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duplicitea t1_j71vg8g wrote

I was about to say that the United State would like to have a word with you until I read the qualifying statement at the end.

However, if you break it down by state, the top 10 tornado states in the US are as follows:

1: Texas (155)

2: Kansas (96)

3: Florida (66)

4: Oklahoma (62)

5: Nebraska (57)

6: Illinois (54)

7: Colorado (53)

8: Iowa (51)

9: Minnesota (45)

10: Missouri (45)

With the exception of Texas, all these states have, on average, more tornadoes per year per square kilometer than the UK.

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GreenStrong t1_j7284ve wrote

The link also mentions that the great majority of the UK's tornadoes are weak. Most tornadoes in the central United States are weak too, but the powerful ones have longer tracks across the ground.

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noglorynoguts t1_j73z2uq wrote

Mods please put this at the top. I think this comment I’m replying to deservers to be there.

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dlyselxicssuck t1_j76eik1 wrote

Lots of states get very few tornadoes relative to their area so it definitely throws it off. I’ve only had a tornado warning once in the past 29 years.

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duplicitea t1_j76uv5e wrote

Ironically, while Texas gets the most tornadoes of any state on this list, the state is so massive that it is the lowest per square kilometer. It is over 3 times the area of Kansas and nearly 3 times as big as the UK. So it does it fair share of skewing the average.

Furthermore, a state like Alaska, which is 2.5 times the size of Texes really throws off the average with its 1 tornado per year.

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