Pennsylvania Tornadoes

Year	Tornadoes	Deathes	Injuries	Cost Adjusted
1950	5	0	3	741,363
1951	4	0	1	73,584
1952	7	0	14	7,237,420
1953	6	0	2	142,125
1954	21	0	10	455,062
1955	3	1	0	707,972
1956	6	0	9	1,865,974
1957	8	0	5	850,212
1958	1	0	0	5,471
1959	0	0	0	-
1960	3	0	0	1,121,752
1961	6	0	6	5,980,811
1962	4	0	0	1,104,702
1963	4	2	90	56,890,336
1964	6	0	10	2,091,691
1965	3	0	7	602,338
1966	4	0	6	634,407
1967	3	0	11	951,523
1968	5	0	1	1,004,113
1969	2	0	0	473,910
1970	12	1	10	9,621,277
1971	3	0	4	468,485
1972	2	0	3	41,609
1973	12	0	4	933,049
1974	7	0	3	160,391
1975	15	0	2	3,362,996
1976	23	2	26	9,459,293
1977	13	0	11	8,409,231
1978	15	1	31	1,314,380
1979	14	1	5	2,578,595
1980	17	0	142	388,438,784
1981	17	0	6	1,078,443
1982	4	0	4	50,793
1983	16	0	13	20,097,552
1984	8	0	14	6,271,275
1985	33	65	529	46,218,784
1986	6	0	4	5,786,430
1987	6	0	1	307,598
1988	6	0	2	1,884,531
1989	11	0	12	1,734,148
1990	19	0	1	1,743,240
1991	20	0	13	2,152,411
1992	31	0	20	3,476,807
1993	13	1	2	2,670,968
1994	27	3	39	13,837,593
1995	6	0	1	10,375
Total	457	77	1077	615,043,584
Avg/year	10	2	23	13,370,514

Compared with other States, Pennsylvania ranks number 25 for frequency of Tornadoes, 21 for number of deaths, 22 for injuries and 13 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Pennsylvania ranks, number 30 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 18 for fatalities, number 24 for injuries per area and number 9 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Pennsylvania in 1970 had a population of 11,800,766 and between 1950 and 1995 had 457 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 25 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 25,822 This ranks Pennsylvania number 40 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Pennsylvania had 77 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 21 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 6,896,552 This ranks Pennsylvania as number 26 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 1,077 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 22 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 493,068 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 26 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $615,043,584.00 This ranks the state number 13 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 1.16 This ranks the State number 27 In costs for tornadoes per person
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