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9,481 tornadoes since 1950Texas tornado history 9,481 tornadoes since 1950, about 126 a year. Peak month May. 4,573 tornadoes since 1950Kansas tornado history 4,573 tornadoes since 1950, about 61 a year. Peak month May. 4,403 tornadoes since 1950Oklahoma tornado history 4,403 tornadoes since 1950, about 59 a year. Peak month May. 3,733 tornadoes since 1950Florida tornado history 3,733 tornadoes since 1950, about 50 a year. Peak month June. 3,176 tornadoes since 1950Nebraska tornado history 3,176 tornadoes since 1950, about 42 a year. Peak month June. 3,031 tornadoes since 1950Iowa tornado history 3,031 tornadoes since 1950, about 40 a year. Peak month June. 3,010 tornadoes since 1950Illinois tornado history 3,010 tornadoes since 1950, about 40 a year. Peak month May. 2,758 tornadoes since 1950Mississippi tornado history 2,758 tornadoes since 1950, about 37 a year. Peak month April. 2,635 tornadoes since 1950Alabama tornado history 2,635 tornadoes since 1950, about 35 a year. Peak month April. 2,602 tornadoes since 1950Missouri tornado history 2,602 tornadoes since 1950, about 35 a year. Peak month May. 2,448 tornadoes since 1950Colorado tornado history 2,448 tornadoes since 1950, about 33 a year. Peak month June. 2,421 tornadoes since 1950Louisiana tornado history 2,421 tornadoes since 1950, about 32 a year. Peak month April. 2,168 tornadoes since 1950Minnesota tornado history 2,168 tornadoes since 1950, about 29 a year. Peak month June. 2,082 tornadoes since 1950Arkansas tornado history 2,082 tornadoes since 1950, about 28 a year. Peak month April. 1,966 tornadoes since 1950Georgia tornado history 1,966 tornadoes since 1950, about 26 a year. Peak month April. 1,936 tornadoes since 1950South Dakota tornado history 1,936 tornadoes since 1950, about 26 a year. Peak month June. 1,695 tornadoes since 1950Indiana tornado history 1,695 tornadoes since 1950, about 23 a year. Peak month June. 1,656 tornadoes since 1950North Dakota tornado history 1,656 tornadoes since 1950, about 22 a year. Peak month June. 1,579 tornadoes since 1950Wisconsin tornado history 1,579 tornadoes since 1950, about 21 a year. Peak month June. 1,533 tornadoes since 1950North Carolina tornado history 1,533 tornadoes since 1950, about 20 a year. Peak month May. 1,424 tornadoes since 1950Tennessee tornado history 1,424 tornadoes since 1950, about 19 a year. Peak month April. 1,372 tornadoes since 1950Ohio tornado history 1,372 tornadoes since 1950, about 18 a year. Peak month June. 1,216 tornadoes since 1950Kentucky tornado history 1,216 tornadoes since 1950, about 16 a year. Peak month April. 1,213 tornadoes since 1950South Carolina tornado history 1,213 tornadoes since 1950, about 16 a year. Peak month April. 1,116 tornadoes since 1950Michigan tornado history 1,116 tornadoes since 1950, about 15 a year. Peak month June. 967 tornadoes since 1950Pennsylvania tornado history 967 tornadoes since 1950, about 13 a year. Peak month July. 828 tornadoes since 1950Virginia tornado history 828 tornadoes since 1950, about 11 a year. Peak month April. 740 tornadoes since 1950Wyoming tornado history 740 tornadoes since 1950, about 10 a year. Peak month June. 662 tornadoes since 1950New Mexico tornado history 662 tornadoes since 1950, about 9 a year. Peak month May. 527 tornadoes since 1950New York tornado history 527 tornadoes since 1950, about 7 a year. Peak month July. 480 tornadoes since 1950California tornado history 480 tornadoes since 1950, about 6 a year. Peak month March. 444 tornadoes since 1950Montana tornado history 444 tornadoes since 1950, about 6 a year. Peak month June. 419 tornadoes since 1950Maryland tornado history 419 tornadoes since 1950, about 6 a year. Peak month July. 292 tornadoes since 1950Arizona tornado history 292 tornadoes since 1950, about 4 a year. Peak month July. 224 tornadoes since 1950Idaho tornado history 224 tornadoes since 1950, about 3 a year. Peak month June. 195 tornadoes since 1950Massachusetts tornado history 195 tornadoes since 1950, about 3 a year. Peak month July. 191 tornadoes since 1950New Jersey tornado history 191 tornadoes since 1950, about 3 a year. Peak month July. 177 tornadoes since 1950West Virginia tornado history 177 tornadoes since 1950, about 2 a year. Peak month June. 137 tornadoes since 1950Utah tornado history 137 tornadoes since 1950, about 2 a year. Peak month August. 136 tornadoes since 1950Maine tornado history 136 tornadoes since 1950, about 2 a year. Peak month July. 136 tornadoes since 1950Washington tornado history 136 tornadoes since 1950, about 2 a year. Peak month May. 133 tornadoes since 1950Oregon tornado history 133 tornadoes since 1950, about 2 a year. Peak month June. 127 tornadoes since 1950Connecticut tornado history 127 tornadoes since 1950, about 2 a year. Peak month July. 101 tornadoes since 1950New Hampshire tornado history 101 tornadoes since 1950, about 1 a year. Peak month July. 97 tornadoes since 1950Nevada tornado history 97 tornadoes since 1950, about 1 a year. Peak month June. 75 tornadoes since 1950Delaware tornado history 75 tornadoes since 1950, about 1 a year. Peak month July. 50 tornadoes since 1950Vermont tornado history 50 tornadoes since 1950, about 1 a year. Peak month July. 41 tornadoes since 1950Hawaii tornado history 41 tornadoes since 1950, about 1 a year. Peak month March. 32 tornadoes since 1950Puerto Rico tornado history 32 tornadoes since 1950, about 0 a year. Peak month August. 20 tornadoes since 1950Rhode Island tornado history 20 tornadoes since 1950, about 0 a year. Peak month August. 6 tornadoes since 1950District of Columbia tornado history 6 tornadoes since 1950, about 0 a year. Peak month April. 5 tornadoes since 1950Alaska tornado history 5 tornadoes since 1950, about 0 a year. Peak month June.