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TORNADO TOTALS AND RELATED DEATHS...THROUGH 17 MAY 2026
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0440 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

...NUMBER OF TORNADOES... NUMBER OF KILLER
TORNADO DEATHS TORNADOES
..2026.. 2025 2024 2023 3YR 3YR 3YR
PREL ACT ACT ACT ACT AV 26 25 24 23 AV 26 25 24 23 AV
--- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN 23 - 15 45 130 63 0 0 2 8 3 0 0 2 2 1
FEB 55 - 39 45 56 47 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
MAR 210 - 241 56 208 168 11 23 4 47 25 5 11 2 11 8
APR 304 - 313 356 149 267 1 10 7 8 8 1 5 6 4 5
MAY 76 - 278 536 168 327 0 26 27 1 18 0 5 11 1 6
JUN - - 247 153 253 217 - 6 1 9 5 - 2 1 4 2
JUL - - 90 213 114 139 - 0 3 0 1 - 0 2 0 1
AUG - - 51 85 145 94 - 0 1 2 1 - 0 1 1 1
SEP - - 57 71 27 52 - 0 2 0 1 - 0 1 0 0
OCT - - 26 54 32 37 - 0 6 0 2 - 0 1 0 0
NOV - - 12 60 18 30 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
DEC - - 14 131 21 55 - 0 1 7 3 - 0 1 2 1
--- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SUM 668 - 1383 1791 1321 1498 12 67 54 83 68 6 24 28 26 26

*PRELIMINARY REPORTS.
^PRELIMINARY/INCOMPLETE VERSION OF FINAL COUNTS.

PREL = 2026 PRELIMINARY COUNT FROM ALL NWS LOCAL STORM REPORTS.
ACT = ACTUAL TORNADO COUNT BASED ON NWS STORM DATA SUBMISSIONS.

COMPARISONS BETWEEN PRELIMINARY AND ACTUAL COUNTS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

..BENTLEY..05/18/2026

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