U.S. Annual Tornadoes, Tornado Fatalities, Tornado Days | Lincoln Weather and Climate

RETURN to the U.S. and Nebraska Tornado Page

U.S. Annual Total Number of Tornadoes, Tornado fatalities and Tornado Days

Tornado Days = number of days with one or more tornadoes.

Data sources located below the table.

note * = Preliminary, will be updated later for 2024

And number of tornado days for 2024 will be available soon.

	Total	Tornado	Tornado
Year	Tornadoes	Fatalities	Days
2024	1882*	53	xx
2023	1423	83	181
2022	1163	23	157
2021	1376	101	178
2020	1075	76	159
2019	1517	42	187
2018	1126	10	181
2017	1429	35	191
2016	976	18	152
2015	1177	36	135
2014	886	47	175
2013	906	55	152
2012	938	70	173
2011	1691	553	179
2010	1282	45	160
2009	1146	21	168
2008	1692	126	182
2007	1100	81	176
2006	1106	67	177
2005	1262	38	181
2004	1813	35	190
2003	1385	54	164
2002	934	55	170
2001	1212	37	173
2000	1073	41	211
1999	1342	94	186
1998	1428	130	203
1997	1149	68	196
1996	1172	26	196
1995	1236	34	179
1994	1085	48	199
1993	1174	109	186
1992	1302	39	193
1991	1133	39	179
1990	1140	53	181
1989	859	50	160
1988	700	32	163
1987	658	59	151
1986	765	15	169
1985	687	94	167
1984	912	122	168
1983	930	34	187
1982	1049	64	180
1981	782	24	171
1980	866	28	178
1979	859	84	182
1978	789	53	175
1977	854	43	190
1976	837	44	167
1975	918	60	205
1974	951	366	185
1973	1104	89	206
1972	740	34	194
1971	888	159	192
1970	654	73	171
1969	607	66	157
1968	661	131	173
1967	927	114	173
1966	585	98	157
1965	900	301	176
1964	706	73	157
1963	462	31	148
1962	656	30	150
1961	698	52	171
1960	616	46	168
1959	602	58	159
1958	564	67	165
1957	857	193	151
1956	504	83	149
1955	591	129	151
1954	550	36	161
1953	422	519	136
1952	240	231	98
1951	260	34	108
1950	201	70	91

Some more "tornado days" data for 2023

2023	Tornado Days
JAN	11
FEB	8
MAR	14
APR	19
MAY	22
JUN	28
JUL	27
AUG	21
SEP	13
OCT	8
NOV	5
DEC	5
Total	181

First Tornado Day: January 2, 2023
Last Tornado Day: December 19, 2023
Longest stretch of consecutive days with tornadoes in 2023: June 9 thru July 3 = 25 days.

Data Sources
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/societal-impacts/tornadoes/
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/#data
https://www.weather.gov/hazstat/
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/choosedates.jsp?statefips=-999%2CALL