As of Fberuary 25, 2014 the last confirmed tornado was an EF1 the near Granthan, North Carolina on February 21. It was one of 7 tornadoes to touch down in the United States on that day.
The most recent F5/EF5 tornado was the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013.
The most recent tornado in the world is the outbreak (so far) is in the USA in most of May.
As of December 24, 2012 the most recent tornado of 2012 was an EF1 on December 20 near Mobile, Alabama.
As of January 7th 2012 the recent tornado was the April 16 tornado that killed 3 people in Gloucester County, Virginia
No. As of the posting of this answer the most recent tornadoes in the U.S. were on September 16, 2010
mostly in the southeast area
As of May 4, 2012 the most recent confirmed tornado was on May 2, with possible tornadoes on May 3 and 4. None of these resulted in any deaths.
For anyone reading this and wanting to know about the most recent Tornadoes in 2008, I have given you the link to the site: http://www.tornadoproject.com/recent/recentts.htm
As of December 3, 2013 the most recent tornado was an EF2 tornado near Atlantic Beach, North Carolina on November 26. It did not result in any deaths. Most tornadoes do not. The most recent killer tornado was an EF3 that struck Brookport, Illinois on November 17, killing 3. Two other killer tornadoes ocurred earlier that same day, killing 2 people each.
The most recent tornado in Texas was an EF1 that touched down on February 1, 2011.
The most recent recorded tornado in Newfoundland was an F0 near Gander Bay on July 29, 2007.
The most recent tornado in Columbus, as of Jul7 27, 2015 was an EF0 on October 31, 2013.