Tornadoes

Eventually, yes. Wichita has been hit by tornadoes before, so it is inevitable that it will be hit again. However there is no way of knowing when the next one will strike until it actually happens.

No. It can be one of the worst places; although there is video footage of a man with his daughter surviving as they took cover under a bridge. They survived mainly because the tornado missed the bridge. The bridge itself creates a wind tunnel effect that cause the wind to accelerate as it passes through. Additionally, bridges offer no protection from debris, which is the main killer in a tornado.

The answer depends on where you find the information.

The NOAA website lists an average of 28 tornadoes per year for South Dakota.

The US Tornadoes website list an average of 36 tornadoes per year for South Dakota.

Yes, Florida gets tornadoes very frequently, though they are generally weaker than the ones in Tornado Alley.

Florida actually comes in 4th place in tornado frequency behind Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Some of the tornadoes in Florida actually come from hurricanes.

As of November 30, 2012 the last confirmed tornado in California was on November 9.

Below is a link listing all recorded tornadoes in New Jersey since 1950. If you want to know about a particular tornado, please be more specific.

Yes, New Mexico does have tornadoes, but they're very rare

No town gets hit by tornadoes on an annual basis. Moore has been hit by 12 recorded tornadoes since 1950.

Tornadoes in the UK are generally small, weak, and often obscured by rain.

The last tornado to hit Atlanta, Georgia touched down on March 14, 2008. The tornado, rated EF2 killed 1 person and injured 30, causing over $25 million in damage.

From when official records began in 1950 up through 2012 there were 233 tornadoes recorded in Arizona. The actual number of tornadoes is likely significantly higher, as the vast majority of tornadoes in Arizona are weak. Such tornadoes were frequently missed in the earlier part of this time period. Even today a fair number of tornadoes that occur in sparsely populated areas likely go undocumented.

Yes. Tornadoes are not uncommon in Illinois.

No. Tornado Alley is in the central part of the United States, running roughly from Texas north to South Dakota and Iowa. California is about 700 miles west of the nearest part of Tornado Alley. California does get tornadoes, but these tornadoes are not as frequent nor as as strong as those in Tornado Alley.

Tornadoes are virtually unheard of in Nevada, but can and do occur.

Antarctica is very cold while tornadoes can only form with thunderstorms, which require at least some degree of warm, moist air.

There is no way of knowing. It is impossible to predict a tornado a year in advance.

Based on records from 1991-2012 (for which we have accurate tornado records) Arkansas averages 40 tornadoes per year. From all official records, which go back to 1950, Arkansas has had 1,680 recorded tornadoes. This works out to a lower annual average, but prior to the 1990s, a large portion of F0 and F1 tornadoes, which account for about 80% of tornadoes in Arkansas, were missed.

Yes, all 50 states have had tornadoes.

New York averages 5 each year.

Many will say that Australia does not have tornadoes, but this is completely wrong. It is true that Australia is more prone to cyclones (the equivalent of hurricanes and typhoons) rather than tornadoes. However, tornado-like conditions may develop with thunderstorms, and while they're not usually officially recognised as "tornadoes" and are far less destructive than their northern hemisphere equivalents, mini-tornadoes DO occur in Australia. Tornado-like conditions have been reported during storms in each of the states, from sub-tropical Queensland down to dry South Australia. In January 2013, a series of tornadoes ripped through southeast Queensland, badly damaging property in the towns of Burnett Heads, Bargara and Bundaberg.

Over a period of more than 90 years, since 1918, there have been an estimated 55 deaths from tornadoes in Australia.

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Yes. India has had tornadoes. They are most common in the areas near Bangladesh.

During summer months like may, June and July.

The worst tornado ever recorded was the Daulatpur-Salturia tornado of April 26, 1989. This little-known tornado was actually deadlier than the Tri-State tornado, claiming over 1,300 lives.

They are both natural disasters that threaten coastal areas with the main threat being water. But aside from that they are completely different.

A typhoon is a storm that is pretty much the same thing as a hurricane.

A tsunami is a large wave or series of waves usually produce by an undersea earthquake or landslide.

Lightning frequently accompanies tornadoes anyway. On the unlikely even that a tornado occurred during an earthquake, there would probably be more damage than either of the two could do on their own.