ZCZC STAMTS ALL
NWUS21 KWNS 282320

TORNADO TOTALS AND RELATED DEATHS...THROUGH THU FEB 28 2013
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0520 PM CST THU FEB 28 2013

       ...NUMBER OF TORNADOES...    NUMBER OF       KILLER
                                    TORNADO DEATHS  TORNADOES
    ..2013.. 2012 2011 2010 3YR               3YR             3YR
    PREL ACT  ACT  ACT  ACT  AV 13  12  11 10  AV  13 12 11 10 AV
JAN  87    -  79   16   30   42  1   2   0  0   1   1  2  0  0  1
FEB  46    -  57   63    1   40  1  15   1  0   5   1  7  1  0  3
MAR   -    - 154   75   33   87  -  43   1  1  14   - 10  1  1  4
APR   -    - 206  758  139  368  -   6 363 11 127   -  1 43  2 15
MAY   -    - 121  326  304  250  -   0 178  7  62   -  0  9  4  4
JUN   -    - 111  160  324  198  -   4   3 12   6   -  2  1  6  3
JUL   -    -  37  103  146   95  -   0   0  2   1   -  0  0  1  0
AUG   -    -  38   57   55   50  -   0   2  1   1   -  0  2  1  1
SEP   -    -  39   51   57   49  -   0   0  2   1   -  0  0  2  1
OCT   -    -  37   23  108   56  -   0   0  0   0   -  0  0  0  0
NOV   -    -   7   44   53   35  -   0   5  0   2   -  0  2  0  1
DEC   -    -  53   15   32   33  -   0   0  9   3   -  0  0  4  1
---  --   -- ---  ---- ---- ---- -  -- --- -- ---   - -- -- -- --
SUM 133   -  939 1691 1282 1303 2  70 553 45 222   2 22 59 21 34

COMPARISONS BETWEEN 2013 PRELIMINARY COUNTS AND ACTUAL COUNTS FROM
PRIOR YEARS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

PREL = 2013 PRELIMINARY COUNT FROM ALL NWS LOCAL STORM REPORTS.
ACT  = ACTUAL TORNADO COUNT BASED ON NWS STORM DATA SUBMISSIONS.

SEE: HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/WCM/2012/2012-NOAA-NWS-TORNADO-FACTS.PDF
(LOWER CASE) FOR A SUMMARY OF TORNADOES IN 2012.

..CARBIN..02/28/2013

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