There were 6 EF5 tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011. This ties the record set back in 1974.
A total of 9 tornadoes hit California in 2011.
There were 39 tornadoes in Florida in 2011.
There were 75 tornadoes in Arkansas in 2011.
There were 42 tornadoes in Georgia in 2011.
There were 78 tornadoes in Missouri in 2011.
That there were 49 tornadoes in Virginia in 2011.
There were 49 tornadoes in Virginia in 2011.
There were 1,692 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011.
There were two tornadoes in the state of Washington in 2011.
There were 21 confirmed tornadoes in Colorado in 2011.
Oklahoma was hit by numerous tornadoes in 2013, most of them of the supercell variety. Tornadoes of all intensities, ranging from EF0 to EF5 struck the state. An EF4 tornado struck Shawnee while an EF5 hit Moore.
There were 145 recorded tornadoes in Alabama in 2011, a record for that state.