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Top Ten Lists for Tornado Statistics

Recommendations To Better Protect From Tornado Damage

Top ranking states in terms of total numbers of tornadoes:

  1. Texas
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Florida
  4. Kansas
  5. Nebraska
  6. Iowa
  7. Missouri
  8. Illinois
  9. South Dakota
  10. Louisiana

Top ranking states in terms of number of killer tornadoes:

  1. Texas
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Arkansas
  4. Alabama
  5. Mississippi
  6. Illinois
  7. Missouri
  8. Indiana
  9. Louisiana
  10. Tennessee

Top ranking states in terms of annual tornadoes per 10,000 square miles:

  1. Florida
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Indiana
  4. Iowa
  5. Kansas
  6. Delaware
  7. Louisiana
  8. Mississippi
  9. Nebraska
  10. Texas

Information courtesy of The Tornado Project

Last Updated: Friday, 22-Oct-2004 21:19:00 EDT
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