00:00Illinois has the most tornado reports in America this year. Not Texas, not Oklahoma, Illinois.
00:06Through the end of May, Illinois has logged 121 tornado reports, nearly 40 more than second-place
00:11Mississippi. What's even stranger? Illinois only had one reported tornado in May. And Illinois isn't
00:17alone. Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, and Wisconsin are all running above their historical averages
00:21this year, while Texas, Kansas, and Tennessee are lagging behind. Now, the reason goes back to March
00:26in April when the jet stream spent more time over the Midwest instead of the traditional Tornado
00:31Alley states. That helped fuel major tornado outbreaks across Illinois, while parts of Tornado Alley
00:36stayed unusually quiet. So if you think tornado season only happens in Tornado Alley,
00:412026 is proving otherwise.
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