US tornado history by state
The NOAA Storm Prediction Center has recorded 73,457 tornadoes in the United States from 1950 through 2025. Choose a state for its track map, deadliest and strongest tornadoes and county rankings.
| State | Tornadoes since 1950 | Per year (last 30 years) | (E)F4–5 | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 9,610 | 129.8 | 57 | 609 |
| Kansas | 4,582 | 80.6 | 44 | 196 |
| Oklahoma | 4,484 | 70.6 | 61 | 452 |
| Florida | 3,761 | 55.2 | 2 | 175 |
| Nebraska | 3,203 | 50.5 | 33 | 56 |
| Illinois | 3,108 | 63.5 | 32 | 232 |
| Iowa | 3,079 | 55.7 | 49 | 98 |
| Mississippi | 2,854 | 59.2 | 35 | 505 |
| Alabama | 2,681 | 58.7 | 42 | 679 |
| Missouri | 2,656 | 49.1 | 35 | 368 |
| Louisiana | 2,482 | 45 | 11 | 232 |
| Colorado | 2,476 | 43.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 2,193 | 44.5 | 23 | 98 |
| Arkansas | 2,090 | 40.8 | 31 | 415 |
| Georgia | 1,977 | 36 | 11 | 237 |
| South Dakota | 1,945 | 26.8 | 10 | 17 |
| North Dakota | 1,737 | 30.9 | 14 | 31 |
| Indiana | 1,725 | 28.2 | 28 | 273 |
| Wisconsin | 1,596 | 25.1 | 20 | 101 |
| North Carolina | 1,533 | 30.9 | 7 | 124 |
| Tennessee | 1,447 | 30.5 | 29 | 432 |
| Ohio | 1,381 | 24.6 | 18 | 229 |
| Kentucky | 1,223 | 27.7 | 19 | 214 |
| South Carolina | 1,217 | 24.8 | 11 | 71 |
| Michigan | 1,141 | 14.1 | 17 | 222 |
| Pennsylvania | 982 | 17.7 | 6 | 49 |
| Virginia | 828 | 18 | 2 | 38 |
| Wyoming | 749 | 10.2 | 1 | 4 |
| New Mexico | 678 | 9.3 | 0 | 4 |
| New York | 535 | 9.4 | 2 | 35 |
| California | 486 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 444 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 |
| Maryland | 415 | 8.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Arizona | 302 | 4.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Idaho | 226 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 192 | 2.1 | 2 | 105 |
| New Jersey | 188 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 164 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Utah | 142 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | 135 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Maine | 134 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 134 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 125 | 2.1 | 2 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 99 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Nevada | 96 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | 74 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Vermont | 49 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 41 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 33 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 17 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |