The strongest tornadoes in the United States have mostly occurred on the Great Plains and in the Deep South.
Yes. Several tornadoes have hit Detroit, Michigan. The strongest was an F3 on November 20, 1957.
Yes. Orlando has had several tornadoes. The strongest on record for the city was an F3.
Tornadoes have occurred in most areas of Missouri. No town is safe.
Yes. Many houses are destroyed by tornadoes every year. The very strongest tornadoes rip houses from their foundations and scatter them to the wind.
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.
There were 1,103 tornadoes in the U.S. in 2006.
There were 1,817 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. in 2004.
There were 1374 tornadoes confirmed in the United States in 2003.
Tornadoes were scattered through Georgia in 2001 but the greatest concentration of activity was in the southern part of the state. This is also where the strongest of those tornadoes (an F2) occurred.
1,282 tornadoes occurred in the US. in 2010, with an unknown number worldwide.
Global data is not available, but the US had 1075 recorded tornadoes in 2000.
Yes. Several tornadoes have hit Detroit, Michigan. The strongest was an F3 on November 20, 1957.
In 2009, 22 people in the U.S. were killed by tornadoes.
Official record shows 1,263 tornadoes in the United States in 2005.
Since 1950, the US has recorded more than 57,000 tornadoes. However, since we missed many of the weaker ones, the number is probably closer to 80,000.
No. Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds. The strongest of tornadoes produce damage comparable in severity to that of an atomic bomb.
Most likely yes. Tornadoes have occurred in Brazil.