80 Tornadoes Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In which country did the 1989 Daulatpur-Saturia tornado occur?
Answer
Bangladesh
What type of tornado contains several vortices revolving inside the main circulation?
Answer
Multiple-vortex tornado
Most tornadoes form from what thunderstorm cloud genus?
Answer
Cumulonimbus
Who created the Fujita scale for rating tornado damage?
Answer
Ted Fujita
What is the name of the scale used in Europe to classify tornado intensity?
Answer
TORRO scale
What is the only continent that has never had a confirmed tornado?
Answer
Antarctica
What is the largest tornado outbreak known in history (by number of tornadoes)?
Answer
2011 Super Outbreak
Which U.S. city was devastated by an EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011?
Answer
Joplin, Missouri
What warning product indicates that a tornado has been spotted or indicated on radar?
Answer
tornado warning
What tornado is the costliest in U.S. history (adjusted for inflation)?
Answer
Joplin tornado (2011)
What tornado holds the record for the widest damage path?
Answer
2013 El Reno tornado
What was the deadliest single tornado in U.S. history?
Answer
Tri-State Tornado
What type of thunderstorm is most likely to produce a tornado?
Answer
supercell
Which country experiences the most tornadoes in the world?
Answer
United States
What is a visible rotating column that does not touch the ground called?
Answer
funnel cloud
Which U.S. state sees the most tornadoes annually?
Answer
Texas
What is a tornado that forms over water called?
Answer
waterspout
What scale is used to rate tornado intensity in the United States?
Answer
Enhanced Fujita Scale