Global estimates are not avilable, but in the United States there are between 1,200 and 1,300 tornadoes in a typical year. They occur most frequently in the spring and early summer.
Generally not, although tornadoes are often produced by landfalling hurricanes, most tornadoes are not associate with hurricanes.
Tornadoes most often come out of the southwest.
Tornadoes are small-scale weather patterns that often come and go relatively quickly. This makes the difficult to predict.
It depends on the location. Tornadoes usually occur in dry areas with alot of dust, such as a prairie
No it does not come from tornadoes . :] .....
Tornadoes are often referred to simply as "tornadoes" or "twisters."
Weak tornadoes (EF0 and EF1) are by far the most common accounting for 89% of all tornadoes. Strong tornadoes (EF2 and EF3) are next, accounting for about 10% of tornadoes. Finally come violent (EF4 and EF5) tornadoes, which account for less than 1% of all tornadoes.
It can. Hail often does come before a tornado, but most storms that produce hail do not produce tornadoes.
No, hail doesn't fall in tornadoes, but it often falls near them.
Tornadoes are often called twisters.
Yes, tornadoes often change in appearance.
Tornadoes themselves do not produce rain but they are often accompanied by it.