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It is not known. About 1,800 tornadoes are recorded worldwide in an average year, most of them in the U.S. but the actual number of tornadoes is probably several times higher. It is likely that thousands of tornadoes occurring in poor countries or remote areas are never recorded.
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Why do tornadoes start in certain places?
Tornadoes can occur in most areas, but they occur more frequently in some places thanin others. Tornadoes form best under a given set of circumstances when a mass of cool and/or dry air pushes into a warm, moist unstable air mass with the right setup of wind shear, or a difference in wind speed and dirction with height. This leads to the formation of rotating thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes. This setup occurs more frequently in some areas than in others.
Why do tornadoes occur at 3pm and 9pm?
Tornadoes do NOT only occur at 3pm or 9pm. Tornadoes can occur at any time of the day or night, but MOST tornadoes come in late afternoon or evening at the hottest times of the day.
Where do tornadoes never occur?
Tornadoes do not occur in polar regions, such as Antarctica, or in extreme desert areas such as the Atacama.
Can there be tornadoes in NY?
Yes. Tornadoes can occur anywhere in the US.
What climate are tornadoes least likely to occur in?
Tornadoes are least likely to occur in a polar climate.
When do tornadoes occur most frequently?
when there is a severe thunderstorm
What type of tornadoes occur most frequently?
Most tornadoes are supercell tornadoes.
Where in the united states do tornadoes most frequently occur?
Tornado in the U.S. most frequently occur on the Great Plains.
Can Argentina's climate have tornadoes?
Yes. In fact tornadoes occur fairly frequently in Argentina.
Where do tornadoes occur most frequently?
Tornadoes occur the most in Tornado Alley, a region in the United states that includes Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota and Iowa. While tornadoes can occur elsewhere, nowhere else in the world do they occur more frequently.
Where does tornadoes most occur?
Tornadoes most frequently form on the Great Plains in the United States.
In what reigons of Virginia can Tornadoes occur in?
Tornadoes can occur in any part of Virginia, but most frequently happen in the eastern part of the state.
Do Florida Texas and Nevada have frequent tornadoes?
Tornadoes occur frequently in Florida and Texas, but are rare in Nevada.
How frequently do tornadoes occur?
Worldwide figures are not available, but the United States averages about 1200 tornadoes per year.
What time of year do tornadoes occur?
Tornadoes can happen at any time of year but occur most frequently in spring an early summer.
How often do tornadoes occur in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma averages about 65 tornadoes per year, though they are not evenly distributed throughout the year. Tornadoes tend to occur in outbreaks which hit Oklahoma most frequently in the spring.
Where and how often do tornadoes occur?
Tornadoes happen all around the world and it depend on your location as to how many tornadoes you will have.
