Who's on First? Which state has the "worst" tornadoes? It is all a matter of statistics! You know how statistics can be used to support the claims of a politician, car manufacturer or pharmaceutical company. The statistics below show that many different states can claim the dubious distinction of having the "worst" tornadoes. As Mark Twain once said, "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics!

Rank	Total numbers of tornadoes	Deaths per 10,000 sq miles	Number of killer tornadoes	Total tornado path length per 10,000 sq miles	Killer tornadoes as a % of all tornadoes	Annual tornadoes per 10,000 sq. miles
1	Texas	Massachusetts	Texas	Mississippi	Tennessee	Florida
2	Oklahoma	Mississippi	Oklahoma	Alabama	Kentucky	Oklahoma
3	Florida	Indiana	Arkansas	Oklahoma	Arkansas	Indiana
4	Kansas	Alabama	Alabama	Iowa	Ohio	Iowa
5	Nebraska	Ohio	Mississippi	Illinois	Alabama	Kansas
6	Iowa	Michigan	Illinois	Louisiana	Mississippi	Delaware
7	Missouri	Arkansas	Missouri	Kansas	North Carolina	Louisiana
8	Illinois	Illinois	Indiana	Indiana	Michigan	Mississippi
9	South Dakota	Oklahoma	Louisiana	Nebraska	New York	Nebraska
10	Louisiana	Kentucky	Tennessee	Wisconsin	Massachusetts	Texas

The Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes
The Top Ten Worst Tornado-Related Disasters in Schools can be seen here.




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