| Top 10 States, By Number Of Tornadoes, 2020 (1) |
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| Rank |
State |
Number of tornadoes |
Fatalities |
| 1 |
Mississippi |
127 |
12 |
| 2 |
Texas |
102 |
4 |
| 3 |
Alabama |
78 |
5 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
75 |
9 |
| 5 |
Illinois |
71 |
0 |
| 6 |
Minnesota |
69 |
1 |
| 7 |
Florida |
65 |
0 |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
57 |
8 |
| 9 |
Louisiana |
55 |
5 |
| 10 |
North Carolina |
54 |
2 |
(1) Tornadoes that cross state lines are counted in every state in which they touch down.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service. |
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