Since mid-May, the National Weather Service has confirmed 14 tornadoes in southwestern Pennsylvania. So, are tornadoes happening more often?
“It’s not a simple answer of are there more tornadoes happening,” said Matthew Kramar, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
Kramar said that compared to years ago, the NWS is getting more reports because storms are happening more often, and more people are looking for tornadoes and recording them with their phones. Experts can also look for them in ways they weren’t able to before, and they better understand the scientific processes…