Iowa
Tornadoes
| Year |
Tornadoes |
Deathes |
Injuries |
Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
$ 66 |
| 1951 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
$ - |
| 1952 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
$ 5,966,544 |
| 1953 |
23 |
2 |
19 |
$ 2,735,900 |
| 1954 |
18 |
1 |
4 |
$ 1,953,204 |
| 1955 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
$ 253,690 |
| 1956 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
$ 124,398 |
| 1957 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
$ 1,418,634 |
| 1958 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
$ 793,413 |
| 1959 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
$ 8,693,517 |
| 1960 |
27 |
1 |
5 |
$ 3,878,057 |
| 1961 |
13 |
1 |
24 |
$ 16,868,944 |
| 1962 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
$ 3,874,308 |
| 1963 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
$ 1,555,353 |
| 1964 |
54 |
1 |
73 |
$ 83,039,888 |
| 1965 |
46 |
2 |
55 |
$ 16,207,430 |
| 1966 |
39 |
6 |
176 |
$ 57,369,984 |
| 1967 |
53 |
3 |
36 |
$ 33,994,448 |
| 1968 |
25 |
18 |
636 |
$ 55,317,056 |
| 1969 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
$ 4,183,333 |
| 1970 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
$ 1,723,806 |
| 1971 |
33 |
1 |
27 |
$ 16,866,256 |
| 1972 |
24 |
0 |
3 |
$ 5,189,789 |
| 1973 |
32 |
2 |
21 |
$ 2,539,075 |
| 1974 |
27 |
3 |
106 |
$ 47,373,728 |
| 1975 |
37 |
0 |
7 |
$ 5,167,520 |
| 1976 |
18 |
0 |
17 |
$ 31,097,792 |
| 1977 |
36 |
0 |
23 |
$ 5,563,193 |
| 1978 |
23 |
6 |
47 |
$ 10,694,476 |
| 1979 |
52 |
7 |
114 |
$ 32,222,176 |
| 1980 |
40 |
0 |
8 |
$ 17,273,504 |
| 1981 |
30 |
0 |
12 |
$ 11,227,965 |
| 1982 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
$ 3,972,333 |
| 1983 |
30 |
0 |
35 |
$ 6,496,335 |
| 1984 |
61 |
3 |
100 |
$ 39,817,792 |
| 1985 |
27 |
2 |
30 |
$ 16,694,482 |
| 1986 |
42 |
1 |
8 |
$ 8,631,464 |
| 1987 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
$ 4,022,859 |
| 1988 |
49 |
0 |
92 |
$ 76,868,880 |
| 1989 |
29 |
0 |
9 |
$ 28,917,168 |
| 1990 |
71 |
0 |
16 |
$ 23,771,824 |
| 1991 |
53 |
0 |
4 |
$ 6,731,432 |
| 1992 |
29 |
0 |
3 |
$ 3,797,425 |
| 1993 |
51 |
0 |
9 |
$ 1,483,556 |
| 1994 |
49 |
0 |
1 |
$ 2,838,278 |
| 1995 |
42 |
0 |
3 |
$ 6,135,713 |
| Total |
1416 |
61 |
1777 |
$ 715,000,000 |
| Avg/year |
31 |
1 |
39 |
$ 15,551,038 |
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NWS forecast offices issue thunderstorm warnings on a county-by-county
basis. An NWS Thunderstorm Warning indicates that a hazardous event is
occurring or is imminent in about 30 minutes to an hour.
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Compared with other States, Iowa ranks number 6 for frequency
of
Tornadoes, 22 for number of deaths, 18 for injuries and 10 for cost of
damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the
frequency per square mile, Iowa ranks, number 6 for the frequency of
tornadoes, number 23 for fatalities, number 20 for injuries per area
and number 12 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
Iowa in 1970 had a population of 2,825,368 and between 1950 and 1995
had 1,416 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 6 in tornadoes by
State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals
1,995 This ranks Iowa number 9 in the ratio of tornadoes to population.
Iowa had 61 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states
it ranked 22 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 2,084,288 This
ranks Iowa as number 17 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950
and 1995 the state had 1,777 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks
the state number 18 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in
any one year is one in 71,548 When we divide the population by the
number of injuries, the State ranks number 17 The total cost of
tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $715,347,712.00 This ranks the
state number 10 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per
year, is $ 5.63 This ranks the State number 8 In costs for tornadoes
per person
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