Phillip Hartness carries his son, Shaun, 3, as they look at a relative’s ruined home on Thursday, April 28, 2011, in Cleveland, Tenn. A tornado went through the area.APRIL TORNADOES
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A record number of tornadoes hit Tennessee in 2011. And 2012 could shape up as another severe year for storms, according to the Tennessean.
The National Weather Service said there were 113 confirmed tornadoes last year in the state, resulting in 33 fatalities.
“We could be looking at more stormy weather this spring and the potential for tornadoes,” Forecaster Bobby Boyd said. Two tornadoes have already been recorded in Tennessee in 2012, with no fatalities.
Boyd said that was the largest number of tornadoes since record keeping on them began in 1916.