Tornadoes & Hurricanes

9/23/2020 (Permalink)

Tornadoes & Hurricanes

Not all parts of each state are at equal risk from tornadoes. For example, while Texas has the highest number of recorded tornadoes, the state’s least tornado-prone area—along the Gulf Coast—has been hit by fewer tornadoes than northeastern Arkansas. Comparing the numbers of tornadoes recorded in different areas within a state can give you a better understanding of the potential tornado activity in those areas. Figure I.1 shows the numbers of tornadoes recorded per 1,000 square miles in the United States and its possessions and territories.

In the United States, 158 hurricanes were recorded to have made landfall between 1900 and1996. Hurricanes have made landfall in Florida more than in any other state. The second most hurricane-affected state is Texas, but every state on the Gulf Coast and bordering the Atlantic Ocean, as well as U.S. island possessions and territories, are susceptible to damage caused by hurricanes. In recent years, the U.S. territories of American Samoa and Guam have been seriously affected by numerous tropical cyclones.

https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/ism2.pdf

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