Met Mailbag is your chance to have a Weather Plus Meteorologist answer your weather question. Each Thursday, our NBC Weather Pulse Blog will publish the answers to questions you send us. This week's question was answered by NBC Weather Plus Meteorologist Kristen Cornett.

Question: Is there such a thing as 'tornado season'? If so, when is it?
Submitted by Steve Tice, Mobile, Ala.

Answer: Tornado season is the period where we typically or historically see the most tornado activity in a particular area as it varies from region to region.

SLIDESHOW: Tornadoes

We tend to see the majority of tornado activity in the U.S. from late winter into mid summer. There is a general northward shift in the season during this time.

The peak period in the Southern Plains is during May and early June but on the Gulf Coast where you are Steve, it is earlier during the spring. In the northern plains and upper midwest, it is June or July. It is very important to remember though, tornadoes can and have occurred any time of the year as long as the conditions are right!

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