Montana Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1,193,311 |
| 1953 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60,403 |
| 1954 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65,244 |
| 1955 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123,895 |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 563 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5,477,125 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10,921 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5,876 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5,293,362 |
| 1962 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 592,141 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 515,145 |
| 1965 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5,170,559 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 488 |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 454 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43,514 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 408 |
| 1971 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82,766 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7,944 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35,647 |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1975 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 117,557 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2,806,582 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 626,193 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 970,022 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 435,575 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 767,542 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165,503 |
| 1983 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 161,939 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167,397 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,616 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2,885 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13,918 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 164,663 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 127,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1,210 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 204,317 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 125,093 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 241,930 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 225,115 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 103,749 |
| Total | 253 | 2 | 20 | 26,110,016 |
| Avg/year | 6 | 0 | 0 | 567,609 |
Compared with other States, Montana ranks number 31 for frequency of Tornadoes, 36 for number of deaths, 42 for injuries and 37 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Montana ranks, number 42 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 39 for fatalities, number 45 for injuries per area and number 45 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Montana in 1970 had a population of 694,409 and between 1950 and 1995 had 253 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 31 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 2,745 This ranks Montana number 13 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Montana had 2 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 36 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 15,624,203 This ranks Montana as number 31 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 20 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 42 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 1,562,420 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 31 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $26,110,016.00 This ranks the state number 37 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.84 This ranks the State number 29 In costs for tornadoes per person
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