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What would you consider the worst tornadoes in U.S. history? Former severe weather expert at The Weather Channel, Dr. Greg Forbes, combed through damage costs (adjusted for inflation through...
This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925.
At least 695 people died in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana when a F5 mile-wide monster carved a course that was apparently 219 miles through the three states. Modern research, however,...
This is a list of the deadliest tornadoes in world history. This list includes confirmed individual tornadoes that caused 100 or more direct fatalities. The deadliest tornadoes by far have occurred in a small area of Bangladesh and East India.
Here are the top 10 deadliest tornadoes to strike in the United States, according to the Storm Prediction Center. 1. Tri-State Tornado: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana (1925) On March 18, 1925,...
Here are the worst tornadoes on record worldwide, based on confirmed lives lost: This April 26, 1989, storm was about a mile wide and traveled 50 miles through poor areas of the Dhaka region of Bangladesh. Along with the U.S. and Canada, this is one of the countries most frequently hit by tornadoes.
There are at least 450 tornadoes on record that caused greater than ten fatalities; the most recent of these was the Rolling Fork, Mississippi EF4 tornado which killed 17 people in March 2023. By far, the deadliest tornado in United States history and the second deadliest in world history.
Not all tornadoes that have swept across the U.S. have claimed lives, but some have devastated towns and proved particularly deadly in the process. Here's a look at some of the worst...
172 tornadoes ripped from Texas to Minnesota that day, across terrain with virtually no hills or trees to impede their assault. Small towns and urban corridors alike suffered billions in damage. Fatalities numbered 553, the 7th deadliest tornado day ever recorded.
Here are the 10 deadliest tornadoes to touch down in the United States, according to figures from NOAA: 1. The “Tri-State Tornado” killed 695 people and injured 2,027. It traveled more than...