 below average numbers, which they have in recent years. The long-term trend has been for tornadoes to be hitting more places east of the Mississippi River. Gallus said data show tornadoes occurring on fewer days each year, but coming in clusters and with greater intensity. He says some storms have been listed as Category F3 or probably F5s, but measurement methods in some areas are not adequate to gauge the storm's intensity. More news, KMALand.com. For KMA, I'm Derek Martin.