User blog comment:SPCBlackfordCounty995Main/Will 2017 have EF5 tornadoes and derechoes?/@comment-27225426-20161230153533

I think that 2017 will be an average year, due to this coming year to be neutral with weather conditions, so it could fall either way. I think that we'll have around 1,000 tornadoes with some really inactive periods, and we could also have shorter periods of activity.