Idaho Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 1956 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54,711 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108,669 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52,881 |
| 1962 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52,355 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51,004 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1967 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3,917 |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2,449,302 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19,189 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3,479 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15,891 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47,175 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30,859 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 188,986 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 171,197 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33,681 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14,026 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 147,589 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 268,166 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13,524 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1,106,356 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10,669 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 117,237 |
| Total | 123 | 0 | 8 | 4,961,632 |
| Avg/year | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107,862 |
Compared with other States, Idaho ranks number 36 for frequency of Tornadoes, none for number of deaths, 45 for injuries and 44 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Idaho ranks, number 43 for the frequency of tornadoes, number none for fatalities, number 46 for injuries per area and number 46 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Idaho in 1970 had a population of 713,015 and between 1950 and 1995 had 123 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 36 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 5,797 This ranks Idaho number 23 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Idaho 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 Idaho as number 40 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 8 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 45 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 4,010,709 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 40 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $4,961,626.00 This ranks the state number 44 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.15 This ranks the State number 44 In costs for tornadoes per person
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