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Question: What were the deadliest U.S. tornadoes?
Category: Science > Weather
Keywords: largest, death, number, Tri-state, 1925, dealiest, US, tornado
Type: what
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The "Tri-state" tornado of 18 March 1925 killed 695 people as it raced along at 60-73 mph in a 219 mile long track across parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, producing F5 damage. The death toll is an estimate based on the work of Grazulis (1993); older references have different counts. This event also holds the known record for most tornado fatalities in a single city or town: at least 234 at Murphysboro IL. Following are the 25 deadliest tornadoes on record.

  Date Locations Deaths
1 18 Mar 1925 Tri-State (MO/IL/IN) 695
2 06 May 1840 Natchez MS 317
3 27 May 1896 St. Louis MO 255
4 05 Apr 1936 Tupelo MS 216
5 06 Apr 1936 Gainesville GA 203
6 09 Apr 1947 Woodward OK 181
7 24 Apr 1908 Amite LA, Purvis MS 143
8 12 Jun 1899 New Richmond WI 117
9 8 Jun 1953 Flint MI 115
10 11 May 1953 Waco TX 114
10 18 May 1902 Goliad TX 114
12 23 Mar 1913 Omaha NE 103
13 26 May 1917 Mattoon IL 101
14 23 Jun 1944 Shinnston WV 100
15 18 Apr 1880 Marshfield MO 99
16 01 Jun 1903 Gainesville, Holland GA 98
16 09 May 1927 Poplar Bluff MO 98
18 10 May 1905 Snyder OK 97
19 24 Apr 1908 Natchez MS 91
20 09 Jun 1953 Worcester MA 90
21 20 Apr 1920 Starkville MS, Waco AL 88
22 28 Jun 1924 Lorain, Sandusky OH 85
23 25 May 1955 Udall KS 80
24 29 Sep 1927 St. Louis MO 79
25 27 Mar 1890 Louisville KY 76
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