Rank

State

Damage Reports

1

Pennsylvania

1441

2

Kansas

1182

3

New York

1005

4

North Carolina

960

5

Oklahoma

826

6

Michigan

814

7

Tennessee

764

8

South Carolina

717

9

Texas

689

10

Georgia

656

11

Nebraska

618

12

Massachusetts

603

13

Iowa

579

14

Arkansas

576

15

Kentucky

566

16

Wisconsin

509

17

Virginia

487

18

Maryland

455

19

Florida

450

20

South Dakota

437

21 (tie)

Illinois

412

21 (tie)

Ohio

412

22

Minnesota

406

23

Indiana

350

24

Louisiana

315

25

Colorado

312

26

Idaho

305

27

Alabama

287

28

Connecticut

269

29 (tie)

Maine

253

29 (tie)

Missouri

253

30

New Hampshire

206

31

Mississippi

205

32

Vermont

151

33

Oregon

150

34

West Virginia

146

35

North Dakota

145

36

Rhode Island

122

37

Utah

107

38

Wyoming

105

39

New Jersey

98

40

Montana

88

41

Arizona

84

42

Delaware

83

43

California

60

44

Washington

56

45

New Mexico

54

46 (tie)

D.C.

14

46 (tie)

Hawaii

14

47

Nevada

11

48

Puerto Rico

4

49

Alaska

3

 

                                                                                    Source:  Curran, Holle, and Lopez (2000)

                                                                                    Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001