2006-07-11 18:16:54 · 17 answers · asked by Jalisciense 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Not necessarily, but they occur most frequently there and tend to be more powerful. I read that it has something to do with the jetstream of the atmoshpere and that the midwest is very flat and has no mountains to "break up" the weather systems.
Tornadoes do occur in other parts of the world, but are often called by other names. I believe they are called "sand devils" in desert lands...not sure about anywhere else, though.
2006-07-11 18:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by mitsuguy26 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Tornadoes can happen a lot of places. There was even one in Salt Lake City in the middle of the mountains about 6 years ago. There just have to be the right weather conditions, which are most likely to occur in flat places like the midwest.
2006-07-11 18:18:56 · answer #2 · answered by Amber E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tornadoes are more dependent on the weather conditions being right than the location. They occur throughout the world, not just the mid-west. About 2 years ago there was a tornado that did considerable damage to a suburb of Philadelphia. They occur wherever the conditions are correct.
2006-07-11 18:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by Lubers25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tornados can ensue everywhere yet are extremely uncommon. they have a tendency to go back from Supercell thunderstorms, that are below a million% of entire thunderstorms (IIRC), and in basic terms a million in 6 supercells produce tornados. Of tornados, very few are the great F4 (a million.a million%) or F5 (0.a million%) kind. The accepted plains of the U. S. have a tendency to have the circumstances maximum favorable to advance those phenomena extra regularly than everywhere else, notwithstanding the Canadian accepted plains may also get them later in the season because the Jet circulation strikes north. lower than is a list of tornadoes. The earliest recorded ecu twister became in 1054 in eire. there is yet another link about supercell thunderstorms.
2016-10-14 09:27:21 · answer #4 · answered by kincade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, tornadoes occur in many area around the world, USA has the most.
2006-07-11 18:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by 2feEThigh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not hardly. My house got hit in Los Angeles once. Tornadoes happen all over the world. The US has the most and they "are most common west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Rocky Mountains, especially in the Great Plains."
2006-07-11 18:23:56 · answer #6 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Tornadoes occur all over the world.
2006-07-11 18:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by MELISSA B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Tornadoes occur in many places -- including California, the southeast, etc. They also occur in other countries.
2006-07-11 18:18:54 · answer #8 · answered by Lee J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope I live in Canada close to Toronto and we get the odd tornado in our area in a place called Barrie there was a huge one caused millions in damage.. so yeah tornado's are everywhere dude..
2006-07-11 18:20:29 · answer #9 · answered by thedude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we can get them up here in the northwest sometimes, but they hit a hill and jump away. The midwest is just flat enough they last longer.
2006-07-11 18:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by bunja2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋