U.S. tornado count update, estimated 786
2014 below-average, but not record-low tornado total
So far this year, there have been an estimated 786 U.S. tornadoes and even though the overall tornado season has already climaxed, more tornadoes are expected.
The official 2014 tornado count will not be released until early 2015, when all the tornado reports can be filtered. Many times, one tornado can be reported more than twice, inflating the official tornado count.
Even though 2013 was a very active year for Oklahoma, nationwide, there were only 903 tornadoes. This was a low tornado count, but it did not set a record for the lowest U.S. tornado count ever.
For Oklahoma, October typically brings another small tornado season as the winter jetstream swings south, colliding with the warm and moist late summer air.