They tend to be more ready for severe weather in that part of the world, because it's been so much a part of their lives.

It's still just an anomaly, because when you measure tornado trends, you do it over a scale of decades, not three to four years. If this were to go on two to three more years, then you start to look harder. But it is something to note.

Last year, there were not that many tornadoes in general across the country. This year, what we have seen so far is certainly like normal. It is too soon to say if it's unusually active, but it's certainly heading in that direction.

The damage is extensive due to the extreme heat, dry weather, high winds and stressful moisture conditions,

It does drive overtime but we cannot control the weather.

Toward the end of February the weather is usually ideal. It's a beautiful time as far as the winds go. One of the things that the public really enjoys is that each night there will be a balloon glow You can see all of the balloons in the distance from the carnival and from the church.