<P> Tornadoes are fairly uncommon in the US region of New England . Fewer tornadoes are recorded here than anywhere else east of the Rocky Mountains . However, these deadly and destructive storms do occur; on average, about eight tornadoes are reported in the region each year . Almost 200 people have been killed by these storms in recorded history, and two of the ten most destructive tornadoes in US history occurred in this region . </P> <Table> New England tornadoes per year (1950--2010) <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Per year </Th> <Th> By area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 0.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> National Climatic Data Center, US Census Bureau Avg . number tornadoes per year per 10,000 square miles (26,000 km) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Per year </Th> <Th> By area </Th> </Tr>

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