Yes. Iowa is in tornado Alley so it is inevitable that it will have tornadoes. But it is impossible to tell where or when they will hit.
Virtually anywhere it wants. Canada has had F4 and F5 tornadoes. In the United States F4 tornadoes have struck as far east as Massachusetts and as far west as western Texas. F5 tornadoes have hit as far east as Pennsylvania. Some of the worst hit states have been Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, and Alabama.
They can. The idea that hills disrupt tornadoes is a myth. There are countless records of tornadoes, both strong and weak, going through hills and even mountains.
No, tornadoes are not named. Unlike hurricanes tornadoes come and go too quickly to be named and there are far to many of them for there to be any semblance of an effective naming system.
Yes. There have been a number of tornadoes in Maryland. Most notable among these was the F4 that struck the town of La Plata on April 28, 2002.
Idaho can have tornadoes. Tornadoes can happen anywhere in the United States. But tornadoes are more common in Tornado Alley.
Yes, Tornadoes are fairly common in Iowa, Some even consider it to be part of Tornado Alley.
No. Texas gets more tornadoes than any other state.
There were 51 tornadoes in Iowa in 2011.
There were 105 tornadoes in Iowa in 2008.
There were 33 confirmed tornadoes in Iowa in 2010.
There were 33 confirmed tornadoes in Iowa in 2010.
There were 105 tornadoes that hit Iowa in 2008.
Tornadoes don't have names, hurricanes do, and Iowa does not get hurricanes. Tornadoes are referred to by where they hit in most cases. For example, one of the worst tornadoes to hit Iowa in recent years was the Parkersburg tornado, which destroyed part of the town of Parkersburg.
There have been three tornadoes in Davenport Iowa since records began in 1950.
Tornadoes and floods are the biggest hazards in Iowa.
From 2000 through 2011 there were 669 confirmed tornadoes in Iowa. In addition there is a preliminary count of 16 tornadoes so far in 2012 (as of December 6). This brings the total to 685 tornadoes.
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