Counties with the most strong tornadoes

Ranked by tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger. Oklahoma County, OK, leads with 23.

Counties with the most strong tornadoes

1	Oklahoma County OK	23	138
2	Jefferson County AL	15	110
3	DeKalb County AL	15	76
4	Tuscaloosa County AL	15	94
5	Pottawatomie County OK	14	91
6	Morgan County AL	14	55
7	Cullman County AL	13	93
8	Faulkner County AR	13	60
9	Sedgwick County KS	12	91
10	Smith County MS	12	97
11	Mississippi County AR	12	59
12	Gray County TX	12	93
13	Jasper County MS	12	61
14	Jones County MS	12	85
15	Sumner County KS	12	88
16	Lincoln County OK	12	95
17	Seminole County OK	12	63
18	Attala County MS	12	53
19	Walker County AL	11	59
20	Limestone County AL	11	80
21	Jackson County AL	11	63
22	Pickens County AL	11	55
23	White County AR	11	81
24	Simpson County MS	11	77
25	Craighead County AR	11	57
26	St. Louis County MO	11	57
27	Custer County NE	11	111
28	Bossier Parish LA	11	76
29	Caddo Parish LA	11	111
30	Cleveland County OK	11	110
31	Dallas County TX	11	108
32	Marshall County AL	11	75
33	Leake County MS	11	75
34	Creek County OK	11	76
35	Edwards County KS	11	59
36	Harris County TX	10	253
37	Woodruff County AR	10	38
38	Hill County TX	10	62
39	Ness County KS	10	53
40	Carter County OK	10	66
41	Madison County IL	10	65
42	Fillmore County NE	10	44
43	Rice County KS	10	51
44	Kiowa County KS	10	65
45	Caddo County OK	10	132
46	Wheeler County TX	10	59
47	Stafford County KS	10	74
48	Madison County AL	10	95
49	Tulsa County OK	10	101
50	Reno County KS	10	90
51	Grady County OK	10	95
52	Seward County NE	9	40
53	Buffalo County NE	9	89
54	Bradley County TN	9	28
55	Fayette County AL	9	55
56	Rogers County OK	9	81
57	Page County IA	9	40
58	Freeborn County MN	9	69
59	Kemper County MS	9	41
60	Scott County MS	9	70
61	De Soto Parish LA	9	77
62	Canadian County OK	9	112
63	Champaign County IL	9	87
64	Lincoln County NE	9	110
65	Grayson County TX	9	72
66	Rankin County MS	9	116
67	Covington County MS	9	53
68	Jefferson Davis County MS	9	50
69	Neshoba County MS	9	65
70	Pratt County KS	9	76
71	Jackson County AR	9	60
72	Hall County NE	9	79
73	Pawnee County KS	9	55
74	Conway County AR	9	42
75	Grant County OK	9	73
76	Kay County OK	9	102
77	Lincoln County TN	8	45
78	Trego County KS	8	63
79	Holmes County MS	8	52
80	Hennepin County MN	8	33
81	Lawrence County AL	8	47
82	Thayer County NE	8	67
83	Sequoyah County OK	8	61
84	Pulaski County AR	8	101
85	Independence County AR	8	43
86	Marion County AL	8	48
87	Wayne County MS	8	40
88	Valley County NE	8	37
89	Pontotoc County OK	8	71
90	Marion County IN	8	47
91	Barton County KS	8	107
92	Leavenworth County KS	8	34
93	Cleburne County AR	8	30
94	McMinn County TN	8	24
95	McPherson County KS	8	55
96	Jasper County MO	8	52
97	Dyer County TN	8	32
98	Garfield County OK	8	78
99	Delaware County OK	8	70
100	Poinsett County AR	8	49

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology.

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