Quietest tornado year in a long time

The current number of preliminary tornado reports show this year has a lower number of tornadoes than the last 8 years.
The number of tornado reports this year is 654. This number is from the local storm reports. The actual number of tornadoes is less as many times one tornado may have several local storm reports.

In 2008, there were more than 1700 reports by this time of the year or almost 3 times the tornadoes as this year.

Also, notice that during the last 8 years, there were no large outbreaks during October or November with the exception of 2005, as the fall severe weather seasons were relatively quiet.

2005 was the year Evansville was hit by a tornado in November that killed 25 people.  The strongest tornadoes that year in the U.S. occurred during November. 

Kentucky has had 21 reports of tornadoes this year which is above normal.
Indiana has had 8 tornado reports this year which is below normal.