duplicitea

duplicitea t1_j76uv5e wrote

Reply to comment by dlyselxicssuck in TIL the UK experiences more tornados per year than any other country in the world relative to its land area. by blr126

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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duplicitea t1_j723w4n wrote

Reply to comment by Dont_Buy_Me_Back in TIL the UK experiences more tornados per year than any other country in the world relative to its land area. by blr126

I live in Michigan in the US. There have been a few dozen tornadoes in the counties near me over the years. I saw a water spout over Lake Huron once. And I had to take shelter in the stock room of a Meijer (local department store similar to a Walmart or an ASDA) once when one was going through. Gotta say, that was the most amount of rain I have ever seen in my life.

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duplicitea t1_j71vg8g wrote

Reply to TIL the UK experiences more tornados per year than any other country in the world relative to its land area. by blr126

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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