Tennessee Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 3 | 9 | 9 | $ 78,729 |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 60,813 |
| 1952 | 23 | 75 | 659 | $ 18,382,928 |
| 1953 | 15 | 4 | 34 | $ 2,380,588 |
| 1954 | 2 | 0 | 4 | $ 593,661 |
| 1955 | 15 | 0 | 16 | $ 3,911,544 |
| 1956 | 9 | 3 | 66 | $ 6,121,081 |
| 1957 | 18 | 0 | 19 | $ 7,342,976 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 552,577 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 | 10 | $ 1,086,692 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 | 1 | $ 106,833 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 | 2 | $ 1,110,498 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 523,555 |
| 1963 | 12 | 4 | 27 | $ 9,455,811 |
| 1964 | 6 | 0 | 19 | $ 10,863,922 |
| 1965 | 12 | 1 | 59 | $ 12,212,382 |
| 1966 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 200,082 |
| 1967 | 15 | 2 | 12 | $ 7,905,673 |
| 1968 | 13 | 4 | 33 | $ 5,052,358 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 473,910 |
| 1970 | 15 | 3 | 114 | $ 12,922,506 |
| 1971 | 17 | 3 | 223 | $ 6,753,989 |
| 1972 | 10 | 0 | 35 | $ 1,592,485 |
| 1973 | 24 | 1 | 9 | $ 2,222,139 |
| 1974 | 44 | 47 | 774 | $ 30,589,968 |
| 1975 | 13 | 3 | 44 | $ 4,614,091 |
| 1976 | 9 | 0 | 12 | $ 3,668,037 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 | 20 | $ 4,571,203 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 | 27 | $ 3,492,076 |
| 1979 | 6 | 2 | 9 | $ 71,870 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 | 19 | $ 1,328,040 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 | 0 | $ 278,325 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 | 1 | $ 2,179,180 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 508,012 |
| 1984 | 33 | 1 | 46 | $ 6,102,373 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 | 1 | $ 329,452 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 | 11 | $ 1,760,022 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 21 | $ - |
| 1988 | 11 | 6 | 38 | $ 15,279,405 |
| 1989 | 13 | 1 | 4 | $ 345,938 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $ 401,756 |
| 1991 | 9 | 5 | 59 | $ 25,669,760 |
| 1992 | 8 | 1 | 7 | $ 160,142 |
| 1993 | 10 | 1 | 82 | $ 1,546,229 |
| 1994 | 28 | 5 | 64 | $ 13,503,331 |
| 1995 | 39 | 3 | 88 | $ 4,285,869 |
| Total | 541 | 184 | 2680 | $ 233,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 12 | 4 | 58 | $ 5,056,366 |
Compared with other States, Tennessee ranks number 23 for frequency of Tornadoes, 9 for number of deaths, 11 for injuries and 25 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, Tennessee ranks, number 23 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 6 for fatalities, number 9 for injuries per area and number 26 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Tennessee in 1970 had a population of 3,926,018 and between 1950 and 1995 had 541 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 23 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 7,257 This ranks Tennessee number 24 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Tennessee had 184 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 9 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 960,167 This ranks Tennessee as number 6 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 2,680 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 11 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 65,922 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 6 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $232,592,800.00 This ranks the state number 25 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 1.32 This ranks the State number 26 In costs for tornadoes per person
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