A Question for all the European Folks

[kriadydragon]

Actually it's my mom's question. She's been curious as to whether or not tornadoes happen anywhere in Europe. I'm curious to know where else besides the US tornadoes happen. I know they occur in Australia but where else? Who else has to suffer tornado warnings, wall clouds, huddling in basements and leaky cellars and the terror of storm chasers screaming about how a tornado is heading right down the street you happen to live on? I hate tornado season :S

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[ladyniko.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm in St. Louis and Missouri has gotten hit by THREE significant tornadoes since New Year's Eve.

NYE: F3 - hit Sunset Hills, Fenton area - south St. Louis County
Good Friday: F4 - hit Northwest St. Louis County & city - Lambert Airport took a direct hit. NO FATALITIES
May 22, 2011: F5 - leveled Joplin, MO, (southwestern MO) death toll up to 155 people.

Europe usually doesn't get hit by tornadoes, since they don't have the same climatic conditions that we have over the Midwest.

One of the freakiest things I've ever seen video of was of a FIRE tornado in Canada.