Colorado Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65,607 |
| 1951 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 68,840 |
| 1952 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 715,986 |
| 1953 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 137,565 |
| 1954 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25,862 |
| 1955 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 739,358 |
| 1956 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1,802 |
| 1957 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 35,674 |
| 1958 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 98,862 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54,335 |
| 1960 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 658,201 |
| 1961 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 169,747 |
| 1962 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19,581 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10,334 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5,100 |
| 1965 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 377,565 |
| 1966 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4,880 |
| 1967 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1,051,456 |
| 1968 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 100,411 |
| 1969 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 95,213 |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44,826 |
| 1971 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4,303,028 |
| 1972 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 45,770 |
| 1973 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 391,723 |
| 1974 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 352,789 |
| 1975 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 449,654 |
| 1976 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 397,368 |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1,046,264 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 281,549 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2,422,901 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27,440 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 | 44 | 20,893,936 |
| 1982 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 25,462 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 181,529 |
| 1984 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 243,638 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 370,303 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1,602,774 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 44,539 |
| 1988 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 15,307,604 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 295,826 |
| 1990 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 12,646,658 |
| 1991 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 626,883 |
| 1992 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 172,426 |
| 1993 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 1,248,494 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 21,338 |
| 1995 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 230,323 |
| Total | 1161 | 2 | 157 | 68,111,424 |
| Avg/year | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1,480,684 |
Compared with other States, Colorado ranks number 9 for frequency of Tornadoes, 38 for number of deaths, 31 for injuries and 30 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Colorado ranks, number 28 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 38 for fatalities, number 37 for injuries per area and number 37 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Colorado in 1970 had a population of 2,209,596 and between 1950 and 1995 had 1,161 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 9 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 1,903 This ranks Colorado number 7 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Colorado had 2 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 38 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 49,715,910 This ranks Colorado as number 38 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 157 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 31 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 633,324 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 38 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $68,111,424.00 This ranks the state number 30 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.69 This ranks the State number 31 In costs for tornadoes per person
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