<Tr> <Td> Malta (11) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Netherlands has the highest average number of recorded tornadoes per area of any country in the world (more than 20, or 0.0013 per sq mi (0.00048 per km), annually), followed by the UK (around 33, or 0.00035 per sq mi (0.00013 per km), per year), but most are small and cause minor damage . In absolute number of events, ignoring area, the UK experiences more tornadoes than any other European country, excluding waterspouts . Europe uses its own tornado scale, known as the TORRO scale, which ranges from a T0 for extremely weak tornadoes to T11 for the most powerful known tornadoes . </P>

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