Chapter 31, Problem 17TE

To determine

The part of the United States has the highest frequency of tornadoes.

Answer to Problem 17TE

The parts of the United States that have the highest frequency of tornadoes are Texas and Kansas.

Explanation of Solution

Tornadoes occur in any month of the year across the United States, and even the plain states have the highest frequency of twisters annually.

NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) estimated by taking the past annual data of various contraries illustrated that the two most active states for tornadoes in the United States are Texas, with 155, and Kansas, with 96, in an average year.

In the year $1999$, the record shows the frequency of the tornadoes that mostly occurred in April and some in June too.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the parts of the United States that have the highest frequency of tornadoes are Texas and Kansas.