West Virginia Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 581,300 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 562,682 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 54,335 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 528,808 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 523,555 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 516,711 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51,004 |
| 1965 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 60,234 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5,368 |
| 1967 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 620,147 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51,699 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4,119,912 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39,040 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,783 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 9,624,712 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 117,586 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 277,880 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 260,914 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266,780 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 222,165 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1,976,801 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173,942 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 327,697 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 288,529 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 127,511 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 146,379 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,161 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,094 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106,796 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total | 83 | 2 | 90 | 21,638,544 |
| Avg/year | 2 | 0 | 2 | 470,403 |
Compared with other States, West Virginia ranks number 38 for frequency of Tornadoes, 35 for number of deaths, 35 for injuries and 39 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, West Virginia ranks, number 39 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 33 for fatalities, number 33 for injuries per area and number 35 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
West Virginia in 1970 had a population of 1,744,237 and between 1950 and 1995 had 83 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 38 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 21,015 This ranks West Virginia number 38 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. West Virginia had 2 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 35 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 39,245,333 This ranks West Virginia as number 36 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 90 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 35 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 872,119 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 36 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $21,638,544.00 This ranks the state number 39 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.28 This ranks the State number 35 In costs for tornadoes per person
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