Ohio Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 3 | 0 | 31 | $ 6,626,327 |
| 1951 | 3 | 0 | 5 | $ 18,243,856 |
| 1952 | 2 | 0 | 4 | $ 656,321 |
| 1953 | 3 | 17 | 379 | $ 118,437 |
| 1954 | 13 | 1 | 4 | $ 2,010,219 |
| 1955 | 6 | 1 | 12 | $ 2,359,906 |
| 1956 | 9 | 2 | 5 | $ 2,976,258 |
| 1957 | 4 | 0 | 3 | $ 1,181,632 |
| 1958 | 12 | 0 | 14 | $ 1,422,476 |
| 1959 | 10 | 0 | 6 | $ 1,120,379 |
| 1960 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $ 224,885 |
| 1961 | 19 | 2 | 28 | $ 2,882,006 |
| 1962 | 4 | 4 | 20 | $ 5,816,689 |
| 1963 | 19 | 0 | 10 | $ 17,072,096 |
| 1964 | 9 | 0 | 7 | $ 1,285,311 |
| 1965 | 32 | 62 | 742 | $ 126,000,000 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 | 23 | $ 5,416,849 |
| 1967 | 6 | 0 | 4 | $ 1,008,330 |
| 1968 | 14 | 9 | 137 | $ 10,686,283 |
| 1969 | 17 | 5 | 354 | $ 14,846,292 |
| 1970 | 23 | 0 | 17 | $ 2,807,739 |
| 1971 | 15 | 0 | 17 | $ 9,334,545 |
| 1972 | 10 | 1 | 0 | $ 1,025,091 |
| 1973 | 43 | 6 | 140 | $ 9,658,517 |
| 1974 | 23 | 42 | 1398 | $ 326,000,000 |
| 1975 | 12 | 0 | 5 | $ 4,238,204 |
| 1976 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $ 697,757 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 | 47 | $ 33,895,200 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 | 14 | $ 15,932,588 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $ 479,132 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 | 57 | $ 39,820,032 |
| 1981 | 25 | 4 | 81 | $ 23,071,680 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 | 20 | $ 3,981,508 |
| 1983 | 9 | 2 | 52 | $ 33,989,616 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 167,397 |
| 1985 | 20 | 11 | 342 | $ 183,000,000 |
| 1986 | 23 | 3 | 41 | $ 13,041,474 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 | 0 | $ 208,777 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 | 17 | $ 7,408,382 |
| 1990 | 24 | 1 | 29 | $ 3,848,194 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 | 18 | $ 162,525 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 | 63 | $ 27,195,936 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 | 6 | $ 2,172,009 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $ 362,744 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 0 | $ 3,248,379 |
| Total | 656 | 173 | 4156 | $ 969,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 14 | 4 | 90 | $ 21,058,976 |
Compared with other States, Ohio ranks number 21 for frequency of Tornadoes, 11 for number of deaths, 4 for injuries and 7 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Ohio ranks, number 17 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 7 for fatalities, number 5 for injuries per area and number 4 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Ohio in 1970 had a population of 10,657,423 and between 1950 and 1995 had 656 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 21 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 16,246 This ranks Ohio number 37 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Ohio had 173 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 11 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 2,772,162 This ranks Ohio as number 23 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 4,156 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 4 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 115,396 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 23 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $968,713,216.00 This ranks the state number 7 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 2.02 This ranks the State number 21 In costs for tornadoes per person
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