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Average Number of Tornado Incidences per Year (U.S.)

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Tornado prevalence in the United States per 1,000 square miles per year

Tornado Archive

A map shows average tornado incidences per year in the U.S. The highest incidences (dark brown) are in Oklahoma, parts of Texas, Kansas, and Missouri. The lowest incidences (light yellow) are in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.

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Average Number of Tornado Incidences per Year (U.S.)

Zinc Mines

Less than 1

1–5

6–10

11–15

More than 15

Zinc Mines

District of Columbia
100%
Florida
64.2%35.5%
New Hampshire
1.24%98.7%
Rhode Island
99.3%
Vermont
77.1%22.6%
Wyoming
87.7%12.3%
North Dakota
29.5%70.5%
Delaware
99.2%
Mississippi
10.9%74.0%15.1%
West Virginia
48.2%51.8%
Nebraska
88.6%11.4%
Louisiana
30.4%69.5%
Hawaii
92.1%
Alabama
69.5%16.4%14.0%
Kansas
68.1%31.5%
New Jersey
19.5%80.3%
South Carolina
99.9%
Michigan
34.8%64.8%
Connecticut
99.9%
Pennsylvania
6.15%93.9%
Massachusetts
99.5%
Georgia
61.5%38.5%
Maryland
99.3%
Oklahoma
3.41%35.1%46.0%15.5%
Arkansas
87.2%12.8%
Indiana
62.9%37.1%
Minnesota
23.4%72.5%4.03%
Iowa
50.0%50.0%
Alaska
99.8%4
Arizona
92.2%7.76%69
Utah
100%81
Yukon
5
Northwest Territories
2
Idaho
100%65
Washington
99.9%11
Nunavut
2
Montana
100%39
Maine
40.0%59.8%2
Kentucky
4.42%60.5%35.1%6
Nova Scotia
3
Virginia
10.3%89.6%2
Texas
16.8%43.9%36.9%2.38%2
Missouri
23.4%62.5%14.1%6
North Carolina
99.9%1
Oregon
100%14
New Brunswick
5
New Mexico
90.2%9.71%24
Wisconsin
13.1%53.1%33.7%3
British Columbia
2.52%10
Newfoundland and Labrador
1
Colorado
69.4%30.6%247
Nevada
100%16
New York
61.6%38.3%1
Québec
13
Manitoba
16
Tennessee
41.3%58.7%23
Ontario
16
California
99.9%17
South Dakota
22.1%76.0%1.85%2
Ohio
3.97%96.0%1
Illinois
70.3%29.6%5
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