Sharks vs. Tornado Fatalities

A Comparison of Florida Tornado and Shark Attack Fatalities: 1985-2010

Year Number of Florida Tornadoes Number of Florida Tornado Fatalities Number of Florida Shark bites Number of Florida Shark bite Fatalities
1985 36 2 4 0
1986 53 0 3 0
1987 45 1 6 0
1988 47 5 15 1
1989 72 3 9 0
1990 57 0 10 0
1991 56 0 12 0
1992 60 4 11 0
1993 65 30 10 0
1994 52 0 23 0
1995 93 3 29 0
1996 70 3 13 0
1997 116 0 25 0
1998 115 42 21 1
1999 61 0 26 0
2000 78 0 37 1
2001 73 2 34 1
2002 44 0 29 0
2003 45 1 29 0
2004 107 7 12 0
2005 56 0 17 1
2006 42 0 20 0
2007 49 21 31 0
2008 55 1 28 0
2009 36 0 18 0
2010 19 0 12 1
TOTALS 1,602 125 484 6

Fatality Rate:
Tornados = 8%
Shark Attacks = 1%

Source of Tornado data: disastercenter.com (current up to Oct 31, 2010) and Storm Data at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, February 10. 2011.