There actually are tornadoes in California, but most of them are weak. California has a fairly dry climate and most of the rain it does get comes from broad rain showers. Tornadoes need strong thunderstorms to form.
There are tornadoes in California on occasion. But they are usually weak. This is large due to the fact the much of California has a relatively dry climate, making it less prone to the strong thunderstorms that produce tornadoes.
"Fire tornadoes," more properly called firewhirls as they are not true tornadoes, can occur in any location that can experience intense fires. They are often observed in California and Australia where giant forest and brush fires are not uncommon.
Tornadoes are sometimes divided into "weak" tornadoes "strong" and "violent" tornadoes. Weak tornadoes are those rated EF0 and EF1. Most tornadoes are weak. Strong tornadoes are those rated EF2 and EF3. Violent tornadoes are those rated EF4 and EF5. They are the rarest of tornadoes, only about 1% of tornadoes are this strong.
Tornadoes are virtually unheard of in the San Francisco Bay Area, and these were even stranger because they exhibited anticyclonic rotation, meaning they spun clockwise while nearly all northern hemisphere tornadoes spin counterclockwise.
Obviously it is tornadoes not tornados tornado is singular while tornadoes are plural
Yes, there are tornadoes in California as strong as F3.
There were no recorded tornadoes in California in 2003.
On averages there are 11 tornadoes in California a year.
Tornadoes happen in both northern and southern California.
There were 8 tornadoes in California in 2010.
A total of 9 tornadoes hit California in 2011.
It varies from year to year, but on average California gets 11 tornadoes annually.
There were 30 confirmed tornadoes in California in 2005, all rated F0 or F1.
There are tornadoes in California on occasion. But they are usually weak. This is large due to the fact the much of California has a relatively dry climate, making it less prone to the strong thunderstorms that produce tornadoes.
As of November 30, 2012 the last confirmed tornado in California was on November 9.
Generally not. While tornadoes do occur in California they are usually weak and, to date, nobody in California has ever been killed by a tornado.
Indiana experiences more tornadoes.