Tornado is certain part of texas?
Feb 09, 2010
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Tornado Questions
i live in San Antonio, TX and we have some pretty crazy thunderstorms and i really have never heard of a tornado touching down in san antonio so can someone please like let me know if it has ever happened? and what category?
thanx
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3 comments
QuiteNewHere on February 9, 2010 at 9:15 am
Because of the geography, most US storms start brewing in Texas, and this the term "Tornado Alley was born.
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Most tornadoes in the United States form in an area called "Tornado Alley". This area includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Storm chasers travel to this area because of the high concentration of tornadoes. These tornadoes are formed by thunderstorms. Some of the tornadoes in the southern states such as Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia are caused by hurricanes.
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FACTS ON TEXAS TORNADOES
Compared with other states, Texas ranks number 1 for frequency of tornadoes, number 1 for number of deaths, number 1 for injuries and number 1 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other states by the frequency per square mile, Texas ranks number 10 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 16 for fatalities, number 21 for injuries per area, and number 21 for costs per area based on data from 1950 – 1995. In 1970, Texas had a population of 11,198,655 and between 1950 and 1995 Texas had 5,722 tornadoes. This ranks Texas number 1 in tornadoes by state. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 1,957. This ranks Texas number 8 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Texas had 478 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 1. The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 1,054,267. This ranks Texas as number 7 for the risk of death by tornadoes . Between 1950 and 1995, Texas had 7,554 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks Texas number 1 among the United States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 66,712. When we divide the population by the number of injuries, Texas ranks number 7. The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $1,986,918,400.00. This ranks Texas number 1. The cost per person for tornadoes in Texas per year is $ 3.94. This ranks Texas number 12 in costs for tornadoes per person . In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries.
I love snoopy on February 9, 2010 at 9:15 am
I don’t remember, but ther’s being happening unusual things with de weather.
High School AP Chem. student on February 9, 2010 at 9:15 am
Well, the weather service stats say that San Antonio is below the state average for tornado activity but 19% above the national average. The last one that was properly called a tornado that touched down was in 1953, according to the data on City-Data.com.
But I don’t live there, so I only have the stats to quote.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/wxevent/2007/aprclimate.htm