Tornado States

As Joplin, Missouri, deals with the carnage from Sunday’s historic tornado, The Daily Beast sorts the data to figure out where people are most likely to be nature’s next target.

Hugh Scott, The Oklahoman / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---oklahoma_ggxgfv — Total tornadoes since 1950: 3,290
Tornadoes per square mile: .04
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.01
Total fatalities since 1950: 442
Total injuries since 1950: 6,950
Hugh Scott, The Oklahoman / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---mississippi_zzpw7n — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,790
Tornadoes per square mile: .04
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.15
Total fatalities since 1950: 443
Total injuries since 1950: 6,223
Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---indiana_xpguie — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,235
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.23
Total fatalities since 1950: 316
Total injuries since 1950: 5,264
Chris Bergin, The Star Press / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---louisiana_ezn8gd — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,689
Tornadoes per square mile: .04
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.02
Total fatalities since 1950: 204
Total injuries since 1950: 3,308
Colin Burnum, Rayne (La.) Police Department / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---iowa_x7scur — Total tornadoes since 1950: 2,212
ornadoes per square mile: .04
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.97
Total fatalities since 1950: 84
Total injuries since 1950: 2,230
Nati Harnik / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---alabama_oqlwhn — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,695
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.12
Total fatalities since 1950: 441
Total injuries since 1950: 6,808
Dave Martin / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---arkansas_yyo6rm — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,587
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.26
Total fatalities since 1950: 372
Total injuries since 1950: 5,268
Mark Humphrey / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-illinois_hnjnzq — Total tornadoes since 1950: 2,102
Tornadoes per square mile: .04
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.89
Total fatalities since 1950: 227
Total injuries since 1950: 4,594
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galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-kansas_jkratj — Total tornadoes since 1950: 3,667
Tornadoes per square mile: .04
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.74
Total fatalities since 1950: 293
Total injuries since 1950: 3,249
Anthony S. Bush / The Capital-Journal / AP Photos

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-missouri_lx7w4y — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,942
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.05
Total fatalities since 1950: 262
Total injuries since 1950: 3,685
Julie Denesha / Getty Images

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-florida_zi5hbd — Total tornadoes since 1950: 3,052
Tornadoes per square mile: .06
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.54
Total fatalities since 1950: 161
Total injuries since 1950: 3,307
Peter Bauer / Daytona Beach News-Journal / AP Photos

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-south-carolina_o6uffy — Total tornadoes since 1950: 894
Tornadoes per square mile: 0.03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.91
Total fatalities since 1950: 60
Total injuries since 1950: 1,693
Sean McNeil / The Daytona Beach News-Journal / AP Photos

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-delaware_evvsib — Total tornadoes since 1950: 57
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.9
Total fatalities since 1950: 3
Total injuries since 1950: 87
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galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states-maryland_egj8zy — Total tornadoes since 1950: 297
Tornadoes per square mile: 0.03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.84
Total fatalities since 1950: 7
Total injuries since 1950: 346
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galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---tennessee_loo6y7 — Total tornadoes since 1950: 960
Tornadoes per square mile: 0.02
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5) 1.29
Total fatalities since 1950: 399
Total injuries since 1950: 5,114

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---nebraska_ljbt2t — Total tornadoes since 1950: 2,542
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.72
Total fatalities since 1950: 57
Total injuries since 1950: 1,215
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galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---georgia_oxwwxo — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,381
Tornadoes per square mile: .02
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.08
Total fatalities since 1950: 190
Total injuries since 1950: 4,059
Dan Henry, Chattanooga Times Free Press / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---texas_vaojbs — Total tornadoes since 1950: 7,903
Tornadoes per square mile: .03
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 0.74
Total fatalities since 1950: 555
Total injuries since 1950: 8,358

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---ohio_xmw0te — Total tornadoes since 1950: 919
Tornadoes per square mile: 0.02
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.16
Total fatalities since 1950: 238
Total injuries since 1950: 5,284
Paul Sancya / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/23/tornado-states/tornado-states---wisconsin_rbpn69 — Total tornadoes since 1950: 1,224
Tornadoes per square mile: 0.02
Average tornado intensity (scale 1-5): 1.05
Total fatalities since 1950: 103
Total injuries since 1950: 1,704
Samual L. Hall,The Wausau Daily Herald / AP Photo

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