Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

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 (6^th)	17 (19^th)	20 (17^th)
Annual Tornadoes per 10,000 square miles	5.83 (6^th)	2.49 (29^th)	3.59 (19^th)
Killer Tornadoes	26 (20^th)	31 (16^th)	28 (18^th)
Tornado Deaths	60 (22^nd)	81 (20^th)	81 (19^th)
* Statistics Came from Thomas P. Grazulis Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991

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Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

State Tornado Statistics