Tornado guides for the 100 largest U.S. cities
Two researched entry points for every city in the Census Bureau Vintage 2025 ranking.
Ranking basis: July 1, 2025 city estimates. Urban Honolulu CDP is excluded because it is not an incorporated city.
#1 New York, New York
8,584,629 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#2 Los Angeles, California
3,869,089 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#3 Chicago, Illinois
2,731,585 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#4 Houston, Texas
2,397,315 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#5 Phoenix, Arizona
1,665,481 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1,574,281 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#7 San Antonio, Texas
1,548,422 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#8 San Diego, California
1,406,106 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#9 Dallas, Texas
1,329,491 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#10 Fort Worth, Texas
1,028,117 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#11 Jacksonville, Florida
1,017,689 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#12 Austin, Texas
1,002,632 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#13 San Jose, California
989,814 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#14 Charlotte, North Carolina
964,784 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#15 Columbus, Ohio
938,396 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#16 Indianapolis, Indiana
901,116 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#17 San Francisco, California
826,079 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#18 Seattle, Washington
784,777 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#19 Denver, Colorado
740,613 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#20 Nashville, Tennessee
721,074 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#21 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
719,849 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#22 Washington, District of Columbia
693,645 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#23 El Paso, Texas
683,012 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#24 Las Vegas, Nevada
679,817 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#25 Boston, Massachusetts
672,973 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#26 Detroit, Michigan
649,095 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#27 Louisville, Kentucky
641,962 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#28 Portland, Oregon
635,109 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#29 Memphis, Tennessee
609,647 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#30 Baltimore, Maryland
569,997 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#31 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
562,407 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#32 Albuquerque, New Mexico
556,588 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#33 Fresno, California
555,549 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#34 Tucson, Arizona
548,371 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#35 Sacramento, California
536,449 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#36 Atlanta, Georgia
529,110 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#37 Kansas City, Missouri
521,220 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#38 Mesa, Arizona
513,656 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#39 Raleigh, North Carolina
506,306 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#40 Colorado Springs, Colorado
494,743 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#41 Miami, Florida
489,812 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#42 Omaha, Nebraska
488,797 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#43 Virginia Beach, Virginia
453,737 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#44 Long Beach, California
450,469 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#45 Oakland, California
440,838 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#46 Minneapolis, Minnesota
430,324 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#47 Bakersfield, California
422,165 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#48 Tulsa, Oklahoma
416,209 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#49 Tampa, Florida
413,554 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#50 Aurora, Colorado
410,053 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#51 Arlington, Texas
402,134 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#52 Wichita, Kansas
400,987 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#53 Cleveland, Ohio
363,608 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#54 New Orleans, Louisiana
362,154 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#55 Henderson, Nevada
353,289 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#56 Anaheim, California
341,008 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#57 Orlando, Florida
333,888 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#58 Lexington, Kentucky
329,751 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#59 Stockton, California
324,597 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#60 Newark, New Jersey
323,808 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#61 Riverside, California
323,057 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#62 Irvine, California
318,764 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#63 Corpus Christi, Texas
317,247 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#64 Santa Ana, California
315,586 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#65 Cincinnati, Ohio
314,367 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#66 Greensboro, North Carolina
308,667 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#67 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
307,632 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#68 St. Paul, Minnesota
306,684 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#69 Durham, North Carolina
305,561 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#70 Jersey City, New Jersey
302,013 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#71 Lincoln, Nebraska
301,522 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#72 North Las Vegas, Nevada
296,653 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#73 Plano, Texas
293,028 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#74 Gilbert, Arizona
287,285 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#75 Anchorage, Alaska
287,155 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#76 Madison, Wisconsin
286,233 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#77 Reno, Nevada
283,621 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#78 Chandler, Arizona
278,748 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#79 St. Louis, Missouri
278,144 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#80 Chula Vista, California
275,533 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#81 Fort Wayne, Indiana
275,203 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#82 Buffalo, New York
274,613 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#83 Lubbock, Texas
273,071 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#84 Laredo, Texas
269,515 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#85 Port St. Lucie, Florida
268,062 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#86 St. Petersburg, Florida
264,033 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#87 Toledo, Ohio
263,423 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#88 Glendale, Arizona
260,572 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#89 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
257,271 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#90 Irving, Texas
257,076 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#91 Chesapeake, Virginia
255,332 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#92 Garland, Texas
249,625 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#93 Scottsdale, Arizona
243,006 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#94 Boise, Idaho
238,429 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#95 Richmond, Virginia
237,257 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#96 Frisco, Texas
236,955 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#97 Cape Coral, Florida
236,264 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#98 McKinney, Texas
236,001 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#99 Huntsville, Alabama
233,627 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events
#100 Norfolk, Virginia
231,013 residents · Tornado history · Geography and events