New York Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59,665 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5,936,600 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58,998 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56,268 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109,421 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 652,015 |
| 1960 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 54,004,336 |
| 1961 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6,451,453 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 524 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15,501 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51,004 |
| 1965 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 612,377 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4,880 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47,339 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 499,785 |
| 1969 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5,303,475 |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1,263,279 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 858,889 |
| 1972 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 873,786 |
| 1973 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 106,834 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3,559,957 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 323,310 |
| 1976 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 614,670 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2,924,836 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2,960,988 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 239,566 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2,131,845 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177,421 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164,029 |
| 1983 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23,986,880 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 351,533 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1,766,286 |
| 1986 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2,337,079 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1,711,967 |
| 1988 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2,821,449 |
| 1989 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 51,312,896 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 2,238,027 |
| 1991 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 395,865 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 5,330,664 |
| 1993 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1,173,007 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 608,130 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10,593,809 |
| Total | 255 | 21 | 176 | 194,690,688 |
| Avg/year | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4,232,406 |
Compared with other States, New York ranks number 30 for frequency of Tornadoes, 27 for number of deaths, 30 for injuries and 26 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, New York ranks, number 35 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 28 for fatalities, number 34 for injuries per area and number 28 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
New York in 1970 had a population of 18,241,391 and between 1950 and 1995 had 255 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 30 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 71,535 This ranks New York number 47 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. New York had 21 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 27 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 39,088,695 This ranks New York as number 35 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 176 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 30 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 4,663,992 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 35 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $194,690,688.00 This ranks the state number 26 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.24 This ranks the State number 37 In costs for tornadoes per person
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