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How common is the tornado?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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The U.S. experiences an average of 1200 tornadoes each year. This may sound like a lot, but it still makes tornadoes relatively rare compared to other weather events with only about 1% of thunderstorms producing tornadoes. Hundreds more tornadoes touch down worldwide, but exact statistics are unknown as many countries do not keep extensive records like the U.S. does.

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Tornadoes are common in Texas and are usually in late springs and early summers. It occurs often for the reason of unobstructed winds and heat soruces.

Texas also is ranked 1st place compared to all the other states. It is hard to exactly say how common they are.

They have around 130 tornadoes every year so they are actually very common.

This would mean that they come every 2.8 day!

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It is difficult to determine. Other than the United States, few if any countires keep detailed records of tornadoes. In poorer countries all but the most significant tornadoes go without any documentation. Records indicate a global avergae of 1,800 tornadoes per year, with 1,200 of those in the United States. But in all likelihood there are thousands of tornadoes worldwide each year, but the majority are never documented.

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tornado's arnt that common

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