California Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6,081,285 |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11,844 |
| 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 588 |
| 1955 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5,900 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116,260 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 1958 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 121,457 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5,433 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 52,881 |
| 1962 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63,350 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15,811 |
| 1965 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50,797 |
| 1966 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 502,645 |
| 1967 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14,202 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40,751 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35,611 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135,311 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35,267 |
| 1976 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27,788 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5,244,353 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3,036,238 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2,199,670 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2,362,107 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20,873 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3,349,070 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 16,370,313 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,537 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148,415 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3,046,871 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14,196,805 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 161,856 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,275 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122,184 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 348,384 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2,654,344 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1,370,060 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1,408,405 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1,151,614 |
| Total | 221 | 0 | 83 | 64,411,648 |
| Avg/year | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1,400,254 |
Compared with other States, California ranks number 32 for frequency of Tornadoes, none for number of deaths, 36 for injuries and 31 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, California ranks, number 44 for the frequency of tornadoes, number none for fatalities, number 44 for injuries per area and number 40 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
California in 1970 had a population of 19,971,069 and between 1950 and 1995 had 221 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 32 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 90,367 This ranks California number 48 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. California had 0 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 40 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in - This ranks California as number 40 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 83 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 36 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 10,827,688 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 48 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $64,411,648.00 This ranks the state number 31 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.07 This ranks the State number 46 In costs for tornadoes per person
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