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Can any1 provide tornado hotspots in the UK?
I mean like an area where a tornado strikes multiple times every year?

a uk version of tornado alley if u like

2007-05-09 07:09:10 · 2 answers · asked by mk_south_london 2 in Travel United Kingdom Other - United Kingdom

2 answers

Statistically, we have more tornadoes than the USA, counting incidence per square mile (It's a small country)

A typical British tornado is around 100ft across and lasts for less than 10 minutes, and is rare in built-up areas which tend to disrupt tornado formation. So there is no specific "tornado alley", and it's very rare for a British tornado to match the more destructive examples of the USA

(I mean, don't worry about us being the world's hot-spot for tornadoes, if you're coming over. Our drivers are much more dangerous, by several thousand fatalities a year.
On the other hand we're considerably safer than the USA in that regard, so hurry over while you're still alive!)

2007-05-09 07:42:35 · answer #1 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2 0

an average of 33 reports of tornadoes in the UK each year but these are especially rare in built-up areas said a Met Office spokesperson.

2007-05-09 09:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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