Tornados have been observed in every continent on the planet with the exception of
Antarctica. Hurricanes differ from tornadoes, in that the former develop in warm, tropical
oceans whereas tornados develop on land and are more aggressive and potentially
destructive. The majority of tornados are initiated by thunderstorms. Tornados are relatively
common occurrences at differing magnitudes throughout the world. The geographical
features of the U. S. A. lend themselves to high incidence of tornado activity. In that country
the highest proportion of tornados occur in the southern states in spring from March to May
and in the northern states from late spring extending into summer. Generally tornados travel
from southwest to northeast, though neither time of year nor direction they will take is
completely predictable.
Tornados
have
been observed
in every continent on the planet
with the exception of
Antarctica. Hurricanes differ from
tornadoes
, in that the former develop in warm,
tropical
oceans whereas
tornados
develop on land and are more aggressive and
potentially
destructive
. The majority of
tornados
are initiated
by thunderstorms.
Tornados
are
relatively
common
occurrences at differing magnitudes throughout the world. The
geographical
features
of the U. S. A. lend themselves to high incidence of
tornado
activity. In that
country
the highest proportion of
tornados
occur in the southern states in spring from March to May
and
in the northern states from late spring extending into summer.
Generally
tornados
travel
from southwest to northeast, though neither time of year nor direction they will take is
completely
predictable.