It has actually be a very slow season for tornadoes both in Oklahoma and nationally.
The national statistics for tornadoes is shown below. The 2009 numbers are not confirmed, but right now it looks like we’re only running about 60% of what we had last year at this time and well below the 3 year average.
| 2009 Preliminary Counts | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | Avg | |
| January | 10 | 84 | 21 | 47 | 51 |
| February | 44 | 147 | 52 | 12 | 70 |
| March | 123 | 129 | 170 | 147 | 149 |
| April | 270 | 189 | 167 | 244 | 200 |
| May | 194 | 461 | 252 | 139 | 284 |
| Total | 641 | 1010 | 662 | 589 | 754 |
Is the season getting a late start or is this all there’s going to be? Only time will tell.