ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tornadoes occur with greatest frequency in the Red River Valley of North Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -When adjusted for area, Galveston County in East Texas along the Gulf of Mexico sees the most tornadoes of any other area in the Lone Star State. It saw around 33 tornadoes per 100 square miles between 1950 and 2021.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every one of Texas’ 254 counties saw at least one tornado between 1950 and 2021. According to the NOAA data, Harris County, home to Houston, has recorded the most twisters: 242 in total. That’s well above second-ranked Hale County, north of Lubbock, which had 132 tornadoes in that same time period.
Detailed explanation-4: -Texas is by far America’s most active state for tornadoes, averaging 151 twisters each year. In a distant second place is Kansas, with an annual average of 91 tornadoes.