Oklahoma Tornadoes

Oklahoma in 1970 had a population of 2,559,463 and between 1950 and 1995 had 2,379 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 2 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 1,076 This ranks Oklahoma number 6 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. Oklahoma had 220 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 7 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 523,527 This ranks Oklahoma as number 4 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 3,192 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 9 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 36,083 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 4 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $1,068,178,432.00 This ranks the state number 5 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 9.27 This ranks the State number 3 In costs for tornadoes per person