Where and when do tornadoes usually happen?

Answer 1

The place with most Tornadoes is called Tornado Alley and is located east of the Rocky Mountains and north of The Gulf of Mexico.

With all due respect, it was not where, but when.

They can happen any time of the day or night. There seems to be a higher % in the afternoon or later afternoon and evening as the sun's energy heats up the atmosphere to make it unstable enough to create a multitude of reaction.

I am a trained skywarn/weather watcher in the state of MN, I have been taking classes and been a volunteer for 22 years.

Tornadoes have appeared all over the US, as well as world wide but in other parts of the world they have other names that they call them.

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Additional to add: To answer WHEN. Any time night or day. Depending on the area of the world/country, it can be any time. When our northern winters ( SD/MN) have blizzards, snow storms and extreme cold, that would be safe to say NOT THEN. We have had them as early as March and as late as November.

Southern states can have them year round.

Conditions of the atmosphere have to be in correct alignment and all heck can blow apart.
Tornadoes form when Thunderstorms begin to rotate, becoming supercells. This rotation can then tighten and intensify to produce a tornado.

Tornadoes can happen at any time of year and at any time of the day, but most often occur in spring and early summer and in the hours from 4pm to 9 pm.

Answer 2

There are 1200 tornadoes in the U.S. each year on average. Worldwide the number is less certain.
There are about 1200 tornadoes in the U.S. in an average year. Some years have more and some have less.

Worldwide the number is uncertain as many countries do not keep track of such things.

Answer 3

Tornadoes can occur just about anywhere that thunderstorms occur and have touched down at all times of day and year.

However, the majority of tornadoes happen in the United States, particularly on the Central plains. The greatest portion of those happen in spring and early summer, most often in the late afternoon an early evening.

Answer 4

Tornadoes can happen anywhere, but they re most common in the United States in the spring and early summer. Other tornado hot spots include India and Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, and Argentina.

Answer 5

Tornadoes occur during severe thunderstorms, most often a type of thunderstorm called a supercell. They can occur at any time of year and any time of day or night, but are most common in the spring and in the late afternoon and early evening.

Answer 6

tornadoes have occurred in all months but typically in the spring and summer but the month tornadoes typically occur is may

Answer 7

Tornadoes can happen at any time, but they are most common in spring and early summer and in the later afternoon and early evening.

Answer 8

Tornadoes most often occur in the spring and early summer and in the later afternoon and early evening.

Answer 9

They're most common in the spring early summer but they can occur at any time of the year.