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the U.S. since 2013.
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But where the tornadoes hit, and which states saw the most, shifted noticeably from the
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Preliminary data from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center showed that last year was the second
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consecutive year with above historical average tornado reports.
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A total of 1,558 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in 2025, compared to 2024's preliminary
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number of 1,910 and the 15-year historical average of 1,392.
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Texas led the way with 162 tornado reports, followed by Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi.
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Alabama and North Dakota each had 72 twisters last year, finishing a tie for fifth.
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Seven of the 48 states in the contiguous U.S. did not have a tornado report, including
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Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Washington, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
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Now because of its size and its location in classic tornado alley, Texas typically
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tops the annual Twister list, other states in the plains, the Midwest, and the Southeast
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tend to jockey for the top five, compared to 2024, Florida, Iowa, and Nebraska dropped
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off the list while Mississippi, Alabama, and North Dakota moved up.
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This reflected an overall decrease in tornadoes on the East Coast last year, versus 2024,
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and an increase in the South.
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After a surge in tornado activity across most of the eastern half of the country in 2024,
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the majority of tornadoes last year unfolded in a narrow strip of land east of the Mississippi
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However, there were a significant number of tornadoes recorded in North Dakota and Western
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Major tornado outbreaks in June and September helped raise North Dakota's numbers.
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A total of 68 people were killed by tornadoes last year, compared to 54 in 2024.
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After damaging tornado outbreaks in March, April, and May, 2025 was on track to be the worst
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tornado season in 14 years.
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But tornado activity started to decline in June, and that paired with a lack of landfalling
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U.S. hurricanes in a lackluster, second severe weather season, kept the tornado count
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from spiking, with the year ending with the 4th highest tornado count for the last 15
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Still, the year had several notable twisters, a 117-mile EF-4 tornado, tracked through
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Arkansas and Missouri on March 14.
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The Arkansas portion of that tornado was the 3rd longest in the state.
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The next day, a tornado that tracked from Kentwood, Louisiana to Darbin, Mississippi killed 5 people,
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and it was the deadliest tornado of the year.
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And on June 20, the first EF-5 tornado since 2013 plowed through southeastern North Dakota,
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breaking a 12-year drought of the strongest category on the enhanced Fujita scale.
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The tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service showed similar trends.
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With 2025's total of 2018, falling short of 2024's 3636 warnings, April had the most
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warnings with 838 statements going out that month.
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The Oklahoma City National Weather Service Office issued more warnings, 184 in total, than
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any of the other 122 offices during the year.
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