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The tornado outbreak sequence of May 1896 was a series of violent and deadly tornado outbreaks that struck much of the Central and Southern United States from May 15 to 28, 1896. It is considered one of the worst tornado outbreak sequences on record with tornado expert Tom Grazulis stating that the week of May 24–28 was "perhaps the most ...
The May 27, 1896, St. Louis tornado was the most devastating known in the United States up to that time. Approximately 12,000 buildings were seriously damaged, valued in excess of $10 million. Approximately 12,000 buildings were seriously damaged, valued in excess of $10 million.
May 1948 McKinney tornado outbreak: May 3, 1948: McKinney, Texas: 1: 3 fatalities, 43 injured: An F3 tornado touched down in the southwest portion of the city at 2:59 pm, causing minor destruction to 300 homes including a few churches and a nearby plant base caused by all 3 hazards, including 100 mph winds. May 1949 tornado outbreak: May 15 ...
The Great St. Louis Tornado of 1896 is estimated to have killed at least 255 people and injured more than 1,000 on May 27, 1896, as it wreaked havoc across the St. Louis, Missouri, area.
There is a long history of destructive tornadoes in the St. Louis metropolitan area.The third-deadliest, and the costliest in United States history, the 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado, injured more than one thousand people and caused at least 255 fatalities in the City of St. Louis and in East St. Louis.
Some of the most notorious twisters in U.S. history were wedge tornadoes, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, and the El Reno tornado, which was a jaw-dropping 2.6 ...
1896 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1896: Tornado outbreak sequence Central United States, Southern United States: $2,900,000,000 (1997) At least 38 tornadoes, including the following: 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado: 255–400 deaths; Sherman, Texas: 73+ deaths; Ortonville–Thomas–Oakwood, Michigan: 47+ deaths
And a tornado outbreak in late May — separate from the one in Iowa — produced more than 110 tornadoes, including an EF-3 in Texas, causing a total of $3.4 billion in damage. In such cases ...