Top 10 States, By Number Of Tornadoes, 2017 (1) |
|
Rank |
State |
Number of tornadoes |
Fatalities |
1 |
Texas |
176 |
4 |
2 |
Georgia |
131 |
16 |
3 |
Missouri |
102 |
1 |
4 |
Louisiana |
88 |
3 |
5 |
Mississippi |
81 |
5 |
6 |
Kansas |
74 |
0 |
7 |
Alabama |
65 |
0 |
8 |
Illinois |
65 |
3 |
9 |
Oklahoma |
62 |
1 |
10 |
Iowa |
57 |
0 |
(1) Tornadoes that cross state lines are counted in every state in which they touch down.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service. |
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