They are not common in Great Britain and the rest of Europe, but they do occur. A tornado in Birmingham, England in July of 2005 destroyed a row of houses, but did not result in any fatalities.
Yes. Tornadoes have hit Connecticut, and no town has any special protection from tornadoes.
Yes, tornadoes occur quite regularly in Britain. In fact Britain experiences 5 times as many tornadoes per unit area as USA
There were 129 tornadoes in Texas in 2009.
A total of 9 tornadoes hit California in 2011.
33 F3 tornadoes have hit Florida since 1950.
an average of 20 tornadoes per year
There were 16 tornadoes in Wisconsin in 2009.
There were 30 tornadoes in Florida in 2015.
There were 31 tornadoes in Tennessee in 2010.
There were no recorded tornadoes in California in 2003.
There were 78 tornadoes in Missouri in 2011.
There were 52 tornadoes in Illinois in 2009.