Rank
|
State |
Casualties |
|
1 |
Florida |
1523 |
|
2 |
Michigan |
732 |
|
3 |
Pennsylvania |
644 |
|
4 |
North
Carolina |
629 |
|
5 |
New
York |
577 |
|
6 |
Ohio |
545 |
|
7 |
Texas |
498 |
|
8 |
Tennessee |
473 |
|
9 |
Georgia |
410 |
|
10 |
Colorado |
394 |
|
11 |
Illinois |
360 |
|
12
(tie) |
Arkansas |
355 |
|
12
(tie) |
Massachusetts |
355 |
|
13 |
Louisiana |
347 |
|
14 |
Oklahoma |
331 |
|
15 |
South
Carolina |
306 |
|
16 |
Mississippi |
296 |
|
17 |
Alabama |
295 |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
278 |
|
19 |
Maryland |
250 |
|
20 |
New
Mexico |
249 |
|
21 |
Wisconsin |
241 |
|
22 |
Indiana |
238 |
|
23 |
Virginia |
235 |
|
24 |
Kansas |
234 |
|
25 |
Iowa |
227 |
|
26 |
New
Jersey |
185 |
|
27 |
Missouri |
176 |
|
28 |
Minnesota |
169 |
|
29 |
Arizona |
164 |
|
30 |
Maine |
126 |
|
31 |
Utah |
116 |
|
32 |
Nebraska |
111 |
|
33 |
West
Virginia |
108 |
|
34 |
Wyoming |
104 |
|
35 |
Connecticut |
88 |
|
36 |
Idaho |
87 |
|
37
(tie) |
California |
79 |
|
37
(tie) |
South
Dakota |
79 |
|
38 |
New
Hampshire |
76 |
|
39 |
Montana |
64 |
|
40 |
Rhode
Island |
49 |
|
41 |
Delaware |
42 |
|
42 |
Washington |
40 |
|
43 |
Puerto
Rico |
36 |
|
44 |
North
Dakota |
35 |
|
45 |
Vermont |
30 |
|
46 |
Oregon |
26 |
|
47 |
D.C. |
23 |
|
48 |
Nevada |
18 |
|
49 |
Hawaii |
4 |
|
50 |
Alaska |
0 |
Source: Curran, Holle, and Lopez (2000)
Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001