Preliminary data from the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center indicates the United States experienced a record 1,855 tornadoes in 2024, breaking a 20-year-old record. Texas led the nation with 169 tornadoes last year, more than doubling the 2023 total of 78.Dozens of tornadoes were spawned by several tropical storms and hurricanes. For example, Hurricane Beryl, which lan...