The summer has been an active one when it comes to severe weather, especially over the central United States. AccuWeather meteorologists continue to warn of an ongoing severe thunderstorm threat for the region this week and say that complexes of thunderstorms are likely along with the risk of high winds and flooding rainfall from portions of the central Plains to the Mississippi Valley.
Over the past 10 years, there have been an average of 19,700 incidents of severe weather per year across the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But over a recent stretch from June 1 through July 4, there have been more than 6,600 incidents of severe weather ranging from tornadoes to high winds and hail. That’s about 34% of the annual average in 34 days. The majority of these incidents have occurred west of the Appalachians and east of the Rockies.
