“Tornadoes are not very characteristic of the territory of our country. The danger zone is traditionally characteristic of the American continent, ”he said in an interview with Sputnik Radio.

According to him, this is due to the fact that in the temperate and low latitudes of the United States a zone of collision of warm air masses from the continent and cool - from the ocean.

“Tornadoes over North America are a thousand times more common than over the territory of our country,” added Wilfand.

Earlier, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, Yevgeny Tishkovets, warned of possible tornadoes in the Moscow region.

URA.RU reported a wind gain of up to 14 m / s in the Chelyabinsk region.