Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence
WorldPhysical EnvironmentThe areas that show the greatest concentration of dots have the highest frequency of tornadoes
Tornado Archive A world map shows areas of strong tornado occurrences, marked in red dots. Tornadoes cluster mainly in the eastern region of North America. Other regions include Argentina, parts of Europe, Japan, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Areas of Strong Tornado Occurrence | Continental Shelf | No Data | Very Low | Low | Moderately Low | Moderate | Moderately High | High | Very High | Extremely High | Cities | |
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Northwest Territories | 0.420% | 1.90% | 10.9% | 5.41% | 21.2% | 8.33% | 0.275% | 0.935% | |||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | 80.8% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5.84% | 94.9% | |||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | 0.314% | 1.37% | ||||||||||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | 0.273% | 44.8% | 4.05% | ||||||||||
Nunavut | 1.49% | 0.968% | 0.100% | 0.238% | 3.40% | ||||||||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | 0.729% | 0.291% | 1.69% | ||||||||||
Maine | 0.686% | 82.9% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | 9.96% | |||||||||||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | 0.803% | |||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | 2.06% | 21.0% | ||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 12.7% | 91.5% | |||||||||||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 18.5% | ||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | 21.1% | |||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 0.785% | 3.39% | 0.324% | 35.6% | |||||||||||
Alabama | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0.101% | 17.9% | |||||||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 12.6% | 48.2% | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.04% | 5.13% | 0.109% | 0.201% | 1.56% | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 2.40% | 1.93% | 0.357% | ||||||||||
South Carolina | 46 | 15 | 1 | 58.8% | |||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.150% | 14.6% | 85.2% | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 8 | 1 | 2.12% | 1.80% | |||||||||||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | 25.3% | |||||||||||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2.42% | 0.851% | 0.598% | |||||||||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 10.5% | ||||||||||
Alaska | 1.23% | 0.220% | 0.183% | 1.08% | 0.155% | 0.137% | 1.29% | 0.106% | 1 | ||||||
Arizona | 5 | 1 | 0.139% | 10.8% | 2 | ||||||||||
Utah | 2 | 0.376% | 0.196% | 39.2% | 1 | ||||||||||
Yukon | 0.795% | 1.20% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 9.73% | 1 | |||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 1 | |||||||||||||
Florida | 31 | 6 | 1.79% | 0.355% | 80.3% | 4 | |||||||||
Idaho | 1 | 0.401% | 1.00% | 8.30% | 1 | ||||||||||
Washington | 1 | 0.997% | 8.97% | 9.78% | 0.487% | 0.874% | 2 | ||||||||
Nova Scotia | 3.29% | 4.31% | 0.376% | 7.89% | 1 | ||||||||||
Virginia | 28 | 8 | 0.705% | 6.11% | 2 | ||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 7 | 0.919% | 28.6% | 8.52% | 1.02% | 0.695% | 1 | ||||||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | 29.9% | 30.0% | 1 | |||||||||
Texas | 193 | 46 | 7 | 0.261% | 0.168% | 8.05% | 5 | ||||||||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5.67% | 2 | |||||||||
Louisiana | 93 | 15 | 2 | 1.29% | 0.187% | 1 | |||||||||
Hawaii | 0.296% | 0.586% | 1.76% | 0.911% | 1 | ||||||||||
North Carolina | 54 | 12 | 0.611% | 42.1% | 2 | ||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | 11.5% | 0.302% | 25.8% | 0.243% | 1 | |||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | 3.80% | 24.3% | 2 | |||||||||||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | 0.259% | 0.247% | 1 | ||||||||||
British Columbia | 1 | 1.05% | 0.147% | 1.12% | 0.594% | 2.88% | 2.80% | 3.66% | 10.6% | 1 | |||||
Michigan | 20 | 3 | 1.39% | 0.144% | 1 | ||||||||||
Alberta | 9 | 0.424% | 0.728% | 1.52% | 10.5% | 0.222% | 1.32% | 0.431% | 2 | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 31 | 3 | 33.7% | 0.565% | 2 | ||||||||||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | 17.7% | 35.7% | 1 | ||||||||||
Nevada | 0.344% | 12.9% | 76.5% | 1 | |||||||||||
Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 4.75% | 32.8% | 0.220% | 1 | |||||||||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 0.232% | 0.544% | 1 | |||||||||
New York | 17 | 1 | 0.761% | 0.690% | 33.9% | 0.977% | 1 | ||||||||
Québec | 30 | 1 | 0.215% | 1.02% | 2.36% | 2.98% | 1.97% | 1.83% | 1.52% | 2 | |||||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.786% | 11.3% | 36.2% | 21.9% | 0.653% | 4.68% | 1 | ||||
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1.67% | 0.437% | 2 | ||||||||
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | 2.12% | 2 | ||||||||||
Ontario | 46 | 1 | 28.2% | 14.0% | 30.5% | 13.7% | 0.243% | 2 | |||||||
California | 3 | 0.133% | 0.438% | 1.08% | 5.44% | 13.5% | 6 | ||||||||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0.316% | 1.15% | 1.29% | 2 | ||||||||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | 30.9% | 1 | ||||||||||
Minnesota | 60 | 11 | 4 | 11.2% | 2 | ||||||||||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | 0.259% | 1 |
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