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Milwaukee, Wisconsin – As spring storm systems strengthen across the United States, emergency officials are urging Wisconsin residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather risks increase across the Upper Midwest.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornado activity typically increases during the spring months when warm, moisture-rich air surges northward and collides with cooler air moving across the central and eastern United States. Wisconsin experiences dozens of severe thunderstorms each year, and the state averages about 20 tornadoes annually, many of which occur between late spring and early summer…