Illinois Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 9 | 3 | 31 | $ 8,141,858 |
| 1951 | 5 | 2 | 58 | $ 13,439,644 |
| 1952 | 4 | 0 | 1 | $ 721,953 |
| 1953 | 4 | 1 | 13 | $ 59,869,920 |
| 1954 | 7 | 1 | 19 | $ 2,527,469 |
| 1955 | 25 | 0 | 10 | $ 10,396,022 |
| 1956 | 28 | 8 | 34 | $ 9,364,714 |
| 1957 | 42 | 15 | 330 | $ 24,882,928 |
| 1958 | 27 | 2 | 25 | $ 8,251,558 |
| 1959 | 37 | 1 | 19 | $ 6,532,160 |
| 1960 | 40 | 0 | 26 | $ 9,957,945 |
| 1961 | 34 | 2 | 144 | $ 67,878,224 |
| 1962 | 13 | 0 | 10 | $ 1,168,052 |
| 1963 | 11 | 2 | 110 | $ 7,445,799 |
| 1964 | 7 | 0 | 6 | $ 260,632 |
| 1965 | 28 | 8 | 217 | $ 60,751,200 |
| 1966 | 11 | 1 | 50 | $ 6,447,028 |
| 1967 | 40 | 59 | 1074 | $ 61,915,184 |
| 1968 | 8 | 8 | 135 | $ 15,039,403 |
| 1969 | 10 | 0 | 4 | $ 1,085,729 |
| 1970 | 17 | 0 | 16 | $ 1,443,439 |
| 1971 | 16 | 1 | 48 | $ 6,129,766 |
| 1972 | 30 | 5 | 70 | $ 25,393,088 |
| 1973 | 63 | 0 | 9 | $ 5,494,863 |
| 1974 | 107 | 2 | 66 | $ 25,617,008 |
| 1975 | 46 | 2 | 78 | $ 39,644,432 |
| 1976 | 27 | 4 | 118 | $ 13,925,096 |
| 1977 | 33 | 6 | 61 | $ 9,004,113 |
| 1978 | 13 | 1 | 4 | $ 2,211,651 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 | 1 | $ 2,940,126 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 | 7 | $ 4,280,980 |
| 1981 | 33 | 1 | 48 | $ 28,185,568 |
| 1982 | 35 | 13 | 213 | $ 205,000,000 |
| 1983 | 14 | 2 | 43 | $ 8,605,767 |
| 1984 | 34 | 1 | 20 | $ 5,554,627 |
| 1985 | 15 | 1 | 11 | $ 3,560,491 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 | 12 | $ 3,538,798 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 | 2 | $ 508,024 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 | 6 | $ 2,608,941 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 | 56 | $ 14,218,748 |
| 1990 | 50 | 30 | 365 | $ 9,402,124 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 | 23 | $ 26,970,992 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 | 2 | $ 1,493,231 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 | 0 | $ 375,315 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 | 4 | $ 1,644,081 |
| 1995 | 76 | 0 | 80 | $ 17,881,232 |
| Total | 1213 | 182 | 3679 | $ 842,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 26 | 4 | 80 | $ 18,297,840 |
Compared with other States, Illinois ranks number 7 for frequency of Tornadoes, 10 for number of deaths, 6 for injuries and 8 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Illinois ranks, number 11 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 9 for fatalities, number 8 for injuries per area and number 7 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Illinois in 1970 had a population of 11,110,285 and between 1950 and 1995 had 1,213 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 7 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 9,159 This ranks Illinois number 27 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Illinois had 182 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 10 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 2,747,048 This ranks Illinois as number 22 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 3,679 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 6 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 135,896 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 22 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $841,700,608.00 This ranks the state number 8 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 1.68 This ranks the State number 23 In costs for tornadoes per person
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