How do tornadoes impact Southeast Texas?
Texas averages 137 tornadoes each year, the highest number of any state in the U.S. Tornadoes are most common during the spring and summer months nationwide, but due to our proximity to the Gulf of Mexico as a moisture source, tornadoes can occur in southeast Texas any time of year. In fact, some of the worst tornado outbreaks on record in southeast Texas have actually occurred in the late fall and winter months. Strong to violent tornadoes (those F2 or larger) are fairly uncommon in southeast Texas, but they can occur. Tornadoes in southeast Texas are usually isolated incidences, but occasionally can occur in “outbreaks” of several in one day.
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