will the 2012 tornado season be just as bad as this past year’s tornado season?

with 2011 coming to a close and people remembering the year that it was. it reminded me, this year was a crazy year for natural disasters, with a 9.0 earthquake in Japan that caused a Tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown, freak heat in parts of the country, especially in my home area of North Texas, not to mention the extremely colder then normal temps in Feb, also in my area during Super Bowl Week where the Ice Storm and temps in an area between 5 to 20 degrees for a low temp try to ruin the fun of a big week for sports and business in the DFW area. Plus hurricanes and tropical storms that hit the US (Irene and that storm named Don that died out trying to enter Texas thanks to the 100 degree heat at the time of it’s landfall) and last and not least tornadoes all over the US, especially the late April super-outbreak in the south and the Joplin, MO Tornado.

after the wild and crazy year, will 2012 be a repeat of 2011 or will it be less active, or worse, more active then this past year.

i hope for the sake of life and safety that it’s less active, but at the same time i hope it’s more active or just that active if i was a storm chaser, which I’m not.

i want everyone in the Weather sections thoughts on what the new year will have in store for us, and please no “2012 is the year the world ends” talk, i don’t want it to be about something that might or might not happen, which in my opinion will not happen.
Tj, what did i just say, no 2012 is the end of the world talk please. i rather that not be mentioned.

Ok I know there’s a lot of debate about how we haven’t even gotten to free agency, we probably won’t have a season and all that, but I’m eager for some more football. Here’s my predictions with explanations.

AFC East
NYJ 13-3 (I believe this will be the one season the Jets are consistent throughout)
NE 13-3 (New England’s been a powerhouse for a long time they won’t be going down anytime soon)
Buf 10-6 (This team showed some life in the second half of the season and with a good draft will surprise many)
Mia 2-14 (This team just doesn’t have a good offense at all. But if you know the Dolphins they could go from worst to first in 2012)

AFC North
Bal 12-4 (This year Ray Lewis will be hungrier than ever)
Pit 12-4 (They’re obviously a very good team that won’t have their usual Super Bowl Hangover since they didn’t win)
Cle 8-8 (This team has a lot of young talent, but Mangini just couldn’t coach them well.)
Cin 5-11 (So if you get rid of all the Superstars you get rid of the drama, but lose all the playmakers. This year will be a necessary step to rebuild and they’ll be a contender in the AFC North again)

AFC South
Hou 11-5 (I really think this is their year, with Wade Phillips as Defensive Coordinator, it seems as though all the pieces are in place.)
Ind 9-7 (Peyton Manning and the Colts finally fall off, like they almost did last year.)
Jax 5-11 (Jack Del Rio just isn’t that good of a coach. But when they finally decide to fire him the Jags will be an AFC South Contender.)
Ten 3-13 (A rebuilding year before the Titans are back to being contenders.)

AFC West
SD 11-5 (San Diego just got real unlucky last year. They’ll take control of the West again.)
Den 9-7 (I think with a stable coach like Fox they’ll be more motivated, and they are a talented team.)
KC 7-9 (I think this will be an up and down year for the Chiefs. But in 2012 I expect total dominance.)
Oak 5-11 (I’m not sure about this Hue Jackson guy, I don’t know much about him so Oakland fans, fill me in, but honestly I think if the Raiders are going to go back to domination, and I know it’s a terrible thing to say, but Al Davis needs to die or the stubborn old man can just retire.)

NFC East
Dal 11-5 (They’re back.)
NYG 10-6 (Another season where they play good but just not good enough.)
Phi 9-7 (I think this will be a year of inconsistency but they’ll be fine down the road.)
Wsh 3-13 (God is this place a train wreck. It’s a shame all this good talent’s going to go to waste, with Shannahan and his pampered little son.)

NFC North
GB 13-3 (This team’s going to be a dynasty. Winning the Super Bowl with 16 players on IR? Ridiculous.)
Det 11-5 (Matt Stafford stays healthy and the losing era ends.)
Chi 8-8 (A Pretty difficult schedule, and I think Jay Cutler will have another mediocre year.)
Min 7-9 (I’m a strong believer in Leslie Frazier.)

NFC South
TB 12-4 (Ok this pick might be pretty biased, but with the right players, this young team will be one of the best teams in the NFL.)
Atl 10-6 (It’ll be hard to match up to the success with the huge targets they have on their back, particularly with the Bucs and Saints.)
NO 9-7 (It’d seemed as though they weren’t as motivated in the second half of the season.)
Car 5-11 (I hate the Panthers, but I believe in Ron Rivera, and unfortunately for me the tough NFC South gets tougher in 2012.)

NFC West
SF 10-6 (Jim Harbaugh knows how to coach, and with a good QB and a better OL, this team will be dangerous.)
Stl 9-7 (Another heartbreaking year for the Rams as they just miss out.)
Sea 6-10 (This team got so lucky last year.)
Arz 5-11 (If they get Donovan McNabb it’d be awesome and they could maybe, maybe make the playoffs next year, maybe.)

Playoffs
Wild Card
Pit 17@21 SD
NE 34@38 Hou
Atl 31@10 Dal
Det 17@27 SF

Divisional
Hou 23@10 NYJ
SD 13@31 Bal
Atl 17@41 GB
SF 20@31 TB

Championships
Hou 20@34 Bal
TB 21@17 GB

Super Bowl 46
TB 16vs.20 Bal

Alright those are my picks, and I can’t wait to hear all the negative feedback by people who don’t take into account surprises. It’s hard to predict the NFL so don’t give me too much crap, just take into account this.

KC 4-12;10-6
TB 3-13;10-6
Car 8-8;2-14
Sea 5-11;7-9 (Playoffs)
Stl 1-15;7-9
Chi 7-9;12-4
Min 12-4;6-10
Dal 11-5;6-10
SD 13-3;9-7

Unpredictability
Alright Eric, you can say my AFC predictions are terrible, but when you question my Bucs that’s when we have problems. If you want a detailed description the Packers dominate Tampa Bay in the regular season, this therefore motivates Tampa Bay and they go on a win streak. A huge upset in the championship game for redemption. Believe it or not, in Tampa they know what they’re doing. In Kansas City they know what they’re doing too, I just expect them to be very unlucky, and with the tougher schedule there might be more games like Baltimore. The Broncos have a good defense and Tim Tebow could have a great Sophomore campaign, he could bomb as well. The Texans have a good offense not great but good, and I think Wade Phillips will turn the defense around. The Colts head coach is a loser. Giving up perfection, then he didn’t win 12 games, I’m noticing a pattern here. Back to the Chiefs and Bucs. The Chiefs played a decent AFC West, the crappy NFC West, the decent AFC South, Buffalo and Clevela

since he predicted that the Indianapolis Colts will win the Super Bowl during his interview in the pre-game show… Obama apparently figures he has Louisiana in hip pocket. As a native Louisianian with plenty of relatives back home, I can say that this is not the case. Obama has disappointed and alienated a state full of formerly die-hard Democrats – perhaps the last state in the Solid South to have a significantly bi-racial Democratic Party.

Having hijacked the Super Bowl pre-game show to whine about why nobody likes him any more, does Obama really think that Louisianians are going to thank him for dissing THEIR TEAM?