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    The United States has equaled the record number of deaths from tornadoes in a single year with 519 fatalities so far in 2011, exceeding the average of 64 deaths, even though over a month remains in the tornado season. As of the date, 1,376 tornadoes had been reported in 2011, surpassing the 3-year average of 1,243. The states with the most killer tornadoes were Alabama with 33 and Missouri with 31 fatalities.

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    The United States has equaled the record number of deaths from tornadoes in a single year with 519 fatalities so far in 2011, exceeding the average of 64 deaths, even though over a month remains in the tornado season. As of the date, 1,376 tornadoes had been reported in 2011, surpassing the 3-year average of 1,243. The states with the most killer tornadoes were Alabama with 33 and Missouri with 31 fatalities.

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    A Deadly Path

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    The United States has equaled the record number of deaths from tornadoes in a single year with 519 fatalities so far in 2011, exceeding the average of 64 deaths, even though over a month remains in the tornado season. As of the date, 1,376 tornadoes had been reported in 2011, surpassing the 3-year average of 1,243. The states with the most killer tornadoes were Alabama with 33 and Missouri with 31 fatalities.

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    IN MINUTES News and events — visually

    A deadly path
    Top 5 tornado
    days of 2011
    1. April 27 - 226
    2. April 15 - 117
    3. May 25 - 104
    4. April 16 - 95
    In just under 5 months, Fatalities
    5. April 26 - 86

    519
    The United States has equaled Tornado Reports
    the record for deaths from

    1,370 tornadoes in a single year —


    FATALITIES

    243
    and there’s still more than a
    month left in
    The number of tornadoes the tornado season.
    122
    to date in 2011

    1,376
    The 3 year average for tornadoes
    Occured in
    Mobile Homes

    70
    519

    139
    Occured in
    Permanent
    The number of deaths due to Homes
    tornadoes this year
    875*

    64
    462

    Killer tornadoes per state


    Killer tornadoes
    The 3-year average for deaths due
    to tornadoes Fatalities
    323*

    324

    33
    322

    31
    304

    24
    296
    292

    16
    270

    15
    12
    Number of tornadoes

    11

    9
    6
    6

    6
    226

    5
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1

    1
    1

    1
    201
    3 yr avg

    189

    LA MN KS VA AR OK GA NC MS TN MO AL
    185
    2008
    2011

    2009
    2010

    146
    147

    139
    129

    118

    114
    115

    108
    111
    101
    95*

    95
    92
    84

    72

    65

    65
    60

    59
    61

    61

    55

    57

    53

    48
    48
    46
    40

    36

    32
    33
    30

    22
    21
    *Preliminary
    16

    15
    8

    3
    Numbers
    6

    Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec.
    Sources: Storm Prediction Center, NOAA INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA MARTIN/QMI AGENCY

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