{"slug":"us-tornadoes","name":"U.S. Tornadoes, 1950–Present","agency":"NOAA Storm Prediction Center","source":"Severe Weather Database (actual tornadoes)","category":"Climate","sourceUrl":"https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/#data","rawUrl":"https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/data/1950-2024_actual_tornadoes.csv","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)","units":"Events per year; injuries and fatalities","description":"Every recorded U.S. tornado since 1950 — over 71,000 events with date, location, magnitude, path, injuries, and fatalities. The full event-level database is preserved as the raw archive copy; annual totals are shown here.","status":"archived","retrievedAt":"2026-07-02T01:01:07.749Z","rawFile":"/datasets/us-tornadoes.csv","jsonFile":"/datasets/us-tornadoes.json","timeframe":"1950–2024","columns":["Year","Tornadoes","Injuries","Fatalities"],"rowCount":75,"rows":[[1950,201,659,70],[1951,260,524,34],[1952,240,1915,230],[1953,421,5131,523],[1954,550,715,36],[1955,591,926,129],[1956,504,1308,81],[1957,858,1976,192],[1958,564,535,67],[1959,604,734,58],[1960,616,737,46],[1961,697,1087,52],[1962,657,551,30],[1963,463,538,31],[1964,704,1143,73],[1965,897,5197,301],[1966,585,2030,98],[1967,927,2149,114],[1968,657,2522,131],[1969,608,1311,66],[1970,653,1355,73],[1971,889,2718,159],[1972,741,976,27],[1973,1102,2396,89],[1974,945,6824,366],[1975,919,1457,60],[1976,834,1195,44],[1977,852,771,43],[1978,789,919,53],[1979,855,3014,84],[1980,866,1157,28],[1981,782,798,24],[1982,1047,1276,64],[1983,930,750,34],[1984,907,2499,122],[1985,684,1299,94],[1986,765,536,15],[1987,656,1018,59],[1988,702,688,32],[1989,856,1270,50],[1990,1133,1177,53],[1991,1132,864,39],[1992,1297,1323,39],[1993,1172,948,33],[1994,1082,1074,69],[1995,1237,935,30],[1996,1173,703,26],[1997,1148,1033,68],[1998,1424,1868,130],[1999,1339,1838,94],[2000,1075,829,41],[2001,1215,743,40],[2002,934,966,55],[2003,1374,1088,54],[2004,1817,395,35],[2005,1263,537,38],[2006,1103,988,67],[2007,1095,617,81],[2008,1689,1702,126],[2009,1156,396,22],[2010,1281,701,45],[2011,1691,5483,553],[2012,938,822,69],[2013,906,754,55],[2014,886,641,47],[2015,1177,921,36],[2016,976,325,18],[2017,1428,518,35],[2018,1126,199,10],[2019,1517,537,42],[2020,1082,733,76],[2021,1314,878,104],[2022,1143,314,23],[2023,1321,918,86],[2024,1791,633,52]],"summary":[{"label":"Total tornadoes recorded","value":"71,813"},{"label":"Total fatalities","value":"6,273"},{"label":"Most active year","value":"2004 (1,817)"}],"chart":{"xLabel":"Year","yLabel":"tornadoes","points":[[1950,201],[1951,260],[1952,240],[1953,421],[1954,550],[1955,591],[1956,504],[1957,858],[1958,564],[1959,604],[1960,616],[1961,697],[1962,657],[1963,463],[1964,704],[1965,897],[1966,585],[1967,927],[1968,657],[1969,608],[1970,653],[1971,889],[1972,741],[1973,1102],[1974,945],[1975,919],[1976,834],[1977,852],[1978,789],[1979,855],[1980,866],[1981,782],[1982,1047],[1983,930],[1984,907],[1985,684],[1986,765],[1987,656],[1988,702],[1989,856],[1990,1133],[1991,1132],[1992,1297],[1993,1172],[1994,1082],[1995,1237],[1996,1173],[1997,1148],[1998,1424],[1999,1339],[2000,1075],[2001,1215],[2002,934],[2003,1374],[2004,1817],[2005,1263],[2006,1103],[2007,1095],[2008,1689],[2009,1156],[2010,1281],[2011,1691],[2012,938],[2013,906],[2014,886],[2015,1177],[2016,976],[2017,1428],[2018,1126],[2019,1517],[2020,1082],[2021,1314],[2022,1143],[2023,1321],[2024,1791]]},"chartType":"bar"}