Maine Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1953 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $ 592 |
| 1954 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $ 117,557 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 116,260 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 5,627 |
| 1958 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $ 230,332 |
| 1959 | 6 | 0 | 2 | $ 76,068 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 53,417 |
| 1961 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 793,213 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 10,471 |
| 1963 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $ 532,729 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $ 511,987 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 97,601 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 47,339 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $ 49,978 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 43,083 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 44,826 |
| 1971 | 11 | 0 | 1 | $ 2,073,827 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 7,565 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 35,611 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $ 3,207 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 32,328 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $ 277,880 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 26,091 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 243 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 17,394 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 152,179 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 144,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,336,546 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 127,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 10,942 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | $ 128,027 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| Total | 82 | 1 | 18 | $ 7,104,694 |
| Avg/y | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ 154,450 |
Compared with other States, Maine ranks number 39 for frequency of Tornadoes, 39 for number of deaths, 43 for injuries and 41 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Maine ranks, number 41 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 34 for fatalities, number 43 for injuries per area and number 43 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Maine in 1970 had a population of 993,722 and between 1950 and 1995 had 82 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 39 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 12,119 This ranks Maine number 32 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Maine had 1 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 39 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 44,717,490 This ranks Maine as number 37 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 18 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 43 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 2,484,305 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 37 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $7,104,690.00 This ranks the state number 41 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.16 This ranks the State number 42 In costs for tornadoes per person
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