Statistics show May was the peak month for tornadoes in Arkansas over a 30-year period.
Numbers released Thursday from the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center showed May as the month with the greatest number of tornadoes from 1981 to 2010. April came in second and November was third.
Little Rock warning coordination meteorologist John Robinson noted that autumn and early winter months comprise the state’s secondary severe weather season.
Robinson said that during the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000, April was the peak month for tornadoes in Arkansas.
Other statistics showed most tornadoes in Arkansas occurred around 5 p.m. from 1981 to 2010. The next hour with the highest number of twisters was 5 p.m., closely followed by 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.