Wisconsin Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 5 | 3 | 12 | $ 2,099,434 |
| 1951 | 5 | 7 | 13 | $ 1,946,015 |
| 1952 | 1 | 2 | 6 | $ 5,966,544 |
| 1953 | 3 | 4 | 32 | $ 5,981,068 |
| 1954 | 12 | 0 | 4 | $ 1,434,191 |
| 1955 | 9 | 0 | 7 | $ 2,542,798 |
| 1956 | 6 | 9 | 52 | $ 7,562,706 |
| 1957 | 12 | 1 | 7 | $ 2,036,909 |
| 1958 | 17 | 28 | 140 | $ 68,071,488 |
| 1959 | 30 | 0 | 15 | $ 7,531,355 |
| 1960 | 11 | 0 | 0 | $ 182,151 |
| 1961 | 9 | 0 | 1 | $ 708,603 |
| 1962 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $ 319,368 |
| 1963 | 10 | 0 | 40 | $ 2,692,066 |
| 1964 | 33 | 0 | 67 | $ 16,765,128 |
| 1965 | 22 | 3 | 78 | $ 12,106,963 |
| 1966 | 22 | 0 | 18 | $ 9,813,773 |
| 1967 | 30 | 2 | 17 | $ 10,050,150 |
| 1968 | 20 | 2 | 14 | $ 11,276,941 |
| 1969 | 27 | 0 | 163 | $ 13,803,701 |
| 1970 | 28 | 0 | 8 | $ 8,121,656 |
| 1971 | 30 | 1 | 24 | $ 3,220,835 |
| 1972 | 23 | 0 | 3 | $ 3,453,536 |
| 1973 | 17 | 0 | 2 | $ 1,467,181 |
| 1974 | 15 | 2 | 54 | $ 10,695,907 |
| 1975 | 8 | 0 | 6 | $ 129,312 |
| 1976 | 12 | 0 | 2 | $ 430,714 |
| 1977 | 15 | 1 | 49 | $ 39,716,208 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 | 2 | $ 2,667,558 |
| 1979 | 30 | 1 | 13 | $ 4,491,208 |
| 1980 | 43 | 3 | 53 | $ 12,678,075 |
| 1981 | 21 | 3 | 62 | $ 18,632,672 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 | 5 | $ 5,950,962 |
| 1983 | 31 | 0 | 10 | $ 1,211,918 |
| 1984 | 34 | 12 | 247 | $ 30,988,112 |
| 1985 | 16 | 4 | 81 | $ 34,695,456 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 | 1 | $ 2,742,607 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 | 1 | $ 3,634,104 |
| 1988 | 35 | 0 | 4 | $ 3,137,011 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 | 4 | $ 1,096,594 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 | 3 | $ 4,028,445 |
| 1991 | 10 | 1 | 6 | $ 487,691 |
| 1992 | 26 | 1 | 61 | $ 24,759,680 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 | 0 | $ 707,408 |
| 1994 | 36 | 4 | 55 | $ 8,720,992 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 1 | $ 124,499 |
| Total | 851 | 94 | 1443 | $ 411,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 19 | 2 | 31 | $ 8,932,202 |
Compared with other States, Wisconsin ranks number 18 for frequency of Tornadoes, 17 for number of deaths, 20 for injuries and 19 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Wisconsin ranks, number 21 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 17 for fatalities, number 23 for injuries per area and number 22 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Wisconsin in 1970 had a population of 4,417,821 and between 1950 and 1995 had 851 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 18 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 5,191 This ranks Wisconsin number 20 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Wisconsin had 94 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 17 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 2,114,914 This ranks Wisconsin as number 18 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 1,443 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 20 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 137,770 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 18 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $410,881,280.00 This ranks the state number 19 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 2.07 This ranks the State number 20 In costs for tornadoes per person
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