Illinois logged 221 preliminary tornado reports through July 31, outpacing every other state and surpassing its previous annual record, according to the data. Read More on NewsBy contrast, Texas recorded just 58 reports through the end of July, down from more than 100 during a typical year. Indiana ranked second nationally with 89 preliminary reports through July 31—less than half of Illinois' total. Mississippi, Missouri and Iowa rounded out the top five, concentrating much of the year's severe weather across the Midwest and the Mississippi Valley. West Virginia logged 10 preliminary reports after seeing zero in many recent years, while Wisconsin recorded 51 reports, its highest total since 2011.