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The strength of a tornado depends on the strength of the thunderstorm that produces it. The strength of a thunderstorm is affected by instability, which in simple terms involves cool air over a warm lower atmosphere. Florida is a semi-tropical area where the upper atmosphere is warmer than in other regions, leading to less instability an thunderstorms that are generally weaker than their counterparts in Tornado Alley.
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Are there more tornadoes in Arizona or Florida?
There are more tornadoes in Florida, which gets the most tornadoes of any state outside of Tornado Alley.
Is there a high incidence of tornadoes in the Tennessee area?
Yes. Tennessee has some of the most violent tornadoes within the US. The state is in the Dixie Alley, which experiences the most violent, strongest, and fastest tornadoes in the US. The Tornado Valley is probably more well known, however, this area just experience more tornadoes, not necessarily more violent ones than the Dixie Valley.
What is thing tornadoes are classified as?
Tornadoes are a type of natural disaster and a type of weather event. More specifically a tornado is a violent, rotating wind storm produced by a larger parent thunderstorm.
Did a tornado ever strike Florida what was the name?
Yes. Florida has one of the highest annual tornado counts of any state. It has had more than 3,000 tornadoes in the past 50 years, most of them weak. Tornado do not have names, but are simply referred to be where or when they hit. Some notable ones include the Kissimmee tornado of 1998 and the Groundhog Day tornadoes of 2007.
Are there more tornadoes or hurricanes in Alabama?
There are more tornadoes. Alabama averages about 45 tornadoes per year and gets hit by a hurricane every few years.
Are there more tornadoes in Arizona or Florida?
There are more tornadoes in Florida, which gets the most tornadoes of any state outside of Tornado Alley.
Does Floridas have tornadoes?
Florida frequently has tornadoes, though several states have more tornadoes annually.
Who has more tornadoes Florida or Illinois?
Florida has more tornadoes annually than Illinois, though it certainly is not in first place.
Is there a high incidence of tornadoes in the Tennessee area?
Yes. Tennessee has some of the most violent tornadoes within the US. The state is in the Dixie Alley, which experiences the most violent, strongest, and fastest tornadoes in the US. The Tornado Valley is probably more well known, however, this area just experience more tornadoes, not necessarily more violent ones than the Dixie Valley.
Which state is more likely to get tornadoes California or Florida?
Florida, by far
Is there going to be a tornado in Florida in 2012?
As of May 15 already been two confirmed tornadoes in Florida in 2012. In all likelihood there will be more as tornadoes hit Florida every year. However, there is no way of telling where or when these tornadoes will hit or how many.
Are tornadoes more dangerous than hurricanes?
In short, tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes and usually produce more severe damage, albeit over a much smaller area.
Why are hurricanes less violent then tornadoes?
They are in no way 'less violent'. They may seem it because tornadoes traval faster than a hurricane but, hurricanes last much longer and take more lives than a tornado does.
Are tornadoes more likely to happen in the Midwestern States than in any other States?
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.
How did Kansas get a reputation for tornadoes?
Simply put, Kansas has a lot of tornadoes. Kansas is in Tornado Alley, a region that experiences more strong to violent tornadoes than anywhere else in the world.
Would you experience a tornado in Florida or California?
Tornadoes happen in both Florida and California, but they are far more common in Florida.
Is a Tornado equaly likely to occur in California as in Florida?
No, Florida gets more tornadoes than California.
