Why are there no tornadoes in Westchester County, NY?

Question

I live in Northern Westchester County, NY. About 50 miles north of

NYC. I always heard tornado warnings in other parts of the country like The Midwest and the South. I read that tornadoes have occurred in all 50 US states. I want to know why there hasn't been any tornadoes or why they are so rare here. Someone told me its because theres too many hills. Why is it not happening here.

Answer 1

if there are alot of big buildings they block the wind going in two different directions. if there was strong enough rotation on would form or if one startd in another city and moved along. that is way they never occure in NY NY. it would have to starts as a f-6 to and f-12 witch no american can be ready for with todays technology it is just to weak.

Answer 2

Given the right weather it will happen, they have picked up in this part of the country(south east) and as far as I know the U.S. is the only country that has tornadoes.

Answer 3

I'm not that familiar with Westchester County, but you have had tornadoes in the past.  Here are some dates and intensities:

AUG 11, 1971       F1      

SEP 01, 1974       F1      

SEP 26, 1977       F1    

NOV 16, 1989       F0    

JUN 12, 1991       F0      

SEP 03, 1992      F0    

Source: http://www.tornadoproject.com/

Answer 4

New York is colder i think....anyways yoy better be glad there aren't but if someone doesn't do anything about global warming there might