Missouri Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 6 | 0 | 8 | $ 7,231,227 |
| 1951 | 6 | 0 | 2 | $ 742,526 |
| 1952 | 9 | 18 | 117 | $ 66,473,856 |
| 1953 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 136,262 |
| 1954 | 33 | 2 | 5 | $ 2,869,676 |
| 1955 | 31 | 0 | 25 | $ 3,040,503 |
| 1956 | 23 | 0 | 23 | $ 1,723,032 |
| 1957 | 42 | 56 | 310 | $ 65,667,344 |
| 1958 | 31 | 2 | 10 | $ 6,003,014 |
| 1959 | 31 | 21 | 351 | $ 55,982,032 |
| 1960 | 34 | 0 | 9 | $ 2,089,664 |
| 1961 | 33 | 1 | 33 | $ 4,294,028 |
| 1962 | 21 | 0 | 3 | $ 1,006,587 |
| 1963 | 15 | 1 | 5 | $ 1,463,326 |
| 1964 | 21 | 2 | 42 | $ 10,976,177 |
| 1965 | 28 | 0 | 24 | $ 2,491,872 |
| 1966 | 37 | 0 | 36 | $ 11,123,763 |
| 1967 | 70 | 8 | 323 | $ 113,000,000 |
| 1968 | 29 | 0 | 8 | $ 2,104,729 |
| 1969 | 23 | 6 | 48 | $ 11,508,422 |
| 1970 | 37 | 0 | 20 | $ 8,004,530 |
| 1971 | 30 | 3 | 144 | $ 17,627,504 |
| 1972 | 11 | 0 | 15 | $ 4,054,959 |
| 1973 | 79 | 8 | 91 | $ 21,375,616 |
| 1974 | 20 | 0 | 8 | $ 4,300,813 |
| 1975 | 18 | 5 | 45 | $ 42,767,040 |
| 1976 | 12 | 2 | 28 | $ 9,031,080 |
| 1977 | 17 | 3 | 56 | $ 32,259,296 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 | 10 | $ 3,251,996 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 | 33 | $ 2,657,219 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 | 48 | $ 24,024,032 |
| 1981 | 33 | 3 | 40 | $ 21,802,384 |
| 1982 | 77 | 4 | 74 | $ 27,470,080 |
| 1983 | 22 | 1 | 32 | $ 22,597,104 |
| 1984 | 40 | 3 | 33 | $ 39,695,904 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 | 5 | $ 2,205,654 |
| 1986 | 17 | 1 | 34 | $ 18,929,040 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 41,895 |
| 1988 | 17 | 1 | 28 | $ 4,210,119 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 | 0 | $ 2,818,244 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 | 45 | $ 39,621,632 |
| 1991 | 17 | 2 | 64 | $ 12,120,871 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 | 4 | $ 861,341 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 | 7 | $ 4,400,148 |
| 1994 | 34 | 2 | 4 | $ 2,874,538 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 | 20 | $ 13,275,706 |
| Total | 1201 | 155 | 2272 | $ 753,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 26 | 3 | 49 | $ 16,362,140 |
Compared with other States, Missouri ranks number 8 for frequency of Tornadoes, 12 for number of deaths, 15 for injuries and 9 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Missouri ranks, number 13 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 14 for fatalities, number 19 for injuries per area and number 15 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Missouri in 1970 had a population of 4,677,623 and between 1950 and 1995 had 1,201 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 8 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 3,895 This ranks Missouri number 17 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Missouri had 155 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 12 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 1,358,020 This ranks Missouri as number 12 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 2,272 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 15 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 92,647 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 12 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $752,658,432.00 This ranks the state number 9 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 3.58 This ranks the State number 14 In costs for tornadoes per person
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