Has anyone noticed Tornadoes are becoming to common?

Problem with a tornado is hardly any warning at all in many times none. (My fathers home took a direct hit years ago, he had less than 30 second warning) While with hurricans you usually have days advance warning, I never understood why thousands of people stood in the face of Katrina when literally leaving and traveling only 50 miles or so would have made a huge difference in safety. It made no common sense at all.

 

I don't know how old your are but the more technology that meterologists get, the more wind sheer (rotation in the atmosphere) that meterologists can spot.
The radar from the 1980s is outdated compared to the radar today.
It's also tornado season for the US. Right now, the cold air from the artic is coming down over the plains (and Midwest) and forming storms over much of OK, AR, TN, MS, TX, etc.

Avg # of tornadoes per year: 910

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tornado1.html

 

I don't think tornadoes are more common at all in these parts... about the same amount as usual if you ask me.

 

Mostly, it's media coverage that has increased on all of the natural disasters.

That's why the word natural is in there.

 

Deaths from tornadoes increasing does not mean there are more, or more powerful tornadoes necessarily.

http://www.wunderground.com/tornadoFAQ.asp

 

I didn't say that the death toll means nothing, so pay closer attention please.

What I said was pretty clear, that you can't prove there are more, or more powerful tornadoes by pointing to figures about the death rate.

The age of the homes that get hit don't have any relation to the storms being more frequent, numerous, or more powerful either.

Even if more tornadoes are detected these days, it does not prove that there are more tornadoes occurring these days.