Yes.The last tornado most powerful hit the town of Duduza in 2011, it was a EF3 tornado that kill 1 person and wounded 166 people.
In November 14,2008 a tornado hit the town of Molweni killing 8 people.Maybe this tornado reached the EF4 rank whit brick houses levelled on a path long 10 km.
An F4 tornado in January 18, 1999 killed 25 people and wounded 500 on a path of 120 km. This was the tornado with more victims in South Africa.
Places with high rates of tornadoes include the central and southern United States, Bangladesh and eastern India, Northern Argentina, and South Africa.
Tornadoes occur most frequently in the United States but can occur in almost any place that gets thunderstorms. So most countries can get tornadoes, though they are rare in many places.
Tornadoes are most common on the central plains of the United States, in what has come to be known as Tornado Alley.
Almost all countries can get tornadoes, though they are more common in some than in others. A fee countries besides the U.S. with high tornado activity include Canada, Australia, Bangladesh, South Africa, and Argentina.
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.
Yes, there are tornadoes in Africa.
Tornadoes happen in Africa because of the mountains they have or because of the weather.
yes tornadoes and dust devils are common in Africa
Yes. Tornadoes are not uncommon in South Africa.
Yes. Tornadoes as strong as F4 have been recorded in South Africa.
Yes. Africa has had tornadoes, some quite strong. Tornadoes have been recorded on every continent except Antarctica.
Yes, tornadoes occur on every continent except Antarctica.
Hotspots for tornadoes in the United States include Tornado Alley, which covers parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, as well as Dixie Alley in the southeastern US. Other regions prone to tornadoes include parts of the Midwest and Great Plains. Tornadoes can also occur in other parts of the world, but with less frequency than in the central US.
Yes, tornadoes do occur in Africa despite its flat terrain. Tornadoes can form under specific atmospheric conditions and are not solely limited by the topography of the land. Africa experiences tornadoes in various regions, typically during certain weather patterns like severe thunderstorms or tropical cyclones.
Yes. In fact the country of South Africa is an area of high tornado activity.
At least no significant tornadoes were reported in Africa in 2011, as the continent usually doesn't support the proper climate and conditions for tornado-producing thunderstorms to form.
tornadoes are bigger and strong