Tornado climatology
The United States averaged 1,274 tornadoes per year in the last decade. April 2011 saw the most tornadoes ever recorded for any month in the US National Weather Service's history, 875; the previous record was 542 in one month. It has more tornadoes yearly than any other country and reports more violent (F4 and F5) tornadoes than anywhere else.
Tornadoes of 2019
There have been 19 preliminary reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2019, all of which have been confirmed. Six tornado-related deaths have been confirmed worldwide; four in Cuba and two in Turkey.There have been 19 tornadoes reported in United States in January, all of which have been confirmed.