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Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2004-2023 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 976 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,429 35
2008 1,692 126 2018 1,126 10
2009 1,156 21 2019 1,517 42
2010 1,282 45 2020 1,082 76
2011 1,691 553 2021 1,314 103
2012 938 70 2022 1,143 23
2013 906 55 2023 1,294 83

(1) Numbers include actuals through September and preliminary estimates for October through December as of January 2024. Excludes Puerto Rico. Tornadoes that cross state lines are counted as a single event in this chart.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 

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TORNADOES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1988-2008 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1988 702 32 1995 1,234 30 2002 941 55
1989 856 50 1996 1,173 25 2003 1,376 54
1990 1,133 53 1997 1,148 67 2004 1,819 36
1991 1,132 39 1998 1,424 130 2005 1,264 38
1992 1,297 39 1999 1,345 94 2006 1,103 67
1993 1,173 33 2000 1,071 40 2007 1,098 81
1994 1,082 69 2001 1,216 40 2008 1,691 126

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. Does not include tornadoes crossing state lines. Counts these tornadoes as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
TORNADOES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1989-2009 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1989 856 50 1996 1,173 25 2003 1,376 54
1990 1,133 53 1997 1,148 67 2004 1,819 36
1991 1,132 39 1998 1,424 130 2005 1,264 38
1992 1,297 39 1999 1,345 94 2006 1,103 67
1993 1,173 33 2000 1,071 40 2007 1,098 81
1994 1,082 69 2001 1,216 40 2008 1,691 126
1995 1,234 30 2002 941 55 2009 1,156 21

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. Tornadoes crossing state lines are counted as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
TORNADOES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1990-2010 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1990 1,133 53 1997 1,148 67 2004 1,819 36
1991 1,132 39 1998 1,424 130 2005 1,264 38
1992 1,297 39 1999 1,345 94 2006 1,103 67
1993 1,173 33 2000 1,071 40 2007 1,098 81
1994 1,082 69 2001 1,216 40 2008 1,692 126
1995 1,234 30 2002 941 55 2009 1,156 21
1996 1,173 25 2003 1,376 54 2010 1,282 45

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. Does not include tornadoes crossing state lines. Counts these tornadoes as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
TORNADOES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1991-2011 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1991 1,132 39 1998 1,424 130 2005 1,264 38
1992 1,297 39 1999 1,345 94 2006 1,103 67
1993 1,173 33 2000 1,071 40 2007 1,098 81
1994 1,082 69 2001 1,216 40 2008 1,692 126
1995 1,234 30 2002 941 55 2009 1,146 21
1996 1,173 25 2003 1,376 54 2010 1,282 45
1997 1,148 67 2004 1,819 36 2011 1,691 553

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. Does not include tornadoes crossing state lines. Counts these tornadoes as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
TORNADOES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1994-2013 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1994 1,082 69 2001 1,216 40 2008 1,692 126
1995 1,234 30 2002 941 55 2009 1,156 21
1996 1,173 25 2003 1,376 54 2010 1,282 45
1997 1,148 67 2004 1,819 36 2011 1,691 553
1998 1,424 130 2005 1,264 38 2012 939 70
1999 1,345 94 2006 1,103 67 2013 908 55
2000 1,071 40 2007 1,098 81      

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines is counted as a single event in this table.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
TORNADOES AND RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1995-2014 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1995 1,234 30 2002 941 55 2009 1,156 21
1996 1,173 25 2003 1,376 54 2010 1,282 45
1997 1,148 67 2004 1,819 36 2011 1,691 553
1998 1,424 130 2005 1,264 38 2012 938 70
1999 1,345 94 2006 1,103 67 2013 907 55
2000 1,071 40 2007 1,098 81 2014 888 47
2001 1,216 40 2008 1,692 126      

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 1997-2016 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1997 1,148 67 2007 1,098 81
1998 1,424 130 2008 1,692 126
1999 1,345 94 2009 1,156 21
2000 1,071 40 2010 1,282 45
2001 1,216 40 2011 1,691 553
2002 941 55 2012 938 70
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 971 18

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 1998-2017 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1998 1,424 130 2008 1,692 126
1999 1,345 94 2009 1,156 21
2000 1,071 40 2010 1,282 45
2001 1,216 40 2011 1,691 553
2002 941 55 2012 938 70
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 971 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,406 35

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as a single event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 1999-2018 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
1999 1,345 94 2009 1,156 21
2000 1,071 40 2010 1,282 45
2001 1,216 40 2011 1,691 553
2002 941 55 2012 938 70
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 976 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,429 35
2008 1,692 126 2018 1,124 10

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2000-2019 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
2000 1,071 40 2010 1,282 45
2001 1,216 40 2011 1,691 553
2002 941 55 2012 938 70
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 976 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,429 35
2008 1,692 126 2018 1,126 10
2009 1,156 21 2019 1,520 41

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2001-2020 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
2001 1,216 40 2011 1,691 553
2002 941 55 2012 938 70
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 976 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,429 35
2008 1,692 126 2018 1,126 10
2009 1,156 21 2019 1,517 42
2010 1,282 45 2020 1,075 76

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2002-2021 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
2002 941 55 2012 938 70
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 976 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,429 35
2008 1,692 126 2018 1,126 10
2009 1,156 21 2019 1,517 42
2010 1,282 45 2020 1,075 76
2011 1,691 553 2021 1,376 101

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.

 
Tornadoes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2003-2022 (1)
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Year Tornadoes Deaths Year Tornadoes Deaths
2003 1,376 54 2013 906 55
2004 1,819 36 2014 886 47
2005 1,264 38 2015 1,177 36
2006 1,103 67 2016 976 18
2007 1,098 81 2017 1,429 35
2008 1,692 126 2018 1,126 10
2009 1,156 21 2019 1,517 42
2010 1,282 45 2020 1,082 76
2011 1,691 553 2021 1,314 103
2012 938 70 2022 1,240 24

(1) Excludes Puerto Rico. A tornado that crosses state lines counts as one event.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service.