MDR activity in 2006-2015 was much less than in 1995-2005 (and 2016-2021 activity has been also), so that "buffer zone" paper by Kossin (https://t.co/0dFDK11sav) doesn't adequately explain the lack of US landfalls in 2006-2015 vs. the dramatic increase in landfalls since 2016.

— Yaakov Cantor (@yconsor) September 19, 2021