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The Top 5 Deadliest Tornadoes in United States History
| Location | Date | Deaths (injured) |
Tornado Intensity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tri-State Tornado (Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.) |
March 18th,1925 | 695 (2,027) |
EF5 |
| 2 | The Great Natchez Tornado (Natchez, Mississippi.) |
May 7th, 1840 | 317+ (109) |
Estimated F5 |
| 3 | The St. Louis Tornado (St. Louis, Mo.) |
May 27th, 1896 | 255+ (1,000) |
EF4 |
| 4 | The Tupelo Tornado (Tupelo, Mississippi.) |
April 5-6th, 1936 | 216+ (700) |
EF5 |
| 5 | The Gainesville Tornado (Gainesville, Georgia.) |
April 5th, 1936 | 203 (1,600) |
EF4 |
Tags:
Death Statistics, Weather Statistics, Natural Disasters, Deadliest, The United States
Sources: NOAA National Climatic Data Centre: "The Ten Deadliest Documented Tornado Events"
List Notes: The death toll of pre-1955 Tornadoes may have been higher because at that time storm-related deaths of black persons were likely not included as well as other data being erratic and non-reliable. List last updated April 2015.
Sources: NOAA National Climatic Data Centre: "The Ten Deadliest Documented Tornado Events"
List Notes: The death toll of pre-1955 Tornadoes may have been higher because at that time storm-related deaths of black persons were likely not included as well as other data being erratic and non-reliable. List last updated April 2015.
