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 | Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability (1 m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 5 | 1 | |||
Utah | 2 | ||||
Idaho | 1 | ||||
Vermont | 1 | ||||
Wyoming | 15 | 3 | |||
Montana | 8 | 4 | |||
North Dakota | 38 | 6 | 5 | ||
Kentucky | 87 | 26 | 2 | ||
Saskatchewan | 7 | ||||
Mississippi | 162 | 45 | 7 | 2 | |
West Virginia | 4 | ||||
Nebraska | 67 | 13 | 7 | ||
Texas | 193 | 46 | 7 | ||
Missouri | 95 | 36 | 7 | 1 | |
New Mexico | 7 | ||||
Kansas | 82 | 56 | 10 | 1 | |
Wisconsin | 32 | 11 | |||
British Columbia | 1 | ||||
Michigan | 20 | 3 | |||
Alberta | 9 | ||||
Pennsylvania | 31 | 3 | |||
Colorado | 25 | 3 | |||
Québec | 30 | 1 | |||
Manitoba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Oklahoma | 104 | 29 | 8 | 2 | |
Tennessee | 82 | 27 | 8 | ||
Ontario | 46 | 1 | |||
Arkansas | 105 | 23 | 4 | ||
South Dakota | 47 | 7 | 4 | ||
Ohio | 42 | 7 | 3 | ||
Indiana | 58 | 18 | 1 | ||
Minnesota | 60 | 11 | 4 | ||
Iowa | 86 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |
Illinois | 108 | 21 | 6 | ||
Alaska | 0.230% | ||||
Northwest Territories | 0.106% | ||||
District of Columbia | 6.93% | ||||
Florida | 31 | 6 | 0.876% | ||
New Hampshire | 2 | 0.244% | |||
Rhode Island | 3.07% | ||||
Washington | 1 | 0.110% | |||
Nunavut | 0.118% | ||||
Maine | 0.127% | ||||
Nova Scotia | 0.134% | ||||
Virginia | 28 | 8 | 0.108% | ||
Delaware | 3 | 5.31% | |||
Prince Edward Island | 1.21% | ||||
Louisiana | 93 | 15 | 2 | 0.728% | |
Hawaii | 1.26% | ||||
North Carolina | 54 | 12 | 0.189% | ||
Oregon | 2 | 0.116% | |||
New Brunswick | 0.167% | ||||
Alabama | 149 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0.215% |
New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 2.79% | ||
South Carolina | 46 | 15 | 1 | 3.55% | |
Connecticut | 0.331% | ||||
Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.375% | ||
Georgia | 90 | 31 | 4 | 0.545% | |
New York | 17 | 1 | 0.163% | ||
Maryland | 8 | 1 | 0.568% | ||
California | 3 | 0.557% | |||
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