The 2024 year-to-date U.S. preliminary tornado count stands at 1,250, making it third behind 2011’s 1,398 tornadoes and 2008’s 1,303 tornadoes, for the same January-June period, according to preliminary estimates by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.

During June, there were 131 tornadoes reported. This was below the 1991-2020 average of 212.6 tornadoes for the month of June.

Twenty-seven of the thirty days in June had at least one reported tornado, but there were no large outbreaks, as only one day (June 5) had more than 20 tornadoes, the agency stated.

Final monthly tornado counts are typically less than the preliminary count. This can be due to some phenomena being inaccurately reported as tornadic activity or a single tornado being reported multiple times, NOAA explained.

Tornado accounts are reported to the local National Weather Service forecast offices who are responsible for going into the field and verifying each tornado reported. This process often takes several months to complete.

Once all reports have been investigated, the final count is published by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC).

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Monthly Tornadoes Report for June 2024, published online July 2024, retrieved on July 18, 2024 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/tornadoes/202406.