For each hour of the day this table shows the number of tornadoes that occurred, the number of F2 or greater tornadoes that occurred, and the number of killer tornadoes. Statistics are for the period from 1950 through 1995.
| Hour Ending | Number of Tornadoes | F2 or Greater Tornadoes | Killer Tornadoes |
| 0100 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 0200 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 0300 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 0400 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| 0500 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 0600 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 0700 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 0800 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 0900 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 1000 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 1100 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 1200 | 41 | 10 | 0 |
| 1300 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| 1400 | 38 | 4 | 2 |
| 1500 | 42 | 9 | 1 |
| 1600 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| 1700 | 47 | 10 | 1 |
| 1800 | 30 | 16 | 1 |
| 1900 | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 2100 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2200 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 2300 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 2400 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 579 | 154 | 23 |