Year Tornadoes Census (thousands) 1953 421 158956 1954 550 161884 1955 593 165069 1956 504 168088 1957 856 171187 1958 564 174149 1959 604 177135 1960 616 179979 1961 697 182992 1962 657 185771 1963 464 188483 1964 704 191141 1965 906 193526 1966 585 195576 1967 926 197457 1968 660 199399 1969 608 201385 1970 653 203984 1971 888 206827 1972 741 209284 1973 1102 211357 1974 947 213342 1975 920 215465 1976 835 217563 1977 852 219760 1978 788 222095 1979 852 224567 1980 866 227225 1981 783 229466 1982 1046 231664 1983 931 233792 1984 907 235825 1985 684 237924 1986 764 240133 1987 656 242289 1988 702 244499 1989 856 246819 1990 1133 249623 1991 1132 252981 1992 1298 256514 1993 1176 259919 1994 1082 263126 1995 1235 266278 1996 1173 269394 1997 1148 272647 1998 1449 275854 1999 1340 279040 2000 1075 282162 2001 1215 284969 2002 934 287625 2003 1374 290108 2004 1817 292805 2005 1265 295517 2006 1103 298380 2007 1096 301231 2008 1692 304094 2009 1156 306771 2010 1282 309326 2011 1691 311583 2012 939 313874 2013 908 316129