Just wondering if anybody read the article in USA Today on the low number of tornados this year. They attribute this to a large low pressure system that has persisted over the Great Lakes and Northeast this spring which blocked the usual storms from forming in the Plains and Midwest.They say that May is usally the worst month and June comes in second place on the average. The heart of Tornado Alley had zero tornados in May, a new record....My question is , with the large size of the area that they are talking about and the persistant low over the Lakes and North East, could this have any affect on where a tropical disturbance goes and the possibility that maybe the number of Hurricanes this year might be lower than everybody thinks....I`m just pondering ..Weatherchef