Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence
WorldPhysical EnvironmentThe areas that show the greatest concentration of dots have the highest frequency of tornadoes
Tornado Archive A world map shows areas of strong tornado occurrences, marked in red dots. Tornadoes cluster mainly in the eastern region of North America. Other regions include Argentina, parts of Europe, Japan, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Abyssal clay | Calcareous ooze | Continental (lithogenous) | Diatom | Radiolarian | |
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Arizona | 5 | 1 | |||||||
Utah | 2 | ||||||||
Idaho | 1 | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | ||||||||
Vermont | 1 | ||||||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | |||||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | |||||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | ||||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | ||||||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | |||||
West Virginia | 4 | ||||||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | |||||
Oregon | 2 | ||||||||
Alabama | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | |||||
New Mexico | 7 | ||||||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | |||||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | |||||||
Michigan | 20 | 3 | |||||||
Alberta | 9 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 31 | 3 | |||||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | |||||||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | ||||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | |||||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | ||||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | ||||||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
Minnesota | 60 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |||||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | ||||||
Alaska | 4.76% | 0.351% | |||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.51% | ||||||||
Florida | 31 | 6 | 0.488% | 2.42% | |||||
Washington | 1 | 1.71% | |||||||
Nunavut | 7.75% | ||||||||
Maine | 1.41% | ||||||||
Nova Scotia | 12.7% | ||||||||
Virginia | 28 | 8 | 1.95% | ||||||
Delaware | 3 | 0.888% | |||||||
Prince Edward Island | 100% | ||||||||
Texas | 193 | 46 | 7 | 0.242% | |||||
Louisiana | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0.456% | 1.85% | ||||
Hawaii | 29.4% | 7.02% | 22.4% | ||||||
North Carolina | 54 | 12 | 0.789% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 1.14% | ||||||||
British Columbia | 1 | 2.00% | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.95% | ||||||||
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 0.212% | ||||||
South Carolina | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0.109% | |||||
Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.884% | 11.7% | |||||
New York | 17 | 1 | 2.58% | ||||||
Maryland | 8 | 1 | 1.35% | ||||||
Québec | 30 | 1 | 1.05% | ||||||
Ontario | 46 | 1 | 0.313% | ||||||
California | 3 | 0.884% | |||||||
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