There were 934 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. in 2002.
There were 1,103 recorded tornadoes in the U.S. in 2006.
1,282 tornadoes occurred in the US. in 2010, with an unknown number worldwide.
There were 1424 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S. in 1998, making it an active year.
In the latest five-year period (not counting 2011 as statistics are not finalized) the U.S. experienced 6329 tornadoes.
1000 on average per year
There were 1692 tornadoes in the U.S. in 2008.
In 2011 there were 1,626 tornadoes and 552 deaths.
In the past 10 years (counted as 2002 to 2011 as data for 2012 so far is preliminary) there have been 13,411 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S.
There were 1,103 tornadoes in the U.S. in 2006.
There were 1297 recorded tornadoes in the U.S. in 1992.
There were 1173 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S. in 1993.
There were 1082 recorded tornadoes in the U.S. in 1994.