Weather Quiz

Hurricane Rita as a Category 5   (Source: NASA)

What was the last Category 5 (as strong as hurricanes get with sustained winds of at least 156 mph) to make landfall in the United States?

A.  Katrina

B.  Rita

C.  Andrew

D.  Isabel

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Answer to Weather Quiz question from July 24.

True.  Through May 31 (the latest date for which accurate data is available) there have been a confirmed 578 tornadoes nationally.  Over the last few years, data from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center indicates the United States has averaged 476 tornadoes from January 1 through May 31.  So, although tornadoes have occurred at an above average pace during the first few months of 2015, we’ll have to see what happens during the rest of the year.