Nebraska Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 6 | 0 | 135 | $ 6,764,102 |
| 1951 | 9 | 0 | 8 | $ 139,870 |
| 1952 | 9 | 0 | 21 | $ 602,622 |
| 1953 | 44 | 16 | 103 | $ 8,867,371 |
| 1954 | 16 | 7 | 32 | $ 7,330,228 |
| 1955 | 31 | 3 | 42 | $ 1,447,212 |
| 1956 | 34 | 0 | 8 | $ 3,488,383 |
| 1957 | 53 | 1 | 9 | $ 8,505,766 |
| 1958 | 54 | 0 | 4 | $ 3,193,130 |
| 1959 | 44 | 1 | 5 | $ 2,583,120 |
| 1960 | 43 | 2 | 11 | $ 4,348,118 |
| 1961 | 12 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,168,667 |
| 1962 | 41 | 0 | 27 | $ 7,811,957 |
| 1963 | 17 | 1 | 8 | $ 1,369,285 |
| 1964 | 41 | 4 | 68 | $ 7,457,335 |
| 1965 | 46 | 4 | 54 | $ 102,000,000 |
| 1966 | 10 | 0 | 2 | $ 53,681 |
| 1967 | 39 | 0 | 4 | $ 3,043,926 |
| 1968 | 21 | 0 | 3 | $ 5,238,643 |
| 1969 | 20 | 1 | 0 | $ 1,081,808 |
| 1970 | 14 | 0 | 1 | $ 978,023 |
| 1971 | 52 | 0 | 1 | $ 2,197,976 |
| 1972 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $ 166,814 |
| 1973 | 19 | 0 | 13 | $ 12,396,590 |
| 1974 | 32 | 0 | 20 | $ 9,355,312 |
| 1975 | 78 | 4 | 141 | $ 8,280,675 |
| 1976 | 26 | 0 | 23 | $ 6,483,012 |
| 1977 | 68 | 0 | 1 | $ 8,577,265 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 | 9 | $ 37,916,144 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 | 1 | $ 7,411,554 |
| 1980 | 38 | 5 | 204 | $ 225,000,000 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,444,123 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 | 0 | $ 2,890,840 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 | 0 | $ 700,161 |
| 1984 | 50 | 0 | 24 | $ 24,070,080 |
| 1985 | 52 | 0 | 7 | $ 9,738,372 |
| 1986 | 54 | 0 | 9 | $ 17,319,776 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 | 2 | $ 2,191,000 |
| 1988 | 20 | 2 | 1 | $ 2,865,193 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 | 3 | $ 4,042,792 |
| 1990 | 88 | 0 | 10 | $ 36,338,736 |
| 1991 | 65 | 0 | 6 | $ 6,846,009 |
| 1992 | 75 | 0 | 5 | $ 16,280,507 |
| 1993 | 70 | 0 | 18 | $ 10,256,361 |
| 1994 | 55 | 0 | 3 | $ 2,807,005 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 | 0 | $ 356,897 |
| Total | 1699 | 51 | 1046 | $ 633,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 37 | 1 | 23 | $ 13,756,974 |
Compared with other States, Nebraska ranks number 5 for frequency of Tornadoes, 23 for number of deaths, 24 for injuries and 11 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Nebraska ranks, number 9 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 26 for fatalities, number 27 for injuries per area and number 19 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Nebraska in 1970 had a population of 1,485,333 and between 1950 and 1995 had 1,699 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 5 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 874 This ranks Nebraska number 4 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Nebraska had 51 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 23 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 1,310,588 This ranks Nebraska as number 11 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 1,046 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 24 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 63,901 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 11 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $632,820,736.00 This ranks the state number 11 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 9.47 This ranks the State number 2 In costs for tornadoes per person
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