Where have the most active spots for tornadoes been so far in 2025?

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As we hit the halfway point of 2025, AccuWeather's Tony Laubach breaks down the busiest states for tornadoes so far this year.

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00:00It's been above the average pace for reported tornadoes as well this year.

00:05Yeah, ACCUA, the meteorologist and storm chaser, Tony Laubach,

00:08he joins us live right now from northern Colorado to break down

00:10which states have been the hotspots so far this year.

00:13Tony?

00:17Well, and we're talking more traditional areas this year.

00:20We kind of talked about the reinvigoration,

00:22especially over the last couple of years of the traditional tornado alley,

00:25the Central Plains.

00:26We kind of talked about states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas being the hotspots for tornadoes,

00:31and that has been the case in a couple of those states,

00:34but we are certainly well above the historical average

00:37in terms of the number of reported tornadoes to the point this year.

00:42In fact, let's show you that map.

00:43You see a lot of colors on the map right now, and you see that total there, 1,296.

00:48Now, this isn't completely all tornadoes.

00:51These are tornado reports, so make sure you get that right.

00:53A lot of these are still being confirmed in some areas,

00:56but that is a good indication of just how many we have seen, 1,296.

01:01But look at where the hotspots are.

01:02They're in the Midwest.

01:03We see Missouri and Illinois up along the top.

01:05Mississippi, also over 100 reports for the year.

01:08They have typically been at the top of the list the last couple of years,

01:11but Texas is the biggie for the year right now.

01:14We've seen almost 150 tornado reports in the state of Texas alone,

01:18but look at the rest of the map there, 60-some in Oklahoma.

01:22You get into Kansas and Nebraska.

01:23You see, again, Tornado Alley kind of coming back to life.

01:26We'll show you some of those tornadoes.

01:27This has been an active year for me chasing as well as I've been pretty much,

01:31pretty much going all across the country, tracking storms all the way from as far east

01:35as Pennsylvania, as far north as the Dakotas, and as far south as Texas,

01:39which has seen, again, the most tornadoes so far this year amongst all the rest of the states.

01:44The number of reported tornadoes, almost 1,300, exceeds what we saw all of last year,

01:50and we're only halfway done with the season.

01:52Now, the typical tornado season, we talk about going from kind of mid-March into June,

01:58and then we start to lull as we get into the summer,

02:00but there will be areas where we'll see increased tornado potential.

02:03That's going to include tropical systems that make landfall in the U.S.

02:07Those typically have some tornado potential with them as well.

02:10And then we get the occasional one-off event here and there between July and August,

02:15and then maybe a secondary season into fall.

02:17So very likely we're going to see those numbers continue to grow,

02:21and we'll see where we come to rest by the time the season ends.

02:24Really, it's going to be those early 2010s where we saw some of the higher numbers.

02:28Those are going to be the ones that we are certainly going to be competing with.

02:32Still have not seen any EF5s.

02:34That is good news.

02:34That is the strongest a tornado can be rated right now,

02:37but we have seen a few of the EF4 variety across pretty much various states.

02:43We've seen several of those throughout the year.

02:44So it has been a very, very busy year for tornadoes for sure,

02:49and again, kind of more typical than what we've seen the last few years

02:53where it's been like early and late season.

02:55This year it has been primarily that mid-March to June time frame,

02:59and June certainly ended with some incredible tornadoes up in the Dakotas.

03:02Absolutely did there, Tony.

03:03We appreciate all that you do here.

03:05I know that the chase season is not over for you,

03:07but it begins to look a little different as we get deeper into the tropical and hurricane season.

03:12So Tony Law back there in Johnstown, Colorado, joining us live on the AccuWeather Network.

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