On average tornadoes kill about 60 people each year.
Tornadoes kill 60-80 people in an average year.
In 2009 45 people were killed by tornadoes including 22 in the U.S.
Tornadoes don't kill people every day. On average about 80 people are killed by tornadoes each year.
No. Tornadoes are very powerful storms, and while it's possible for a tornado to kill people, it is not inevitable. Many tornadoes kill no one at all. In fact, only about 2% of tornadoes are killers. However, the tornadoes that make the news and get the headlines are the ones in which people ARE killed and injured. The prime adage of the news editor is "If it bleeds, it leads!"
On average tornadoes kill 60 people each year in the U.S.
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There were no deaths or injuries from the tornadoes of April 11, 2012. Both of the tornadoes in Texas on that date were rated EF0 and such tornadoes hardly ever kill.
In the 21st century tornadoes killed at least 1,637 people. 1,227 of them were in the U.S. It is likely that some deaths in other countries were not documented.
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Most supercells do not kill, and those that do kill rarely kill more than a few. The main threat for a supercell is the potential for tornadoes, and a supercell can produce multiple tornadoes in succession in what is called a tornado family, which can, in rare cases, kill dozens. In recent years one tornado family on April 27, 2011 killed 87 people in 3 killer tornadoes, and another on the same day killed 69 people in 6 tornadoes. On May 22, 2011 a supercell killed 158 people, all from a single tornado.
Tornadoes are classified as violent because they have very powerful winds capable of damaging or destroying man-made structures. Many of the stronger tornadoes will kill and injure people.