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Tornadoes bring death
According to the Insurance Information Institute, about 1,000 tornadoes are reported each year in the United States. The table below lists the number of people killed in each state by tornadoes in 2002.
Tornado-related deaths by state (2002)
|
State |
Deaths |
|
Alabama |
13
|
|
Alaska |
0
|
|
Arizona |
0
|
|
Arkansas |
1
|
|
California |
0
|
|
Colorado |
0
|
|
Connecticut |
0
|
|
Delaware |
0
|
|
D.C. |
0
|
|
Florida |
0
|
|
Georgia |
0
|
|
Hawaii |
0
|
|
Idaho |
0
|
|
Illinois |
4
|
|
Indiana |
0
|
|
Iowa |
0
|
|
Kansas |
0
|
|
Kentucky |
1
|
|
Louisiana |
3
|
|
Maine |
0
|
|
Maryland |
3
|
|
Massachusetts |
0
|
|
Michigan |
0
|
|
Minnesota |
0
|
|
Mississippi |
1
|
|
Missouri |
3
|
|
Montana |
0
|
|
Nebraska |
0
|
|
Nevada |
0
|
|
New Hampshire |
0
|
|
New Jersey |
0
|
|
New Mexico |
0
|
|
New York |
0
|
|
North Carolina |
0
|
|
North Dakota |
0
|
|
Ohio |
5
|
|
Oklahoma |
0
|
|
Oregon |
0
|
|
Pennsylvania |
1
|
|
Rhode Island |
0
|
|
South Carolina |
0
|
|
South Dakota |
0
|
|
Tennessee |
17
|
|
Texas |
3
|
|
Utah |
0
|
|
Vermont |
0
|
|
Virginia |
0
|
|
Washington |
0
|
|
West Virginia |
0
|
|
Wisconsin |
0
|
|
Wyoming |
0
|
|
United States |
55
|
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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