In a typical year, the bulk of tornado season in the United States comes and goes by early July. This year, the country has been lucky: As of Aug. 1, only 473 twisters had struck the lower 48 states.
That’s barely half the average of 936 tornadoes tallied by that date during the past 10 years, says Joseph T.
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