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Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and central Wisconsin

Background Information
 
Statistics (1850-Present)
 
Records (1850-Present)
 

State Tornado Statistics (1953-1995)*
  Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin
Average Per Year 33 (6th) 17 (19th) 20 (17th)
Annual Tornadoes per 10,000 square miles 5.83 (6th) 2.49 (29th) 3.59 (19th)
Killer Tornadoes 26 (20th) 31 (16th) 28 (18th)
Tornado Deaths 60 (22nd 81 (20th) 81 (19th)
* Statistics Came from Thomas P. Grazulis Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991