There were 78 tornadoes in Missouri in 2011.
Missouri averages 46 tornadoes per year.
Stone County, Missouri experienced 8 tornadoes from 1995 to 2010.
1098 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S. in 2007.
Yes. Buchanan, Missouri has been hit by a number of tornadoes since record keeping began in 1950.
Yes. Tornadoes can hit Missouri in Any month. However, the peak of activity is usually in May and June.
There were just under 1,700 tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011 in too many locations it count. The worst hit areas include Joplin, Missouri, and numerous towns in Mississippi and Alabama.
Scotland County, Missouri was hit by an EF1 tornado on October 2, 2007.
Very destructive tornadoes can hit cities. One of the most recent cases was the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, killing 157 people. A very destructive EF4 hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama earlier this year killing 63. These were two of the deadliest tornadoes to hit the U.S. in decades. A few other cities hit by extremely destructive or deadly tornadoes include St Louis, Missouri; Worcester, Massachusetts; and Omaha, Nebraska. Many other cities have been hit by somewhat less devastating, though still very bad tornadoes.
Tornadoes are not given names as hurricanes are. Some are referred to by the places, they hit such as the Joplin, Missouri tornado, or the Xenia, Ohio tornado.
The 2011 Missouri tornado hit the city of Joplin in southwestern Missouri. It was one of the most destructive tornadoes in U.S. history, causing widespread devastation and loss of life.
In the years 2007-2009 there were 7 confirmed tornadoes in Arizona, all of which were rated EF0.