U.S. Tornado Deaths by Circumstance

1985-1997
Statistics are based on information in SELS/SPC tornado databases.

YEAR

Mobile Home

Permanent Home

Vehicle

Business

Outdoors (Open)

Other, unknown

School

Long-span Roof

TOTAL

1985 

28 

40 

22 

94 

1986 

15 

1987 

24 

22 

59 

1988 

21 

32 

1989 

12 

16 

50 

1990 

11 

14 

15 

53 

1991 

20 

12 

39 

1993 

13 

33 

1994 

26 

14 

26 

69 

1995 

15 

30 

1996 

14 

25 

1997 

30 

23 

67 

TOTAL 

230 

162 

66 

27 

56 

27 

15 

22 

605 

BY % 

38 

27 

11 

99* 

*NOTES: Percentages don't add up to 100 because of decimal rounding. For printing, use landscape mode.

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