It seems like we can’t go more than a few days in the St. Louis area without severe storms. We’ve seen thunderstorms produce tornadoes, hail, damaging winds and even flooding.
In fact, the month of April was the wettest April on record, with 10.85 inches recorded at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Is this year an anomaly or is it just par for the course in spring with tornado producing storms?
Turns out, this year has seen an increase in tornadoes in the St. Louis forecasting area during the first third of the year and the data backs this up…