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Tornado Statistics by year - The National Numbers
Source:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/monthlytornstats.html
Top 10 years for tornadoes in Oklahoma
Source:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=tornadodata-ok-monthlyannual
| Ranking |
Year |
Tornadoes |
Ranking |
Year |
Tornadoes |
| 1 |
1999 |
145 |
6 |
1960 |
98 |
| 2 |
2011 |
110 (prelim) |
7 |
1983 |
92 |
| 3 |
1957 |
107 |
8 |
1998 |
83 |
| 4 |
2010 |
102 |
9 |
1961 |
82 |
| 5 |
1982 |
101 |
10 |
1995 |
79 |
| Average
Tornadoes per year (1950-2010): 55 |
Oklahoma Tornadoes in 1999
The most tornadoes were reported in 1999.
Here's the stats for deaths and injuries by severity of the tornado.
It's based on the Fujita scale.
|
Scale |
Tornadoes |
Deaths |
Injuries |
| F0 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
| F1 |
40 |
0 |
1 |
| F2 |
13 |
1 |
17 |
| F3 |
9 |
2 |
45 |
| F4 |
2 |
3 |
37 |
| F5 |
1 |
36 |
583 |
| Total |
145 |
42 |
683 |
The May 3rd, 1999 tornado outbreak
During a two day period in 1999, May 3rd and May
4th, Oklahoma storms produced 71 tornadoes. The F5
tornado that touched down near Oklahoma City on May 3rd stayed on
the ground for over an hour. At the conclusion of the outbreak
on May 4th, 40 people were dead and 672 were injured.
Classified the 6th deadliest tornado in U.S. history and the most
expensive, causing over $1.1 billon in property damage.
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