April, May, and June are generally the peak months of tornado activity in the U.S.
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Tornadoes are most common in the US during the spring and early summer months, typically peaking in the late spring. They can form at any time of the year, but are most frequent during this period due to the clash of warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico with colder, drier air from the north.
Tornadoes are very likely to form in the United States and destroy property there frequently during the spring and summer months. One section of the central United States is even nicknamed Tornado Alley due to the high number of tornadoes that move through there.
Tornadoes actually occur more frequently in the US than in England due to geographic and climatic factors. The US has a larger land area and a more diverse climate, leading to a higher frequency of severe weather events that can produce tornadoes. England, on the other hand, has a milder climate and is surrounded by ocean which tends to stabilize the atmosphere, making tornadoes less common.
There were 1424 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S. in 1998, making it an active year.
The idea is that studying tornadoes, which sometimes means getting close to them, allows us to better understand them. A better understanding of tornadoes may help us predict them, which would mean better warnings for people who might be in the path of a tornado.