HomeRiskIQ rankings
Highest Tornado Risk Cities in America
Cities ranked by long-term tornado exposure from historical severe-weather baseline tiles.
Ranking basis
Tornado score
Ranked entries
50
Updated
May 10, 6:47 PM
Media summary
Fort Myers, FL ranks #1.
The leading score is 100/100 on the current tornado score.
Ranked results
Top 50
#1
Fort Myers, FL
National index rank #2 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado
#2
Tice, FL
National index rank #3 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#3
Gulf Hills, MS
National index rank #5 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado
#4
St. Martin, MS
National index rank #6 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#5
Latimer, MS
National index rank #7 · state rank #3 · top driver Tornado
#6
Pascagoula, MS
National index rank #9 · state rank #5 · top driver Flood
#7
Tampa, FL
National index rank #12 · state rank #4 · top driver Tornado
#8
Dania Beach, FL
National index rank #17 · state rank #8 · top driver Tornado
#9
Fort Lauderdale, FL
National index rank #22 · state rank #12 · top driver Tornado
#10
Oakland Park, FL
National index rank #23 · state rank #13 · top driver Tornado
#11
Wilton Manors, FL
National index rank #24 · state rank #14 · top driver Tornado
#12
Houston, TX
National index rank #25 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado
#13
Cape Coral, FL
National index rank #26 · state rank #15 · top driver Tornado
#14
Lantana, FL
National index rank #28 · state rank #16 · top driver Flood
#15
Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL
National index rank #29 · state rank #17 · top driver Tornado
#16
Orlando, FL
National index rank #31 · state rank #18 · top driver Lightning
#17
Winter Haven, FL
National index rank #32 · state rank #19 · top driver Tornado
#18
Lakeland, FL
National index rank #33 · state rank #20 · top driver Tornado
#19
Liberty, MO
National index rank #35 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado
#20
Winter Park, FL
National index rank #36 · state rank #21 · top driver Lightning
#21
Inwood, FL
National index rank #37 · state rank #22 · top driver Tornado
#22
Jan Phyl Village, FL
National index rank #38 · state rank #23 · top driver Tornado
#23
Crystal Lake, FL
National index rank #39 · state rank #24 · top driver Tornado
#24
Combee Settlement, FL
National index rank #40 · state rank #25 · top driver Tornado
#25
Joplin, MO
National index rank #42 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#26
Golden Gate, FL
National index rank #49 · state rank #30 · top driver Tornado
#27
Brent, FL
National index rank #53 · state rank #33 · top driver Tornado
#28
West Pensacola, FL
National index rank #55 · state rank #34 · top driver Tornado
#29
St. Petersburg, FL
National index rank #61 · state rank #37 · top driver Tornado
#30
Conroe, TX
National index rank #62 · state rank #4 · top driver Tornado
#31
Yukon, OK
National index rank #63 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado
#32
St. Marys, GA
National index rank #65 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#33
Milton, FL
National index rank #69 · state rank #39 · top driver Tornado
#34
Vinita, OK
National index rank #72 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#35
Grand Island, NE
National index rank #74 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado
#36
New Port Richey, FL
National index rank #78 · state rank #40 · top driver Tornado
#37
Elfers, FL
National index rank #80 · state rank #41 · top driver Tornado
#38
Galena Park, TX
National index rank #83 · state rank #6 · top driver Tornado
#39
Jacinto City, TX
National index rank #86 · state rank #7 · top driver Tornado
#40
Beacon Square, FL
National index rank #88 · state rank #43 · top driver Tornado
#41
Philadelphia, MS
National index rank #92 · state rank #13 · top driver Tornado
#42
Alma, AR
National index rank #94 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#43
Denver, CO
National index rank #97 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado
#44
Port Arthur, TX
National index rank #99 · state rank #8 · top driver Tornado
#45
Largo, FL
National index rank #102 · state rank #45 · top driver Tornado
#46
Conway, AR
National index rank #103 · state rank #3 · top driver Tornado
#47
Pinellas Park, FL
National index rank #104 · state rank #46 · top driver Tornado
#48
La Porte, TX
National index rank #108 · state rank #9 · top driver Tornado
#49
Seminole, FL
National index rank #110 · state rank #48 · top driver Tornado
#50
West Lealman, FL
National index rank #113 · state rank #49 · top driver Tornado
How this ranking works
Tornado ranking uses historical severe-weather baseline tiles normalized to a 0-100 exposure score.
Rankings are built from HomeRiskIQ hazard tiles and current state/city scoring. They are designed for comparative research and media context, not official warning decisions.