| TOP 10 STATES, BY NUMBER OF TORNADOES, 2014 (1) |
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| Rank (2) |
State |
Number of tornadoes |
| 1 |
Mississippi |
91 |
| 2 |
Nebraska |
87 |
| 3 |
Alabama |
65 |
| 4 |
Iowa |
63 |
| 4 |
Texas |
63 |
| 6 |
Missouri |
56 |
| 7 |
Colorado |
54 |
| 8 |
Kansas |
48 |
| 9 |
South Dakota |
37 |
| 10 |
Georgia |
35 |
| 10 |
Illinois |
35 |
| 10 |
North Carolina |
35 |
(1) Tornadoes that cross state lines are counted in every state in which they touch down.
(2) States with the same number receive the same ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service. |
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