Rank

State

Injuries

1

Florida

1178

2

Michigan

643

3

Pennsylvania

535

4

North Carolina

464

5

New York

449

6

Ohio

430

7

Tennessee

349

8

Texas

334

9

Massachusetts

331

10

Georgia

329

11

Colorado

299

12

Illinois

275

13

Arkansas

245

14

Oklahoma

243

15

Louisiana

231

16

South Carolina

229

17

Alabama

211

18

Mississippi

207

19

Kentucky

196

20

Wisconsin

194

21

Virginia

184

22

Kansas

178

23

New Mexico

168

24

Indiana

164

25

Iowa

162

26

Maryland

134

27

New Jersey

130

28

Minnesota

116

29

Arizona

105

30

Maine

104

31

Missouri

97

32

West Virginia

88

33

Wyoming

83

34

Utah

82

35

Connecticut

75

36

Nebraska

70

37

New Hampshire

68

38

Idaho

67

39

South Dakota

59

40

California

58

41

Rhode Island

45

42

Montana

44

43

Washington

37

44

Delaware

27

45

North Dakota

24

46

Oregon

19

47 (tie)

D.C.

18

47 (tie)

Vermont

18

48

Nevada

12

49

Puerto Rico

6

50

Hawaii

4

51

Alaska

0

                       

Source: Curran, Holle, and Lopez (2000)

Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001