By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
KILJ — Yesterday was the last day of June and it marked what ends the peak season for tornadoes in Iowa.
National Weather Service meteorologist Kenny Podrazik says April, May and June were relatively quiet months for severe storms.
In fact, it’s been a fairly quiet year.
This year there has only been six confirmed tornadoes in the state — normally, Podrazik said — there are an average of 34 to 35 tornadoes by this time.
Podrazik did say that there is a bit of secondary season into July and the state is expected to get some storms in August.
Last year, Iowa saw 28 tornadoes touch down with zero reports of injuries or deaths due to the twisters.