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5. Nebraska
> Total unique tornadoes (1950 – 2018): 2,909
> Total damage since 1996: $369.8 million
> Total fatalities since 1950: 60
> Most destructive tornado on record: $160.2 million, on Saturday, May 22, 2004
Photo: Photo of damage from the tornado that struck Hallam, Nebraska, on May 22, 2004. The F4 -level twister was the most destructive in state history.
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4. Florida
> Total unique tornadoes (1950 – 2018): 3,392
> Total damage since 1996: $979.3 million
> Total fatalities since 1950: 165
> Most destructive tornado on record: $205.0 million, on Monday, February 02, 1998
Photo: A tornado turns into a waterspout east of downtown Miami in 1997.
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3. Oklahoma
> Total unique tornadoes (1950 – 2018): 3,921
> Total damage since 1996: $4.15 billion
> Total fatalities since 1950: 474
> Most destructive tornado on record: $2.00 billion, on Monday, May 20, 2013
Photo: One of several tornadoes is observed in central Oklahoma on May 3, 1999.
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2. Kansas
> Total unique tornadoes (1950 – 2018): 4,302
> Total damage since 1996: $1.44 billion
> Total fatalities since 1950: 297
> Most destructive tornado on record: $500.0 million, on Saturday, April 14, 2012
Photo: A tornado south of Dodge City, Kansas, was seen moving north on May 24, 2016, as part of a system of 30 tornadoes active in five states.
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1. Texas
> Total unique tornadoes (1950 – 2018): 8,861
> Total damage since 1996: $2.38 billion
> Total fatalities since 1950: 639
> Most destructive tornado on record: $400.0 million, on Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Photo: A tornado is observed in June of 1995 south of Dimmitt, Texas.
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