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 | Cities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hampshire | 2 | |||||
Vermont | 1 | |||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | ||||
Montana | 8 | 4 | ||||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | |||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | |||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | ||
West Virginia | 4 | |||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | ||
South Carolina | 46 | 15 | 1 | |||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | |||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | |||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | ||
Northwest Territories | 0.420% | |||||
Rhode Island | 5.84% | |||||
Nunavut | 1.49% | |||||
Maine | 0.686% | |||||
Delaware | 3 | 2.06% | ||||
Prince Edward Island | 12.7% | |||||
New Brunswick | 0.785% | |||||
Alabama | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0.101% | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.04% | |||||
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 2.40% | |||
Connecticut | 0.150% | |||||
Maryland | 8 | 1 | 2.12% | |||
Alaska | 1.23% | 1 | ||||
Arizona | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||
Utah | 2 | 1 | ||||
Yukon | 1 | |||||
District of Columbia | 1 | |||||
Florida | 31 | 6 | 1.79% | 4 | ||
Idaho | 1 | 1 | ||||
Washington | 1 | 0.997% | 2 | |||
Nova Scotia | 3.29% | 1 | ||||
Virginia | 28 | 8 | 0.705% | 2 | ||
Saskatchewan | 7 | 1 | ||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | 1 | ||
Texas | 193 | 46 | 7 | 0.261% | 5 | |
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
Louisiana | 93 | 15 | 2 | 1.29% | 1 | |
Hawaii | 1 | |||||
North Carolina | 54 | 12 | 0.611% | 2 | ||
Oregon | 2 | 1 | ||||
New Mexico | 7 | 2 | ||||
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | 1 | |||
British Columbia | 1 | 1.05% | 1 | |||
Michigan | 20 | 3 | 1 | |||
Alberta | 9 | 2 | ||||
Pennsylvania | 31 | 3 | 2 | |||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | 1 | |||
Nevada | 1 | |||||
Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 4.75% | 1 | ||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 0.232% | 1 | |
New York | 17 | 1 | 0.761% | 1 | ||
Québec | 30 | 1 | 0.215% | 2 | ||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | 2 | ||
Ontario | 46 | 1 | 2 | |||
California | 3 | 0.133% | 6 | |||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||
Minnesota | 60 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ||
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | 1 | ||
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