Georgia Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 4 | 0 | 1 | $ 85,289 |
| 1951 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 127,707 |
| 1952 | 12 | 0 | 34 | $ 8,717,125 |
| 1953 | 12 | 22 | 618 | $ 61,942,576 |
| 1954 | 26 | 10 | 217 | $ 7,329,626 |
| 1955 | 15 | 4 | 5 | $ 7,346,963 |
| 1956 | 17 | 0 | 2 | $ 7,116,618 |
| 1957 | 18 | 3 | 22 | $ 2,830,347 |
| 1958 | 11 | 0 | 19 | $ 1,728,910 |
| 1959 | 10 | 0 | 9 | $ 1,320,874 |
| 1960 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $ 662,368 |
| 1961 | 46 | 1 | 19 | $ 7,780,851 |
| 1962 | 12 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,476,426 |
| 1963 | 19 | 1 | 17 | $ 8,324,200 |
| 1964 | 11 | 2 | 22 | $ 6,936,590 |
| 1965 | 14 | 0 | 3 | $ 878,409 |
| 1966 | 21 | 0 | 18 | $ 7,739,754 |
| 1967 | 24 | 0 | 7 | $ 701,097 |
| 1968 | 24 | 0 | 12 | $ 1,045,004 |
| 1969 | 12 | 0 | 39 | $ 702,292 |
| 1970 | 20 | 1 | 18 | $ 1,764,516 |
| 1971 | 46 | 2 | 49 | $ 6,890,618 |
| 1972 | 42 | 1 | 50 | $ 8,053,567 |
| 1973 | 31 | 3 | 197 | $ 407,000,000 |
| 1974 | 30 | 20 | 180 | $ 25,407,200 |
| 1975 | 22 | 5 | 248 | $ 327,000,000 |
| 1976 | 20 | 0 | 3 | $ 1,951,021 |
| 1977 | 17 | 1 | 22 | $ 4,832,375 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 | 6 | $ 5,771,623 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 | 12 | $ 7,803,526 |
| 1980 | 32 | 0 | 12 | $ 6,754,550 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 | 6 | $ 2,315,171 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 | 11 | $ 3,885,164 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 | 20 | $ 3,606,831 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 | 45 | $ 7,613,647 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 | 16 | $ 7,818,972 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 | 40 | $ 16,489,371 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 27,837 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 | 3 | $ 2,806,747 |
| 1989 | 38 | 4 | 105 | $ 24,994,656 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 | 22 | $ 7,163,013 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 | 59 | $ 24,195,296 |
| 1992 | 19 | 6 | 153 | $ 25,843,584 |
| 1993 | 21 | 5 | 71 | $ 29,132,384 |
| 1994 | 52 | 20 | 250 | $ 24,228,480 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 | 52 | $ 11,204,892 |
| Total | 910 | 111 | 2714 | $ 1,130,000,000 |
| Avg/y | 20 | 2 | 59 | $ 24,535,456 |
Compared with other States, Georgia ranks number 14 for frequency of Tornadoes, 14 for number of deaths, 10 for injuries and 4 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Georgia ranks, number 19 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 15 for fatalities, number 14 for injuries per area and number 5 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Georgia in 1970 had a population of 4,587,930 and between 1950 and 1995 had 910 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 14 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 5,042 This ranks Georgia number 19 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Georgia had 111 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 14 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 1,859,972 This ranks Georgia as number 15 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 2,714 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 10 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 76,071 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 15 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $1,128,631,040.00 This ranks the state number 4 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 5.47 This ranks the State number 9 In costs for tornadoes per person
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