Over the last decade tornado patterns have shifted, moving out of “Tornado Alley” in the midwest and into the southeastern United States.

“Kansas, Texas and South Dakota have seen significantly fewer tornadoes, meanwhile, Southern states like Louisiana, Kentucky and Mississippi have seen their number of tornadoes increase by 70% or more,” said Nick VinZant, Sr. Research Analyst at QuoteWizard.

An analysis of the tornadic activity in Mississippi shows that the state has had 377 more tornadoes over the last decade, that’s a 74.8% increase over 2000-2009.

The state-by-state reports find that the overall number of tornadoes in the country has increased 11.7% from 2010 to 2019.

While states like Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky have seen dramatic increases, South Dakota, Florida and South Carolina have the largest decrease in tornadic activity in those years.

Nationwide, tornadoes have caused more than $14.1 billion in damages.

Visit the Quote Wizard report including state-by-state data on tornadic activity here: https://quotewizard.com/home-insurance/homeowners-insurance-common-natural-disasters#tornado-insurance

Tornado Frequency by State
State	# of tornadoes 2000 – 2009	# of tornadoes 2010 – 2019	% increase in tornadoes 2000-2009 to 2010 – 2019	Change in # of tornadoes between 2000-2009 and 2010-2019
Wyoming	81	157	93.80%	76
Kentucky	207	381	84.10%	174
Pennsylvania	102	187	83.30%	85
Mississippi	504	881	74.80%	377
Louisiana	328	559	70.40%	107
Ohio	193	300	55.40%	231
Indiana	215	330	53.50%	115
Montana	63	88	39.70%	25
Oklahoma	445	614	38.00%	169
New York	67	91	35.80%	24
Georgia	316	429	35.80%	113
Tennessee	235	319	35.70%	84
North Carolina	275	369	34.20%	94
Arizona	36	48	33.30%	12
California	84	106	26.20%	22
Missouri	528	638	20.80%	110
Michigan	142	132	-7.00%	-10
Iowa	565	519	-8.10%	-46
Kansas	1024	935	-8.70%	-89
Texas	1330	1196	-10.10%	-134
Maryland	77	69	-10.40%	-8
Virginia	229	196	-14.40%	-33
Arkansas	413	330	-20.10%	-83
South Dakota	292	224	-23.30%	-68
Florida	544	354	-34.90%	-190
South Carolina	277	163	-41.20%	-114

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