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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Pages in category "Natural disasters in Illinois" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Illinois has had large tornado outbreaks in the past, including the tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 and the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 35 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 5 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually. [1]
Additionally, three of the top ten events by death toll, and four if separate schools of the same tornado are counted (33 in De Soto and 25 in Murphysboro again from the Tri-State Tornado), have occurred in Illinois. The state with the highest number of tornadoes with deaths at schools is Alabama at 8 events. Illinois is second with 6 tornadoes.
This list takes into account only the highest estimated death toll for each disaster and lists them accordingly. It does not include epidemics and famines.The list also does not include the 1938 Yellow River flood, which was caused by the deliberate destruction of dikes.
The following is a list of earthquakes in Illinois. Earthquakes. Date Area Epicenter Mag. MMI Depth (km) Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source April 18, 2008:
Fatalities estimated – remains deadliest natural disaster in North American history. 1896 Tornado: 255–400 $10 million ($307 million in 2019) St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado: Missouri: 1894 Wildfire: 418 $73 million Great Hinckley Fire: Minnesota: Actual death toll likely higher than official death toll of 418. 1893 Hurricane: 2,000