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Tornadoes do occur in extreme southern Africa (including the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini). In October 2011, two people were killed and nearly 200 were injured after a tornado formed, near Ficksburg in the Free State ; more than 1,000 shacks and houses were flattened. [ 28 ]
Tornadoes occur most frequently in North America (particularly in central and southeastern regions of the United States colloquially known as Tornado Alley; the United States has by far the most tornadoes of any country in the world). [7] Tornadoes also occur in South Africa, much of Europe (except most of the Alps), western and eastern ...
Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks. Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although the number of actual tornadoes and counted significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the ...
One thing most countries have in common is the time of day that tornadoes occur, which is most frequently during the afternoon and early evening. But the peak season is not the same. In the US ...
A violent tornado struck the villages of Argine, Robecco Pavese and Vallescuropasso, causing severe damage. The tornado was an F4 tornado, but at some point, it may have produced F5 damage. 7 people died and about 80 were injured along a 10 km path. This is the second most violent tornado to ever hit the country. [108]
Cars were lifted 100 feet into the air by the tornado. [5] Paynesville, South Africa tornado: 2 December 1952: South Africa-11 fatalities: The tornado "threw cattle high into the air". [5] Trompsburg, South Africa tornado: 5 November 1976: Karoo-5 fatalities: F3 rated tornado which tracked a 175 km long path, mainly through farmland. [6] [7]
Tornadoes can occur anywhere in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service.Tornadoes are “most common in the central plains east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachians.”
A tornado then struck the north-eastern part of the country, killing 1 person. Overall, 5 people were killed and 17 people were injured. [130] Vĩnh Phúc Province tornado: 10 June 2020: Vĩnh Phúc Province: 1: 3 fatalities, 18 injuries