NEBRASKA
* Nebraska averages almost 50 tornadoes a year 
   (see: Nebraska Tornado Data Table
* Nebraska's most number of tornadoes was 110 in 2004 
* Nebraska's peak month for tornadoes is June, May is 2nd.
* May and June account for 63% of all of our tornadoes.
* May, June and July account for 77% of all of our tornadoes.
* There have been 115 Nebraska tornado fatalities since 1916.
* Every decade in the 1900's had tornado fatalities, but not the 1990's!
* There were no tornado fatalities in Nebraska from 1987 until June 2003 when two occurred.
* ALL 93 Nebraska counties have been visited by tornadoes since 1950.
* Hall County's tornado density is 4 times greater than the state average and
    3 times greater than the average for the Omaha and Lincoln areas.
*  Most tornadoes from one storm, 7 in Grand Island, June 3, 1980.
*  Nebraska has had reported tornadoes in every month but February.
*  Omaha May May 5, 1975 and Grand Island June 3, 1980 are ranked 2nd & 
      9th in U.S. top 10 most costly tornadoes.
*  Over 50% of our tornadoes occur between 4 PM and 8 PM.
*  Nebraska had its first confirmed tornado between 8 AM and 9 AM in Nebraska in Year 2001.
*  Nebraska is ranked 5th in the U.S. for total number of tornadoes.
*  Nebraska is ranked 23rd for number of tornado fatalities and 24th for number of tornado injuries.
*  May 2006 was the first May since 1981 to NOT have any reported tornadoes.

UNITED STATES:
*  A tornado can move in any direction, slow or fast and even remain stationary.
*  Tornadoes have occurred in all 50 states (including Alaska!).
*  The U.S. has a higher tornado density than any where else in the world.
*  The Great Plains leads the U.S. in number of tornadoes.
*  There are TWO major tornado alleys in the U.S. (Northeast Texas,
       Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Northeast Texas,
       Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida).
*  Tornadoes have occurred on all continents except Antarctica.
*  Tornadoes have occurred on everyday of the year in the U.S. except on January 16.
*  The U.S. peak in tornadoes occurs in May
*  Peak months for tornadoes:  TX (April-May), KS (May), ND (July-Aug.). 
*  The tornado season peaks in Winter in Southern California.
*  The most violent tornadoes in the U.S. occur in Spring (especially April).
*  The month with the least number of tornado deaths is July.
*   38% of tornado fatalities occur in mobile homes.
*  Mobile homes do not attract tornadoes, they are just extremely vulnerable
     to high winds.
*  27% of tornado fatalities occur in permanent homes and 11% in vehicles.
*  The deadliest U.S. tornado year since 1950 was in 1953 with 519 deaths.
*  There were only 130 U.S. tornado deaths in 1998 and 95 U.S. tornado deaths in 1999
       showing the value of the current warning system.
*  The safest location in a tornado occurrence is inside, lowest possible level, center of
       building.
*  Opening windows where you live if a tornado is approaching will NOT reduce damage.
*  Do not seek shelter under highway overpasses, risk of injury and death is increased
    there. If daytime, and if possible, drive away from the tornado producing thunderstorm