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Every recorded U.S. tornado since 1950 and every hail and wind report since 1955, with record lists, maps and the notes you need to compare one era with another.

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On this day10/07
1996 22 tornadoes across FL, NC, SC. Strongest rated F2. 22Tornadoes 0F/EF4+ 0Deaths
Tornado record1950 → 2025
Hail + wind record1955 → 2025
Tornadoes in the record73,458
Case filesIn progress · 2005 →
Climatology

Where tornadoes happen in Oct

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Average tornado days per year in Oct, 1950 to 2025. Each hexagon is about 90 km across; hotter colors mean more days with a tornado.

See how tornado alley's activity has shifted over time.

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Records

The record books

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Tornadoes Every F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornado 656 tornadoes Tornadoes Every F5 and EF5 tornado 60 tornadoes Tornadoes Widest tornadoes since 1995 (maximum width) 100 tornadoes Tornadoes Widest tornadoes 1950 to 1994 (mean width) 100 tornadoes Tornadoes Longest tornado tracks 100 tornadoes Tornadoes Deadliest tornadoes 100 tornadoes Storm days Most tornadoes in one day 100 days Hail Largest hail reports 100 reports Wind Strongest measured thunderstorm gusts 100 reports
The record

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Each year opens a calendar of every storm day. Color shows the year's tornado count.

Fewer to more tornadoes
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1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Tornadoes per year

1950: 2011951: 2601952: 2401953: 4211954: 5501955: 5911956: 5041957: 8581958: 5641959: 6041960: 6161961: 6971962: 6571963: 4631964: 7041965: 8971966: 5851967: 9271968: 6571969: 6081970: 6531971: 8891972: 7411973: 1,1021974: 9451975: 9191976: 8341977: 8521978: 7891979: 8551980: 8661981: 7821982: 1,0471983: 9301984: 9071985: 6841986: 7651987: 6561988: 7021989: 8561990: 1,1331991: 1,1321992: 1,2971993: 1,1721994: 1,0821995: 1,2371996: 1,1731997: 1,1481998: 1,4241999: 1,3392000: 1,0752001: 1,2152002: 9342003: 1,3742004: 1,8172005: 1,2632006: 1,1032007: 1,1322008: 1,7042009: 1,1622010: 1,3022011: 1,7042012: 9482013: 9162014: 9282015: 1,1822016: 9762017: 1,4422018: 1,1382019: 1,5342020: 1,0902021: 1,3282022: 1,1672023: 1,3212024: 1,8052025: 1,383
19501960197019801990200020102020
  • Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.

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