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The following is a list of the costliest tornadoes in the Americas including Canada and the United States. It includes all tornadoes that, when damage totals are adjusted for inflation, have cost at least $100 million in damages (in 2024 dollars).
A newspaper image showed a vehicle motor that was embedded into a concrete wall by the tornado. A tractor was found in a wooded area 500 m (1,600 ft) away from the dealership where it originated. The tornado reached a maximum width of 300 m (980 ft), and abruptly dissipated seven minutes after reaching F5 intensity.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 1973, but mostly features events in the United States.According to tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis, documentation of tornadoes outside the United States was historically less exhaustive, owing to the lack of monitors in many nations and, in some cases, to internal political controls on public information. [1]
The tornado dropped a car into the kitchen of another home, but the owner of the home survived. [15] [16] The tornado maintained EF5 strength as it struck a Piggly Wiggly grocery store, a shopping center, and a Wrangler Jeans plant, tossing cars as far as 200 yards (180 m) from where they originated. At least one of the homes swept away in ...
The heat of winds and debris within the fire tornado was estimated to be up to 2,700 °F (1,480 °C). It was reported that several firefighters were caught off guard as the tornado rapidly widened to 300 yards (270 m). [7]
Cinder blocks from the structure were broken into small pieces of concrete and strewn throughout a nearby field. A semi-truck was thrown 300 yd (270 m) and destroyed in this area, and an RV was thrown 250 yd (230 m) and partially embedded into the ground nearby. A second semi-truck was completely torn apart, with its bumper later found hanging ...
That tornado was described as “an unusually strong, long-tracked tornado” with widespread EF1 to EF2 damage and periodic EF3 damage, according to preliminary reports. ... 300 yards. Fatalities ...
The tornado, which came from one of four funnel clouds spotted near town with another tornado touching down south of town, was not immediately confirmed to have gone through the city and tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis did not list the event as an F2 or stronger. In addition to the tornado, 3–3.5-inch (7.6–8.9 cm) "snowball" hail ...