Tornadoes by the Numbers

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The National Weather Service confirms it’s been a busy year for tornadoes in the central part of the state. Here’s some of their stats:

So far in 2006, Central Illinois which includes 35 counties has had 45 tornadoes.
Below are the tornado statistics in 2006.

Tornado Occurrences by day in 2006...

Jan 2 ... 1
Mar 12 ...9
Apr 2 ...24
Apr 14 ...2
Apr 16 ...8
Apr 19 ...1

Total in 2006 through April 20... 45 tornadoes
Total in 2005 through April 20... 2 tornadoes

2006 Tornado Count by Intensity...
F0 ... 18
F1 ... 19
F2 ... 8
F3 ... 0
F4 ... 0
F5 ... 0

2006 Tornado Count by Month
Jan ... 1
Feb ... 0
Mar ... 9
Apr ... 35

2006 Tornado Count by County
Coles ............... 2
Champaign .... 2
Christian ......... 5
Crawford ......... 1
Cumberland ... 1
DeWitt .............. 2
Effingham ....... 1
Jasper ............. 1
Logan .............. 8
Macon ............. 6
McLean ........... 4
Menard ............ 1
Morgan ............ 3
Sangamon ... 11
Scott ................ 2
Shelby ............ 2
Woodford ....... 1

* Record Tornado Count for a year in Central IL is 63 in 2003
* Record Tornado Count for April in Central IL is 35 in 2006.
* The Previous Record Tornado Count in April was 26 in 1998.
* The Average Yearly Tornado Count in Central IL is 16.