The_AT0 blare_NN1 of_PRF wireless_NN1 emergency_NN1 alerts_NN2 was_VBD an_AT0 unusually_AV0 familiar_AJ0 sound_NN1 throughout_PRP October_NP0 ,_PUN as_PRP round_NN1 after_PRP round_NN1 of_PRF damaging_AJ0 tornadic_AJ0 storms_NN2 tore_VVD through_PRP towns_NN2 from_PRP Oklahoma_NP0 to_PRP Pennsylvania_NP0 and_CJC North_NP0 Dakota_NP0 to_PRP Florida_NP0 ._SENT October_NP0 produced_VVD record-challenging_AJ0 tornado_NN1 activity_NN1 ,_PUN impressive_AJ0 not_XX0 only_AV0 in_PRP number_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 in_PRP distribution_NN1 and_CJC consistency_NN1 ._SENT Five_CRD separate_AJ0 outbreaks_NN2 were_VBD responsible_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 near-record_AJ0 119_CRD twisters_NN2 confirmed_VVD so_AV0 far_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC tornadoes_NN2 were_VBD observed_VVN on_PRP 14_CRD days_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 month_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 burst_NN1 of_PRF activity_NN1 occurred_VVN at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 often_AV0 resistant_AJ0 to_PRP vigorous_AJ0 thunderstorm_NN1 development_NN1 and_CJC is_VBZ a_AT0 conspicuous_AJ0 statistic_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 generally_AV0 below_AV0 average_AJ0 in_PRP tornadic_AJ0 activity_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ Prodigious_AJ0 '_PUQ Alaskan_AJ0 storm_NN1 dumps_VVZ record_NN1 rain_NN1 ,_PUN 10-plus_AJ0 feet_NN2 of_PRF snow_NN1 A_AT0 preliminary_AJ0 count_NN1 pegs_VVZ the_AT0 October_NP0 tornado_NN1 count_NN1 at_PRP 119_CRD ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 National_AJ0 Weather_NN1 Service_NN1 Storm_NN1 Prediction_NN1 Center_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ about_AV0 double_AJ0 the_AT0 long-term_AJ0 average_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 month_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS the_AT0 number_NN1 stands_VVZ ,_PUN this_DT0 October_NP0 will_VM0 rank_VVI second-highest_AJS for_PRP tornado_NN1 touchdowns_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 month_NN1 ,_PUN behind_PRP the_AT0 123_CRD in_PRP October_NP0 2018._CRD It_PNP is_VBZ certainly_AV0 possible_AJ0 that_CJT the_AT0 October_NP0 2021_CRD number_NN1 will_VM0 rise_VVI after_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 month_NN1 's_POS reports_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN evaluated_VVN ._SENT Oklahoma_NP0 ,_PUN often_AV0 a_AT0 tornado_NN1 magnet_NN1 ,_PUN more_AV0 than_CJS doubled_VVN its_DPS October_NP0 tornado_NN1 count_NN1 in_PRP 2021._CRD Before_PRP the_AT0 October_NP0 onslaught_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 year_NN1 was_VBD atypically_AV0 quiet_AJ0 across_PRP the_AT0 Sooner_AV0 State_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 25_CRD tornadoes_NN2 had_VHD occurred_VVN ._SENT But_CJC 31_CRD tornadoes_NN2 occurred_VVN in_PRP four_CRD days_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 month_NN1 ,_PUN more_AV0 than_CJS doubling_VVG the_AT0 yearly_AJ0 count_NN1 and_CJC bringing_VVG the_AT0 state_NN1 close_AJ0 to_PRP its_DPS annual_AJ0 average_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Southern_AJ0 Plains_NN2 hot_AJ0 spot_NN1 ,_PUN tornadoes_NN2 scoured_VVD the_AT0 landscape_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 northern_AJ0 Gulf_NN1 Coast_NN1 and_CJC Missouri_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC as_PRP far_AJ0 north_NN1 as_PRP North_NP0 Dakota_NP0 and_CJC Pennsylvania_NP0 ._SENT Several_DT0 tornadoes_NN2 were_VBD strong_AJ0 or_CJC intense_AJ0 ,_PUN rating_NN1 2_CRD or_CJC 3_CRD on_PRP the_AT0 Enhanced_AJ0 Fujita_NP0 (_PUL EF_NP0 )_PUR scale_NN1 for_PRP damage_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP an_AT0 outbreak_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 be_VBI unusual_AJ0 any_DT0 time_NN1 of_PRF year_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 remarkable_AJ0 19_CRD tornadoes_NN2 touched_VVD down_AVP near_PRP the_AT0 border_NN1 of_PRF Ohio_NP0 and_CJC Pennsylvania_NP0 on_PRP Oct._NP0 22._CRD The_AT0 Weather_NN1 Service_NN1 office_NN1 in_PRP Cleveland_NP0 issued_VVD the_AT0 most_DT0 tornado_NN1 warnings_NN2 it_PNP had_VHD put_VVN out_AVP in_PRP one_CRD day_NN1 since_PRP 2005._CRD An_AT0 outbreak_NN1 that_CJT struck_VVD Missouri_NP0 on_PRP Oct._NP0 24_CRD was_VBD of_PRF considerable_AJ0 intensity_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP two_CRD tornadoes_NN2 rated_VVD EF3_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 twister_NN1 that_CJT hit_VVD Mississippi_NP0 on_PRP Oct._NP0 27_CRD killed_VVD one_CRD person_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 state_NN1 's_POS first_ORD October_NP0 tornado_NN1 fatality_NN1 in_PRP seven_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 lone_AJ0 tornado_NN1 death_NN1 nationally_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 month_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 remarkable_AJ0 outcome_NN1 given_VVN the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF powerful_AJ0 twisters_NN2 ,_PUN some_DT0 of_PRF which_DTQ struck_VVD populated_AJ0 areas_NN2 at_PRP night_NN1 ._SENT 
