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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