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Currently we are experiencing a climate pattern called La Niña. One consequence of La Niña is increased collisions between warm and cold air masses in the United States. An increase in the number of these collisions means more and stronger thunderstorms. These storms can then produce tornadoes.
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How many tornadoes have hit Tennessee in 2012 or 2011?
There were 101 tornadoes in Tennessee in 2011 and so far at least 22 in 2012.
How many super cell tornadoes happened in 2011?
So far there have been 1560 tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011 (worldwide figures are not available. Since at least 90% of tornadoes are formed in supercells, that would mean there have been about 1400 supercell tornadoes in the U.S. in 2011.
How many F1 tornadoes did Alaska get in 2011?
So far there have been no tornadoes recorded in Alaska in 2011. In the past 60 years the state has only has 3 recorded tornadoes. All rated F0.
How many tornadoes touched down in VA in 2000-2011?
In the years 2000-2010 Virginia had 249 tornadoes. Statistics for the months so far in 2011 are not yet finalized, but preliminary figures indicate 34 tornadoes in Virginia in 2011, for a total of 283 for the years 2000-2011.
How many tornadoes has hit US in the last 4 days?
There were roughly 100 tornadoes in the mid-April 2011 outbreak. Though that is extremely significant, you will often hear larger numbers (200+) reported in the media due to the way tornadoes are tallied. Reports of tornadoes are listed by the Storm Prediction Center first, but many of these reports refer to the same tornado. So there may have been 250 reports, but only 100 separate tornadoes.
How many deaths were there from tornadoes in 2011?
So far in the world tornadoes have killed at least 572 with at least 550 of those deaths occurring in the U.S.
How many tornadoes have hit Iowa since 2000?
From 2000 through 2011 there were 669 confirmed tornadoes in Iowa. In addition there is a preliminary count of 16 tornadoes so far in 2012 (as of December 6). This brings the total to 685 tornadoes.
How many tornadoes have hit Kansas since 2000?
From 2000 to 2011 Kansas experienced 1,286 tornadoes with a preliminary count of 87 so far in 2012 (as of December 6). This gives a total of 1373 tornadoes.
How many tornadoes were there in Arkansas during 2000-2012?
Data for tornadoes so far in 2012 is not yet finalized. However, based on archived data from 2000-2011 and preliminary data from 2012, Arkansas has had 579 recorded tornadoes so far in the years 2000-2012.
Did tornadoes happen this year?
Yes. The U.S. has recorded over 1100 tornadoes so far in 2011. More tornadoes have occurred in other parts of the world.
Does east troy WI get tornadoes in april if so how strong and what days in the past?
Since official record keeping began in 1950 no tornadoes have been recorded in the town in April. However the surrounding areas of Walworth County have seen four tornadoes. An F2 on April 18 1955, an F2 on April 19 1957, and two F1s on April 11 1965.
How many tornadoes have occurred on us soil in the past decade?
In the past 10 years (counted as 2002 to 2011 as data for 2012 so far is preliminary) there have been 13,411 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S.
