<P> Nebraska is fifth overall for sheer numbers of tornadoes , while Indiana has had 88 violent tornado reports from the 1950 -- 2006 period , more than any state except Oklahoma . Iowa reported 3'900 almost as many as Texas . The deadliest tornado in US history , the Tri-State Tornado , struck Missouri , Illinois , and Indiana in March 1925 . St. Louis , Missouri and neighboring East St. Louis , Illinois have been hit more than once by violent tornadoes , the most notorious of which was the St. Louis Tornado of May 1896 . The New Richmond Tornado of May 1899 and the Flint , Michigan tornado of June 1953 also rank amongst the deadliest tornadoes in US history . The region was badly hit by the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak in April 1965 and by the Super Outbreak of April 1974 . According to NCDC figures for the 1950 to 2006 period , Nebraska reported 2,440 tornadoes followed by Iowa ( 2,185 ) , Illinois ( 2,086 ) , Missouri ( 1,922 ) , South Dakota ( 1,487 ) , Minnesota ( 1,477 ) , Indiana ( 1,327 ) , North Dakota ( 1,216 ) , Wisconsin ( 1,185 ) , Michigan ( 981 ) , and Ohio ( 916 ) . </P>
<P> Nebraska is fifth overall for sheer numbers of tornadoes , while Indiana has had 88 violent tornado reports from the 1950 -- 2006 period , more than any state except Oklahoma . Iowa reported 3'900 almost as many as Texas . The deadliest tornado in US history , the Tri-State Tornado , struck Missouri , Illinois , and Indiana in March 1925 . St. Louis , Missouri and neighboring East St. Louis , Illinois have been hit more than once by violent tornadoes , the most notorious of which was the St. Louis Tornado of May 1896 . The New Richmond Tornado of May 1899 and the Flint , Michigan tornado of June 1953 also rank amongst the deadliest tornadoes in US history . The region was badly hit by the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak in April 1965 and by the Super Outbreak of April 1974 . According to NCDC figures for the 1950 to 2006 period , Nebraska reported 2,440 tornadoes followed by Iowa ( 2,185 ) , Illinois ( 2,086 ) , Missouri ( 1,922 ) , South Dakota ( 1,487 ) , Minnesota ( 1,477 ) , Indiana ( 1,327 ) , North Dakota ( 1,216 ) , Wisconsin ( 1,185 ) , Michigan ( 981 ) , and Ohio ( 916 ) . </P>
what state gets hit by the most tornadoes
what state gets hit by the most tornadoes
Nebraska
Nebraska