Parts of our trip are going to be skirting Tornado Alley and in peak season too.
Just for fun I checked the NOAA/National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center website to see what was happening. Nary a peep!
From the Storm Prediction Center WCM Page
No March Watches to Date - Unprecedented
During a month when severe weather typically strikes, this March has been unusually quiet, with no tornado or severe thunderstorm watches issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center so far. And, National Weather Service forecasters see no sign of dramatic change for the next week at least.
"We are in uncharted territory with respect to lack of severe weather", said Greg Carbin, SPC's warning coordination meteorologist. "This has never happened in the record of SPC watches dating back to 1970."
Since the beginning of 2015, the SPC has issued only four tornado watches and no severe thunderstorm watches, which is less than 10 percent of the typical number of 52 tornado watches issued by mid-March. The approximately 20 tornadoes reported since January 1 is well below the 10-year average of 130 for that time period.
There is no one clear reason to explain the lack of tornadoes, Carbin said. "We're in a persistent pattern that suppresses severe weather, and the right ingredients -- moisture, instability, and lift -- have not been brought together in any consistent way so far this year."
Forecasters expect a change soon, however. April and May are typically the busiest months for severe weather and tornadoes. Patterns can change in a few days, Carbin said, and it's important to be prepared for severe weather when it occurs.
Not planning on doing any storm-chasing. After all, we are towing a trailer and we all know the afinity that tornadoes have for trailer-parks. I do love a good thunderstorm and this time, I will have the right camera equipment to capture it.