Alabama gets plentiful warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This is essentially the fuel for thunderstorms. These storms are often triggered when a cold front moves through. When these storm emerge, wind shear, or differences in wind speed and direction at different altitudes, sets the storms rotating, turning them into supercells. The rotation in these supercells can then lead to the formation of tornadoes.
None. Tornadoes are not given names like hurricanes are. Some tornadoes are referred to by where they hit (e.g. the Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado, the Oklahoma City tornado) or, on occasion something they did (the Tri-State tornado, the tornado of the elevens) . But such things are not true names, and if they were there would be too many to count.
No. Tornadoes do not damage the atmosphere.
Nearly all tornadoes in the southern hemisphere do. However in the northern hemisphere most tornadoes rotate counterclockwise. A small percentage of tornadoes rotate opposite of what is normal for their hemisphere. These are called anticyclonic tornadoes.
Tornadoes in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise with the exception of rare anticyclonic tornadoes.
Tornadoes do not create anything; they only destroy.
There were 79 tornadoes in Alabama in 2009.
There were 94 tornadoes in Alabama in 2008.
Yes. Alabama is a tornado prone state and has a history of very violent tornadoes.
There were 737 tornadoes in Alabama in the years 2001-2011.
There were 145 recorded tornadoes in Alabama in 2011, a record for that state.
Yes. There were 79 confirmed tornadoes in Alabama in 2009, most of them rated EF0 or EF1.
Yes, there are quite a few. Alabama averages about 45 tornadoes per year and rivals Oklahoma in the number of F5 tornadoes it has recorded.
There were many tornadoes in Alabama that occurred mostly in the afternoon and evening of April 27, 2011.
There are more tornadoes in Alabama compared to hurricanes. Alabama is part of a region known as Tornado Alley, which experiences multiple tornadoes each year. Hurricanes are less common in Alabama, but the state can still be impacted by hurricanes that make landfall along the Gulf Coast.
Yes. Alabama is a tornado-prone state and has had more than its fair share of highly destructive tornadoes. Alabama is tied with Oklahoma for first place in number of tornadoes officially rated F5 or EF5.
Yes. Tornadoes occur fairly frequently in Alabama. The state averages 45 tornadoes every year. It is tied with Oklahoma in number of F5 an EF5 tornadoes.
In the tornado outbreak of April 25-28 Alabama experienced 57 tornadoes.