Is Kentucky in Tornado Alley? Not even Top 20 States – read more.

Is Kentucky in Tornado Alley? Not even close. Not even Top 20 States – read more.

While tornadoes occur in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., there are several states that typically experience minimal tornadic activity. 

Tornado Alley is commonly used for the corridor-shaped region in the United States Midwest that sees the most tornado activity.

While it is not an official designation, states most commonly included are Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and South Dakota.

While not geographically part of tornado alley, Florida sees more tornados than any other state, especially when accounting for how large the state is. In general, the southeast region of the U.S. sees frequent tornadoes.

The average tornado only stays on the ground for 5 minutes, and approximately 77% are considered between EF-0 and EF-1, with about 95% below EF-3. Only .01% of tornadoes reach the highest category of EF-5. Even so, they can cause many fatalities and significant property damage at any level.

According to National Geographic, tornadoes cause approximately 80 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries per year. Property damage caused by tornadoes is incredibly difficult to calculate, and as such, little current information about damages per state exists.

 

State Average Annual Number of Tornadoes  2021 Pop.
Texas 155 29,730,311
Kansas 96 2,917,224
Florida 66 21,944,577
Oklahoma 62 3,990,443
Nebraska 57 1,951,996
Illinois 54 12,569,321
Colorado 53 5,893,634
Iowa 51 3,167,974
Missouri 45 6,169,038
Minnesota 45 5,706,398
Alabama 44 4,934,193
Mississippi 43 2,966,407
Arkansas 39 3,033,946
Louisiana 37 4,627,002
South Dakota 36 896,581
North Dakota 32 770,026
North Carolina 31 10,701,022
Georgia 30 10,830,007
South Carolina 27 5,277,830
Tennessee 26 6,944,260
Wisconsin 24 5,852,490
Indiana 22 6,805,663
Kentucky 21 4,480,713
Ohio 19 11,714,618
Virginia 18 8,603,985
Pennsylvania 16 12,804,123
Michigan 16 9,992,427
Wyoming 12 581,075
New Mexico 11 2,105,005
California 11 39,613,493
New York 10 19,299,981
Montana 10 1,085,004
Maryland 10 6,065,436
Idaho 5 1,860,123
Arizona 5 7,520,103
Washington 3 7,796,941
Utah 3 3,310,774
Oregon 3 4,289,439
West Virginia 2 1,767,859
New Jersey 2 8,874,520
Nevada 2 3,185,786
Maine 2 1,354,522
Connecticut 2 3,552,821
Vermont 1 623,251
New Hampshire 1 1,372,203
Massachusetts 1 6,912,239
Hawaii 1 1,406,430
Delaware 1 990,334
Rhode Island 1,061,509
Alaska 724,357

Source and to read more, click here: https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/tornado-alley-states 

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