Tornado Statistics by Year and Month 1950 - 1997


 

 
 

Year   Total JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1950 Tornadoes 202 7 20 21 15 61 28 23 13 3 2 4 4
  Deaths 70 1 45 1 12 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 3
1951 Tornadoes 260 2 10 6 26 57 76 23 27 9 2 12 10
  Deaths 34 0 1 0 2 7 9 5 0 8 0 1 1
1952 Tornadoes 240 12 27 43 37 34 34 27 16 1 0 6 3
  Deaths 230 0 10 209 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
1953 Tornadoes 422 14 16 40 47 94 111 32 24 5 6 12 21
  Deaths 519 0 3 24 36 163 244 0 0 0 0 0 49
1954 Tornadoes 550 2 17 62 113 101 107 45 49 21 14 2 17
  Deaths 36 0 2 10 2 9 5 0 1 3 2 0 2
1955 Tornadoes 593 3 4 43 99 148 153 49 33 15 23 20 3
  Deaths 129 0 0 5 7 106 2 5 0 2 1 1 0
1956 Tornadoes 504 2 47 31 85 79 65 92 42 16 29 7 9
  Deaths 83 0 8 1 67 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
1957 Tornadoes 858 17 5 38 216 228 147 55 20 17 18 59 38
  Deaths 193 13 0 1 30 87 14 0 0 2 2 25 19
1958 Tornadoes 564 11 20 15 76 68 128 121 46 24 9 45 1
  Deaths 67 0 13 0 4 0 43 1 1 1 4 0 0
1959 Tornadoes 604 16 20 43 30 226 73 63 38 58 24 11 2
  Deaths 58 3 21 9 1 8 2 0 0 14 0 0 0
1960 Tornadoes 617 9 28 28 70 201 125 42 48 21 18 25 1
  Deaths 46 0 0 0 7 34 3 0 1 0 1 0 0
1961 Tornadoes 697 1 31 124 74 137 107 77 27 53 14 36 16
  Deaths 52 0 0 7 4 23 2 0 0 15 0 1 0
1962 Tornadoes 657 12 25 37 41 200 171 78 51 24 11 5 2
  Deaths 30 1 0 17 2 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
1963 Tornadoes 463 15 6 48 84 71 90 62 26 33 13 15 0
  Deaths 31 1 0 8 16 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0
1964 Tornadoes 704 14 2 36 157 134 137 63 79 25 22 17 18
  Deaths 73 10 0 6 15 16 0 0 2 0 22 0 2
1965 Tornadoes 897 21 32 34 123 273 147 85 61 64 16 34 7
  Deaths 301 0 0 2 268 17 7 0 1 0 1 5 0
1966 Tornadoes 585 1 28 12 80 98 126 100 58 22 29 20 11
  Deaths 98 0 0 58 12 0 19 3 0 0 6 0 0
1967 Tornadoes 926 39 8 42 149 116 210 90 28 139 36 8 61
  Deaths 114 7 0 3 73 3 6 1 2 5 4 0 10
1968 Tornadoes 660 5 7 28 102 145 136 56 66 25 14 44 32
  Deaths 131 0 0 0 40 72 11 2 2 0 0 3 1
1969 Tornadoes 608 3 5 8 68 145 137 98 70 20 26 5 23
  Deaths 66 32 0 1 2 4 7 0 19 0 0 0 1
1970 Tornadoes 655 9 16 25 117 88 134 82 55 54 50 10 14
  Deaths 73 0 0 2 30 26 6 3 0 0 6 0 0
1971 Tornadoes 889 19 83 40 75 166 199 100 50 47 38 16 56
  Deaths 159 1 134 2 11 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
1972 Tornadoes 741 33 7 69 96 140 114 115 59 49 34 17 8
  Deaths 27 5 0 0 16 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0
1973 Tornadoes 1102 33 10 80 150 250 224 80 51 69 25 81 49
  Deaths 89 1 0 17 10 35 3 1 4 3 0 12 3
1974 Tornadoes 945 24 23 36 267 144 194 59 107 25 45 13 8
  Deaths 366 2 0 1 317 10 31 0 0 0 5 0 0
1975 Tornadoes 919 52 45 84 108 188 196 79 60 34 12 39 22
  Deaths 60 12 7 12 13 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 1
1976 Tornadoes 834 12 36 180 113 155 169 84 38 35 11 0 1
  Deaths 44 0 5 21 1 8 3 2 1 3 0 0 0
1977 Tornadoes 852 5 17 64 88 228 132 99 82 65 25 24 23
  Deaths 43 0 2 0 26 4 0 1 6 1 1 0 2
1978 Tornadoes 789 23 7 17 107 213 148 143 65 20 7 9 30
  Deaths 53 2 0 0 4 7 17 11 1 6 0 0 5
1979 Tornadoes 855 16 4 53 123 112 150 132 126 69 47 21 2
  Deaths 84 0 0 1 58 2 8 1 5 2 7 0 0
1980 Tornadoes 867 5 11 41 137 203 217 95 73 37 43 3 1
  Deaths 28 0 0 2 4 8 7 5 0 1 1 0 0
1981 Tornadoes 782 2 25 33 84 187 223 98 64 26 32 7 1
  Deaths 24 0 2 1 13 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 Tornadoes 1047 18 3 60 150 329 196 95 34 38 9 19 96
  Deaths 64 1 0 6 30 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 7
1983 Tornadoes 931 13 41 71 65 249 178 99 76 19 13 49 58
  Deaths 34 2 1 0 6 14 2 4 0 0 0 0 5
1984 Tornadoes 907 1 27 73 176 169 242 72 47 17 49 30 4
  Deaths 122 0 0 64 33 6 14 0 0 0 4 1 0
1985 Tornadoes 684 2 7 38 134 182 82 51 108 40 18 19 3
  Deaths 94 0 0 2 5 78 3 0 3 0 0 3 0
1986 Tornadoes 765 0 30 76 84 173 134 88 67 65 26 17 5
  Deaths 15 0 2 6 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
1987 Tornadoes 656 6 19 38 20 126 132 163 63 19 1 55 14
  Deaths 59 0 6 1 1 31 2 0 1 0 0 11 6
1988 Tornadoes 702 17 4 28 58 132 63 103 61 76 19 121 20
  Deaths 32 5 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 1 0 14 1
1989 Tornadoes 856 14 18 43 82 231 252 59 36 31 30 57 3
  Deaths 50 0 0 1 0 9 5 0 0 0 4 31 0
1990 Tornadoes 1134 11 57 86 108 243 329 106 60 45 35 18 35
  Deaths 53 0 1 3 0 5 11 0 29 0 2 0 2
1991 Tornadoes 1132 29 11 157 204 335 216 64 46 26 21 20 3
  Deaths 39 1 0 13 21 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
1992 Tornadoes 1297 15 29 55 53 137 399 213 115 81 34 146 20
  Deaths 39 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 26 0
1993 Tornadoes 1173 17 34 48 85 177 313 242 112 65 55 19 6
  Deaths 33 0 3 5 10 2 1 0 6 2 4 0 0
1994 Tornadoes 1082 13 9 58 205 161 234 155 120 30 51 42 4
  Deaths 69 0 0 40 12 0 3 3 4 0 0 7 0
1995  

 

 

 1234 36 7 49 130 391 216 162 53 18 74 79 19
  Deaths 30 2 6 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
1996 Tornadoes 1173 50 23 102 114 225 193 188 84 32 100 25 12
  Deaths 25 1 1 6 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
1997 Tornadoes 1148 50 23 102 114 225 193 188 84 32 100 25 12
  Deaths 67 2 1 28 1 29 0 4 1 1 0 0 0
1950-97 Tornadoes 37757 719 975 2514 5002 8185 7717 4509 2806 1829 1298 1398 811
  Deaths 4225 105 274 602 1245 883 521 63 113 75 82 149 124
1998 Tornadoes* 1254* 49 69 76 172 287 303 80 57 61* 64* 18* 1*
  Deaths 129 0 41 16 55 10 3 0 0 2 2 0 0

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