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Cool temps may have curbed twisters

The tornado season in Wisconsin is off to a slow start but will it continue this way? Jonathan Martin, Chair of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UW-Madison can’t give predictions on this summer’s potential tornado activity. He calls the atmosphere “a mystery” and notes forecasting regular weather is only possible about 10 days out. Another difficulty is the nature of twisters which are spontaneous when they appear.