Yes. Tornadoes have struck Brisbane in 1973, 1989, and 1998.
Yes. There have been quite a few throughout history, most of them in the United States.
Yes, There were 1282 documented tornadoes in the U.S. in 2010.
Yes. Tornadoes have hit Connecticut, and no town has any special protection from tornadoes.
Yes. Dozens, if not hundreds of tornadoes have been caught on camera. Much of this footage, especially of more recent tornadoes, can be found on YouTube.
Yes. Pensacola has been hit by tornadoes as strong as F3.
Yes. Since record keeping began in 1950 Alaska has had 4 tornadoes and Hawaii has had 39.
We are not aware of any tornadoes occurring in the Arctic Circle. Tornadoes need moisture and warm air to form, which is unusual at that lattitude. Plus tornadoes or their evidence have to be observed by someone, and the Arctic Circle has few residents!
Yes. Tornadoes can occur in almost any country, and a few have been known to cross national borders.
Yes. There have been many cases where tornadoes have hit schools and killed people at schools.
Yes. Main averages 1 to 2 tornadoes per year, though they are rarely stronger than EF1.
No. Of the 15 tornadoes confirmed on Oahu since 1950 none have ever claimed any lives, nor has any other tornado recorded in Hawaii been a killer.
No. recently. In recent years astronomers have observed magnetic vortices on the sun that have been informally dubbed "solar tornadoes" but they are not actual tornadoes and are driven by different mechanisms from tornadoes on Earth.