Oklahoma gets a large number of tornadoes because there are often colliding air masses of different temperatures and/or dew points. These collisions often produce severe thunderstorms. The region that Oklahoma is in, called Tornado Alley, also gets a lot of wind shear. Wind shear occurs when wind at high altitude blows at a different speed and/or direction. This creates horizontal vortices of air that, when turned vertical, give a storm the spin it needs to produce a tornado.
There were 102 recorded tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
There were 118 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2011.
There were 102 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
Oklahoma City has probably had the most tornadoes of any community in Oklahoma.
There were 34 confirmed tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2009.
There were 102 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
On average, Oklahoma gets 7 tornadoes in June.
Oklahoma had 28 confirmed tornadoes in 2005. This is unusually low for the state.
The rural areas of Texas, Kansas, and Missouri get hit by most tornadoes and often frequently. Oklahoma city they were hit 32 times in the past 90 years
On average there are about 57 tornadoes a year
On average, Oklahoma gets about twice as many tornadoes as Georgia does.
Oklahoma is most prone to tornadoes in the months of April, May, and June.