Jamie: “You can’t get ‘em all, Josie!”
Josie Wales: “That’s a fact.”
Jamie: “How come you’re doing this, then?”
Josie Wales: “Because I ain’t got nothing better to do.”
From “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, written by Forrest Carter, 1976
(Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales, in “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, 1976)
THE DATA
From 2012 through 2022, there was an average of 1,140 tornadoes per year in the United States.
From 2012 through 2022, 7, or 63.6% or tornado seasons in the United States were below average, one was average, and 3, or 27.2% were above average.
From 2012 through 2022, tornadoes were below average by an annual average of 5.9%
From 2012 to 2017, every U.S. tornado season was below average, by an average of 15.6%.
In 2012, the 938 tornadoes in the United States was 17.7% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2013, the 906 tornadoes in the United States was 20.5% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2014, the 886 tornadoes in the United States was 22.3% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2015, the 1,177 tornadoes in the United States was 3.2% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2016, the 976 tornadoes in the Unites states was 14.4% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
From 2017 to 2018, the violent tornado count in the United States decreased by 20%, from a record low 15 to a record low 12.
In 2017, the 1,429 tornadoes in the United States was 25.3% above the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2018, the 1,126 tornadoes in the United States was 1.2% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2018, the 12 US tornadoes that registered in strong to violent categories of F3, F4 or F5 were the lowest in history.
In 2018, the 12 US tornadoes that registered in the strong to violent categories of F3, F4 or F5 were 73% below the average of 44.74 from 1954 to 2018.
In 2018, there were no F4 or F5 violent tornadoes in the United States.
In 2019, the 1,571 tornadoes in the United States was 37.8% above the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2020, the 1,082 tornadoes in the United States was 5% below the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2021, the 1,314 tornadoes in the United States was 15.3% above the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
In 2022, the 1,143 tornadoes in the United States was statistically equal to the average of 1,140 from 2012 to 2022.
From 2022 to 2023, the number of tornadoes in the United States increased by 1.9%, from 1,143 to 1,165.
On October 28, 2022, foxweather.com falsely inflated the average number of tornadoes in the United States in 2022 by 16.9%, from 1,140 to 1,333.
I have exposed their duplicity by using what was known in the old days as “fact checking”.
On October 15, 2023, USAFacts.org and NOAA falsely inflated the number of tornadoes in the United States in 2022 by 17.6%, from an actual 1,140 to a fraudulent 1,341.
The 16.9% and 17.6% by which Fox Weather and NOAA respectively exaggerated U.S. tornado numbers in 2022 were statistically almost identical.
THE ARTICLES
On April 22, 2019, aei.org said “Inconvenient weather fact for Earth Day: the frequency of violent tornadoes fell to a record low in 2018”.
Where Senior Fellow Emeritus Mark J. Perry said “fell to a record low” because it’s general. In journalistic parlance, he “buried” the specific statistic in the body text below.
That’s because, as a propagandist, Mark knows that sixty to seventy percent of readers only read the headlines, and his technique goes a long way toward “compartmentalizing” awareness of the specific magnitude of the trend in decreasing tornadoes which I am elucidating here.
He also said “fell to a record low” because “fell” is a thinly-veiled reference to the fallen Lord Lucifer.
(The fall of Lucifer, from “Paradise Lost”, by John Milton, 1667)
The article goes on to say “In 2018, there were only 12 tornadoes in the US that registered in the strong to violent categories of F3, F4 or F5 (all 2018 tornadoes were category F3), which was the fewest annual number of F3+ tornadoes in 65 years going back to 1954 when NOAA started reporting annual US tornado data, and below the previous record low violent tornado count of 15 F3+ tornadoes in 2017 (13 F3s and 2 F4s). In addition to setting a new record low, last year’s strong/violent tornado count of 12 was slightly more than one-fourth of the 44.74 average number of annual violent tornadoes since 1954.”
In 2018, the 12 US tornadoes that registered in strong to violent categories of F3, F4 or F5 were the lowest in history.
In 2018, the 12 US tornadoes that registered in the strong to violent categories of F3, F4 or F5 were 73% below the 44.74% average number of annual violent tornadoes since 1954.
In 2018, there were no F4 or F5 violent tornadoes in the United States.
From 2017 to 2018, the violent tornado count in the United States decreased by 20%, from a record low 15 to a record low 12.
On October 5, 2023, USAFacts.org said “In 2022, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recorded 1,341 tornadoes in the US, but over half caused no recorded property damage. And nearly 95% — 1,265 of the 1,341 — caused no injuries and fatalities.”
Yet, on November 9, 2023, in statista.com’s “Number of tornadoes in the U.S. 1995-2022”, Erick Burgueno Salas said "In 2022, there were 1,143 tornadoes reported across the United States.
I have just exposed the fact that the propaganda organ known as USAFacts.org and NOAA are lying baldfacedly, by falsely inflating the number of tornadoes in the United States in 2022 by 17%, from an actual 1,140 to a fraudulent 1,341.
I have exposed their duplicity by using what was known in the old days as “fact checking”.
As of October 23, 2023, disasterphilanthropy.com said “The 2023 tornado season has been busy, with at least 1,310 preliminary reports of tornadoes and 1,165 tornadoes already confirmed in 2023 within the U.S. as of Oct. 23”.
A current National Weather Service article says “In an average year, about 1,000 tornadoes are reported across the United States”.
While another current national Weather Service article says “In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide”.
On October 28, 2022, foxweather.com said “As a whole, the U.S. averages 1,333 tornadoes annually”.
Well, I’m just so confused and ensheepled! I guess I’ll have to add up all the tornado numbers and find out what the average actually is.
2012 - 938
2013 - 906
2014 - 886
2015 - 1,177
2016 - 976
2017 - 1,429
2018 - 1,126
2019 - 1,571
2020- 1,082
2021 - 1,314
On May 11, 2021, CNN’s Jackson Dill, Brandon Miller and Max Claypool said “Tornado Alley isn’t living up to its name with near-record quiet activity this April”.
2022 - 1,143
From 2012 to 2022, there was an average of 1,140 tornadoes per year in the United States.
On October 28, 2022, foxweather.com falsely inflated the average number of tornadoes in the United States by 17%, from 1,140 to 1,333.
I have exposed their duplicity by using what was known in the old days as “fact checking”.
Jeff Miller, Honolulu, HI, November 18, 2023
If you’d like to be added to this free mailing list, please send me a note at [email protected]
