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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.
Total | Tornado | Tornado | |
Year | Tornadoes | Fatalities | Days |
2023 | 1423 | 83 | 175 |
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 |
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