What has struck on American holidays

Every fact here is computed from tornado and hurricane records, for holidays that fall on a fixed date.

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New Year's Day has seen 46 tornadoes since 1950, 3 rated F3 or stronger and 0 deaths. On this day: New Year's Day
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Valentine's Day has seen 48 tornadoes since 1950, 1 rated F3 or stronger and 2 deaths. On this day: Valentine's Day
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St. Patrick's Day has seen 132 tornadoes since 1950, 7 rated F3 or stronger and 6 deaths. On this day: St. Patrick's Day
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Independence Day has seen 251 tornadoes since 1950, 6 rated F3 or stronger and 6 deaths. On this day: Independence Day
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Halloween has seen 140 tornadoes since 1950, 3 rated F3 or stronger and 2 deaths. On this day: Halloween
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Veterans Day has seen 92 tornadoes since 1950, 3 rated F3 or stronger and 0 deaths. On this day: Veterans Day
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Christmas Eve has seen 107 tornadoes since 1950, 7 rated F3 or stronger and 4 deaths. On this day: Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day has seen 79 tornadoes since 1950, 6 rated F3 or stronger and 3 deaths. On this day: Christmas Day
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New Year's Eve has seen 56 tornadoes since 1950, 6 rated F3 or stronger and 10 deaths. On this day: New Year's Eve
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Independence Day has the most tornadoes among these dates, and New Year's Day the fewest. On this day
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The busiest single holiday for tornadoes was St. Patrick's Day 2021, with 33. 2021
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Independence Day and Halloween have each had one hurricane at its closest point to a US county. Earliest and latest hurricanes

Nine holidays

Thanksgiving, Memorial Day and Labor Day move each year, so they are left out.