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(Iowa) -- The state of Iowa has seen a lack of severe weather throughout the month of May.
“Severe weather activity across Iowa for the month of May has been quite low—a lot lower than normal,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Jeff Zogg. “We've had tornadoes to our west, to our south, to our east, but not a whole lot in Iowa. One of the reasons for that is just upper-level weather patterns that keep the weather out of our area.”
According to Zogg, this marks the first time in 15 years that Iowa has gone through the entire month of May without a single tornado.
“We are moving into the time of year when the peak of severe weather typically occurs—from May to June across Iowa—so conditions could change pretty rapidly,” he said. “We have been spoiled with a relative lack of severe weather, but that could change.”
While May was unusually calm, Zogg said more typical weather patterns are expected to return in June, with potential tornados and thunderstorms later this week.