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 2014
A tornado outbreak produced 12 tornadoes across England, France and Belgium, 11 of which were F1 (T2/T3) and one an F2 (T4).
The strongest tornado was an F2 (T4) that traveled 12.8 km on the border between France and Belgium, damaging the town of Halluin. 3 people were injured.