A total of 9 tornadoes hit California in 2011.
There were no recorded tornadoes in California in 2003.
There were 8 tornadoes in California in 2010.
That there were 49 tornadoes in Virginia 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.
There were 39 tornadoes in Florida in 2011.
There were 49 tornadoes in Virginia in 2011.
There were two tornadoes in the state of Washington in 2011.
There were 1,692 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011.
There were 21 confirmed tornadoes in Colorado in 2011.
From 1950 to 2011 there were 56,221 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. of which 388 or 0.6% hit California. This figure may be somewhat skewed as for the first 30 years or so of this period the majority of tornadoes were missed.