Top 5 U.S. States With the Most Tornadoes in 2025

[00:00:00]This state gets hit by tornadoes more [music] than people think. In 2025, the US had 1,559 [music] reported tornadoes with 67 deaths. That was 27% above the 1991 to 2020 average, [music] but about 13.9% lower than 2024.

[00:00:22]At number five, [music] Alabama had 72 tornadoes, about 4.6% of the national total with three deaths. North Dakota [music] tied Alabama with 72 tornadoes, also about 4.6% of the US total. Number four is Mississippi [music] with 111 tornadoes, about 7.1% of all US tornadoes. Number three is Missouri with 120 [music] tornadoes and 17 tornado-related deaths.

[00:00:54]Number two is Illinois with 147 tornadoes, about 9.4% [music] of the national total, but number one is Texas with 162 [music] tornadoes, more than 10% of all US tornadoes [music] in 2025.

[00:01:13]Texas ranked first, but Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi were hit hard, too.

[00:01:18]Which states surprised [music]