What country experiences the most tornadoes?
Correct answer: USA
jane083
Survived the F5 tornado that hit Joplin MO in 2011. Hope to never witness that again.
ElixSkipper
Tornadoes have been documented in all 50 U.S. states. The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF) was developed in 2007, after decades use of the Fujita Scale, to better describe strength of a tornado's winds based on modernized structure damage. The scale was named after Dr. Ted Fujita, a University of Chicago professor, who developed the original scale. The first EF5 (highest of the scale) tornado struck Greensburg, Kansas in May 2007, a nearly 2 mile wide wedge that flattened 95% of the town and killed 11 people.
phroggylowflier1966
ever heard of a tornado that was NOT "strong and violent?
Tanya
I wish there was comment as to why the US experiences so many. I know it's the geography or currents, but would like more detail. Just the facts!
Player #2896791
they do some strange things ... carry a couch a good distance leaving the throw pillows still in place on it and driving a piece of straw through a telephone pole
Player #desone
we recently had "fire tornado" here in northern California. it caused so much property damage, and unfortunately deaths too. very scary thing to witness!
sirthomas1218
auntie emm it's a twister
Player #21374632
Tanya, USA has mountains to the west. mountains to the eastern states , it’s like a hallway or large trench in the middle of the USA. runs north to south,, cold air from Canada rushes down the trench meets hot air coming up from the southern Gulf, these currents collide and spinning in some places causing the dangerous tornadoes, wow ,mostly from springtime to autumn but can happen anytime,,
RatherCrazy
phroggylowflier1966, I live in tornado alley.... Topeka, KS.... check out the F-5 that went through here in June 1966..... it touched down in the southwest corner of town jumped the mound landed and made a pathway through Topeka on the ground all the way across town a mile wide making a road or landing strip to the northeast side to Billiards Airport... flatten everything in it path... there is no such tornado strong or violent.... they all are very dangerous.... capital journal has pictures of what Topeka looked like afterwards... Wednesday, June 8, 1966 out break of tornado activities
Player #2544061
Starfish, I live across the Mississippi from you. The museum in Springfield, IL has a section of tree with a 2x4 through it.
Timmy
jane083, as time gets closer for Jesus Christ's imminent return, storms are going to be more frequent and intensity. All foretold in scripture.
PeckyChicken
This one confused me, since I wasn't expecting an abbreviation
Rapture2090
jane083, Glory to Jesus Christ that you survived. Sorry that you went through that.
Aslan
Wouldn't you say United States of America?
Ririiiiiii
I was thinking, what is a three letter country? I normally call the USA America, so I didn’t think of that!
msbw
phroggylowflier1966, used to watch them form over the balmorhea mountains and disipitate, one didn't and headed straight for us, ran like the Dickens. another one hit in Pecos and split our tree, a shovel and a snake was inside the tree trunk and the snake was still alive scariest thing I've ever seen. I also lived in Manhattan Ks and a tornado hit, found my friends car in Topeka, hail damaged a whole car lot, but I bought a brand new car for $200 had to replace the windshield and popped the dents out with snow salt, sold the car for $3,000.
Christina
jane083, you're very lucky for sure. that was the worse I've ever seen. I remember being at home in Kansas City, we had a tornado warning but nothing never touched down. Later on the news tells us about Joplin. That was a shock to us all.
yatz23
phroggylowflier1966, ye its called light wind
nerd
it was easy peasy lemon squeeze 😋 and I am sure you would have enjoyed it more 😀
Dayna
my friends whole family died in the tornado in Illinois on August 28th 1990
nutty
my dream was to go inside a scary tornado and fly in the eye 👀 of the tornado🌪🌪🌪 🤪
Scorpio7590
Tanya, I recall an video on YouTube about Moore, OK being the epicenter for tornadic development and I believe part of your answer is there. I just don't have the link to share, sorry.
Wombat
HOWEVER! The weirder fact is that the country with the most tornadoes per square meter is actually the UK of all places.
Jenn Natalia
sirthomas1218, cyclone in the book
😁
didn't know that
CareBear83
Tanya, the North Atlantic current drives our weather patterns and it is the strongest and fastest current. So that is why tornadoes in other parts of the world are less common. Other parts of the world do have them, just far less common and usually seen during monsoon/tsunami season.
BG
Tanya, I'm from tornado Alley, KCMO, and Im not sure why, I always assumed it was because it's so flat but I just watched a documentary on tornadoes today and they were talking about tornado alley and how there are tornadoes that have smaller ones inside of them...WTH!?!
BG
jane083, I'm from KCMO and was a driver at that time. I had to drive through Joplin shortly after the tornado and it left a lasting impression on me! anyways just want to say I'm happy you survived that awful
evening and God Bless
marga
the tornado is most dangerous in USA😢
jenmom05
ElixSkipper, thank you, very informative. ;)
Elenora
I didn't know that 😮
jm
Philippines have 1000 tornado
Trey
Darla, agreed. If they were going to structure the answer as something spelled out, it shouldn't be abbreviated. I was trying to figure out what country only had 3 letters but was confused because I thought it was the United States.
Dirtboyy
I'm scared of tornadoes
Ethan hunt
Tornadoes are not real
nannanurse
game must have frozen typing USA wouldn't change
Mr
A lesser known fact is that the UK has a greater density of tornadoes per sq km than the USA. Of course, the UK is a lot smaller than the USA, so less in total. UK twisters are also usually weaker too.
Marce
I just wouldn't have guessed a country with such a "name".
Tazzy
jane083, just moved to joplin.....from California
Traven
and philippines experiences most typhoon💀