Wyoming Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 1951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 1953 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17,766 |
| 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64,656 |
| 1955 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6,018 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58,188 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 1958 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 164,624 |
| 1959 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 114,102 |
| 1960 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 112,709 |
| 1961 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 106,290 |
| 1962 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 246,647 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56,838 |
| 1964 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 255,022 |
| 1965 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 602,840 |
| 1966 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 98,138 |
| 1967 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 147,699 |
| 1968 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 68,652 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43,126 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1971 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15,616 |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35,611 |
| 1974 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 80,276 |
| 1975 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32,416 |
| 1976 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 617,727 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3,366 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1,285,280 |
| 1979 | 42 | 1 | 40 | 24,002,320 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 211,458 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 198,748 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15,922 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1,753,248 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19,103 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 317,526 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1,544,946 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1,337,883 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14,026 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6,170 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 359,877 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 110,515 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10,669 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total | 443 | 2 | 81 | 34,136,448 |
| Avg/year | 10 | 0 | 2 | 742,097 |
Compared with other States, Wyoming ranks number 26 for frequency of Tornadoes, 33 for number of deaths, 37 for injuries and 36 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Wyoming ranks, number 36 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 37 for fatalities, number 41 for injuries per area and number 42 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Wyoming in 1970 had a population of 332,416 and between 1950 and 1995 had 443 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 26 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 750 This ranks Wyoming number 2 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Wyoming had 2 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 33 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 7,479,360 This ranks Wyoming as number 27 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 81 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 37 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 184,676 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 27 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $34,136,448.00 This ranks the state number 36 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 2.28 This ranks the State number 18 In costs for tornadoes per person
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