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Map of Tornado Risk by US State

As of FEMA NRI v1.20, tornado risk ranges from 0.1 in Alaska to 90.4 in Nebraska across US states, with a median of 51.1 among the 51 states with data. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.

Risk score (0-100) for tornadoes. Higher means greater expected annual loss from tornado events.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

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Choropleth map of Tornado Risk across US states (FEMA NRI v1.20), by hearthmap
Tornado Risk by US state. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.

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FEMA NRI v1.20

States ranked by tornado risk

51 states with data (FEMA NRI v1.20). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by tornado risk
RankStateValue
1Nebraska90.4
2Kansas88.9
3Mississippi87.0
4Arkansas85.7
5South Dakota85.0
6Iowa84.5
7Oklahoma84.4
8Alabama82.9
9Illinois81.8
10Texas80.7
Bottom 10 states by tornado risk
RankStateValue
51Alaska0.1
50Nevada1.3
49Hawaii4.8
48Arizona12.4
47Oregon14.1
46Washington14.4
45California14.9
44Idaho15.4
43Montana19.1
42New Mexico21.3

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hearthmap renders tornado risk as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see census tract values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI v1.20

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