I believe coming out of a La Nina as we are is conducive to an enhanced threat of tornadoes. Aside from that, it's just one of those things where all the conditions have come together perfectly for a couple big outbreaks.
According to my research there has been so far 80 tornadoes that have hit Hawaii.
There have been many thousands of tornadoes in the United states. This country averages over 1000 tornadoes every year.
Tornadoes don't have names, hurricane do, though they are often referred to by the places they hit. Even then there are so many tornadoes that it would be impossible to list them. There have been tens of thousands of tornadoes.
worldwide data is not available. Since 2000 there have been 16,818 recorded tornadoes in the U.S. Note that the figure for tornadoes so far in 2013 is only a preliminary estimate.
Based on preliminary finindings, there have been 10 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio in 2014 as of July 9.
So far there have been no tornadoes recorded in Alaska in 2011. In the past 60 years the state has only has 3 recorded tornadoes. All rated F0.
There were 102 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
yes tornadoes and dust devils are common in Africa
There have been three tornadoes in Davenport Iowa since records began in 1950.
From 2010 to 2011 there were 47 tornadoes in Pennsylvania.
In the years 2000-2010 there have been 13,817 tornadoes confirmed in the United States.
None