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To: cripplecreek
They're a bit more common in the UK than that, although I think they are usually fairly weak.

The FAQs on Torro (The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation) website suggest that an average of 33 happen each year. They also list (very generally) the most usual areas in which they occur.

5 posted on 12/07/2006 5:41:43 AM PST by Mrs Ivan (English, and damned proud of it.)
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To: Mrs Ivan; cripplecreek
From your link

When land areas are taken into account, the United Kingdom actually has the highest frequency of reported tornadoes per unit area in the world. This was first recognised by an American meteorologist, Dr. T. Fujita, in 1973.

8 posted on 12/07/2006 5:51:46 AM PST by alnitak ("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
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