010 – 2011. If the pattern continues, we could be in for an unusually active tornado season.
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