Tornadoes don't spread out evenly — a handful of states eat most of them every single year. So far in 2026, 738 tornado reports have come in across 37 states, and the leaderboard looks about how you'd expect if you've ever watched a spring radar loop.

Illinois leads with 96 tornado reports. Iowa (66) and Kansas (61) round out the top three.

Tornadoes almost never travel alone — the same supercells drop big hail right alongside them, which is why so many tornado states also top the Top States for Hail list. For the day-by-day rundown of where these outbreaks actually touched down, dig into the daily storm reports.

The full 2026 ranking is below — click any state to open its interactive map with exact report locations, dates, and hail sizes.

State

Tornado Reports

All Storms

Map

Illinois

882

#	State	Tornado Reports	All Storms	Map
1	Illinois	96	882	View
2	Iowa	66	794	View
3	Kansas	61	1,432	View
4	Wisconsin	44	480	View
5	Texas	42	1,163	View
6	Indiana	38	334	View
7	Oklahoma	35	740	View
8	Nebraska	34	1,028	View
9	Missouri	32	784	View
10	Minnesota	30	393	View
11	Colorado	28	521	View
12	Michigan	23	243	View
13	Mississippi	22	131	View
14	Wyoming	21	310	View
15	South Dakota	17	739	View
16	Ohio	16	289	View
17	Arkansas	15	148	View
18	Alabama	15	92	View
19	Pennsylvania	13	114	View
20	North Dakota	11	292	View
21	North Carolina	11	76	View
22	New York	10	92	View
23	Kentucky	10	77	View
24	Florida	9	102	View
25	Maryland	6	80	View
26	Louisiana	6	61	View
27	California	5	36	View
28	New Jersey	4	66	View
29	Arizona	4	42	View
30	West Virginia	4	40	View
31	South Carolina	3	20	View
32	Georgia	2	29	View
33	Montana	1	312	View
34	Utah	1	167	View
35	New Mexico	1	108	View
36	Virginia	1	90	View
37	Tennessee	1	38	View

Track It as It Happens