Virginia Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1951 | 5 | 0 | 12 | $ 687,186 |
| 1952 | 3 | 0 | 2 | $ 715,987 |
| 1953 | 6 | 0 | 0 | $ 142,125 |
| 1954 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $ 82,290 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 5,900 |
| 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $ 703,373 |
| 1957 | 4 | 0 | 5 | $ 680,845 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 547,106 |
| 1959 | 12 | 12 | 13 | $ 1,972,345 |
| 1960 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $ 214,201 |
| 1961 | 4 | 0 | 3 | $ 59,226 |
| 1962 | 8 | 2 | 3 | $ 1,163,340 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 51,671 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | 3 | $ 515,145 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 | 5 | $ 557,163 |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 | 2 | $ 639,775 |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 | 6 | $ 142,018 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 454,395 |
| 1969 | 7 | 1 | 5 | $ 995,643 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $ 456,411 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | 4 | $ 4,294,440 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $ 75,652 |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 | 37 | $ 35,614,736 |
| 1974 | 10 | 1 | 11 | $ 7,412,122 |
| 1975 | 22 | 0 | 6 | $ 920,175 |
| 1976 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $ 372,359 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 | 3 | $ 782,741 |
| 1978 | 5 | 1 | 13 | $ 535,937 |
| 1979 | 11 | 1 | 19 | $ 5,512,191 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 2,151,033 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $ 226,125 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 16 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 | 6 | $ 3,829,028 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 | 15 | $ 20,087,568 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 147,093 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 1,889,860 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $ 2,785,078 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | 2 | $ 1,603,856 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,785,152 |
| 1990 | 17 | 3 | 13 | $ 7,648,117 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 23,218 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $ 34,936 |
| 1993 | 28 | 4 | 258 | $ 5,443,807 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 | 10 | $ 10,776,681 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 | 1 | $ 1,597,735 |
| Total | 289 | 25 | 461 | $ 126,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 6 | 1 | 10 | $ 2,746,430 |
Compared with other States, Virginia ranks number 29 for frequency of Tornadoes, 25 for number of deaths, 26 for injuries and 28 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Virginia ranks, number 34 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 27 for fatalities, number 29 for injuries per area and number 29 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Virginia in 1970 had a population of 4,651,448 and between 1950 and 1995 had 289 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 29 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 16,095 This ranks Virginia number 36 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Virginia had 25 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 25 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 8,372,606 This ranks Virginia as number 28 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 461 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 26 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 454,046 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 28 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $126,335,776.00 This ranks the state number 28 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.60 This ranks the State number 32 In costs for tornadoes per person
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