First a state's climate affects the number of tornadoes it get. Tornadoes form best when cool, dry air collides with warm moist air, generating thunderstorms, in an environment of strong wind shear and a temperature inversion a mile or so above the ground. Some areas, such as the Great Plains see such conditions more often than others. Other areas may be too cold, too dry, or don't see enough temperature variation.
The size of a state also matters. A large state has more area where a tornado may potentially occur.
Yes. Texas gets more tornadoes than any other state. Tornadoes have been recorded in all parts of Texas.
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas share in this distinction. More states probably qualify, as during this time period, most F0 and F1 intensity tornadoes were not recorded.
Yes. Some tornadoes may last for more than an hour, but such cases are rare. Most tornadoes do not last more than 10 minutes.
They don't. The US has 40 times the number of tornadoes that England has, and they tend to be much more intense- less than 10% of English tornadoes are strong, 42% of US tornadoes are strong storms.
Usually, yes. The vast majority of tornadoes last less than an hour, with a typical tornado lasting no more than 10 minutes. Occasionally, a tornado will last for more than an hour, sometimes much more. At least one tornado is believed to have lasted for more than 3 hours. Such long-lived tornadoes are usually rather strong.
No. Texas gets more tornadoes than any other state.
Yes. Texas gets more tornadoes than any other state.
Most tornadoes hit Texas than any other state
Texas has had the most recorded tornadoes.
Yes. Texas gets more tornadoes than any other state.
It is in Tornado Alley, but they are rare.
Yes. Tornadoes hit Texas more than any other state.
Yes. Texas gets more tornadoes than any other state. Tornadoes have been recorded in all parts of Texas.
Because tornadoes have killed more people in Texas than in any other state. It is also the state with the most tornado injuries, damage, and the most tornadoes overall.
Generally speaking, yes. The Midwestern states overall have more tornadoes than the other states. The one exception is Florida, which has a comparable number of tornadoes to Oklahoma, though Florida tornadoes are generally weaker than Midwestern tornadoes.
Oklahoma gets more tornadoes. It averages 64 tornadoes per year, far greater than Georgia's average of 31.
yes. the U.S. actually gets more tornadoes than any other country.