Do tornadoes happen in fall? The second season by state
Yes. September to November holds 12.8% of US tornadoes since 1950. Texas has the most, with 1,331, and Arizona has the largest share of its tornadoes in fall, at 35.0%, among states with 100 or more.
The fall months
US tornadoes by month, September to November
| Texas | 1,331 | 13.8 |
| Florida | 818 | 21.7 |
| Louisiana | 571 | 22.8 |
| Mississippi | 565 | 19.6 |
| Alabama | 529 | 19.4 |
| Oklahoma | 479 | 10.6 |
| Kansas | 385 | 8.4 |
| North Carolina | 355 | 22.9 |
| Arkansas | 339 | 15.8 |
| Missouri | 336 | 12.4 |
| South Carolina | 292 | 23.8 |
| Georgia | 271 | 13.5 |
| Illinois | 260 | 8.3 |
| Iowa | 260 | 8.4 |
| Indiana | 215 | 12.2 |
| Virginia | 200 | 24.0 |
| Ohio | 179 | 12.8 |
| Minnesota | 173 | 7.8 |
| Tennessee | 171 | 11.6 |
| Nebraska | 166 | 5.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 15.8 |
| Kentucky | 151 | 12.0 |
| Wisconsin | 144 | 8.9 |
| Michigan | 142 | 12.3 |
| Arizona | 106 | 35.0 |
| Colorado | 98 | 4.0 |
| New York | 88 | 16.4 |
| South Dakota | 86 | 4.4 |
| Maryland | 82 | 19.3 |
| California | 76 | 15.6 |
| New Mexico | 70 | 10.3 |
| North Dakota | 61 | 3.5 |
| Oregon | 49 | 36.0 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 24.9 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 18.0 |
| Utah | 27 | 19.0 |
| Wyoming | 26 | 3.5 |
| Idaho | 25 | 11.2 |
| Washington | 24 | 17.6 |
| Connecticut | 19 | 15.0 |
| Maine | 18 | 13.2 |
| West Virginia | 16 | 9.0 |
| Nevada | 13 | 13.4 |
| Delaware | 11 | 14.3 |
| Rhode Island | 10 | 50.0 |
| Montana | 9 | 2.0 |
| Hawaii | 6 | 14.6 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 3.0 |
| Vermont | 2 | 4.0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 20.0 |