Mother Nature Can Be Unpredictable in the Spring!

4/17/2019 (Permalink)

We welcome you, spring! Now we can enjoy your weather, but also get ready for whatever Mother Nature may choose to send our way!

An Increased Chance for Severe Weather

With the arrival of spring, we are able to enjoy longer days and more sunshine, but unfortunately, spring also can produce some sobering severe weather events throughout the country. It’s the dealer’s choice at this time of year, which means the weather may change at moment’s notice.

Unstable temperatures are the cause of changing weather, and they can change from warm to cold in the same day. That temperature change can result in extreme weather changes as well.

Thunderstorms are a regular occurrence throughout the spring and are the main cause of severe weather. They can occur whenever warm, moist air collides with cool, dry air, which is most common in the spring and summer.

In studying the natural catastrophe losses in the U.S. for 2017, the most common came from severe thunderstorms and they produced some of the costliest results. Out of 50 events, there were 85 fatalities and an estimated total of $25.4 billion in overall losses.

Severe thunderstorms can be responsible for the threat of flooding, high winds and even tornadoes if the conditions are right. It has been found that in modern history, 10% of all violent tornadoes have occurred in March, with April, May and June taking the top spots at 30%, 24% and 15% respectively.