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There were nearly 1700 tornadoes recorded in the United States alone in 2011 and many more worldwide. In total the world saw 65 killer tornadoes that year (of which 59 were in the U.S.) that resulted in a total of 570 deaths (of which 553 were in the U.S). The deadliest of these tornadoes was the one which struck Joplin, Missouri, Killing 158 people.
Here are the killer tornadoes of 2011, arranged by date. Tornadoes with 20 or more deaths are in bold.
February 28
- Lynchburg, Tenneesee EF2: 1 death
March 5
- Rayne, Louisiana EF2: 1 death
April 4
- Northern Bangladesh, unrated: 12 deaths
April 5
- Dubois, Georgia EF2: 1 death
April 14
- Tushka, Oklahoma EF3: 2 deaths
April 15
- Little Rock, Arkansas EF1: 2 deaths
- Myrtlewood, Alabama EF3: 1 death
- Leakesville, Mississippi EF3: 4 deaths
- Pine Level, Alabama EF3: 3 deaths
April 16
- Sanford, North Carolina EF3: 6 deaths
- Wayside, North Carolina EF3: 2 deaths
- Bladenboro, North Carolina EF2: 1 death
- Askewville, North Carolina EF3: 12 deaths
- Clopton, Virginia EF3: 2 deaths
April 25
- Hot Springs, Arkansas EF3: 1 death
- Vilonia, Arkansas EF2: 4 deaths
April 27
- Europa, Mississippi EF2: 1 death
- Hanceville, Alabama EF2: 1 death
- Section Alabama EF2: 1 death
- Cleavland, Tennessee EF1: 1 death
- Philadelphia, Mississippi EF5: 3 deaths
- Cullman, Alabama EF4: 6 deaths
- New Wren, Mississippi EF3: 4 deaths
- Hackleburg, Alabama EF5: 72 deaths
- Smithville, Mississippi EF5: 23 deaths
- Section, Alabama EF4: 14 deaths
- Cordova, Alabama EF4: 13 deaths
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama EF4: 64 deaths
- Fackler, Alabama EF4: 1 death
- Cecilton, Tennessee EF2: 4 deaths
- Raleigh, Mississippi EF4: 7 deaths
- Sawyerville, Alabama EF3: 7 deaths
- Rainsville, Alabama EF5: 25 deaths
- Ohatchee, Alabama EF4: 22 deaths
- Halifax, Virginia EF2: 1 death
- Deadeville, Alabama EF4: 7 deaths
- Dunlap, Tennessee EF4: 4 deaths
- Ringgold, Georgia EF4: 20 deaths
- Lake Burton, Georgia EF3: 1 death
- Mount Carmel, Tennessee EF3: 6 deaths
- Doeville, Tennessee EF2: 2 deaths
- Griffin, Georgia EF3: 2 deaths
- Horse Creek, Tennessee EF3: 2 deaths
- Forsyth, Georgia EF3: 2 deaths
- Bristole, Virginia EF3: 3 deaths
May 7
- Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines, unrated: 1 death
May 10
- Auckland, New Zealand F2: 1 death
May 21:
- Reading, Kansas EF3: 1 death
May 22
- Minneapolis, Minnesota EF1: 1 death
- Joplin, Missouri EF5: 158 deaths
May 24
- Canton, Oklahoma EF3: 1 death
- El Reno, Oklahoma EF5: 9 deaths
- Seward, Kansas EF2: 2 deaths
- Chickasha, Oklahoma EF4: 1 death
- Denning, Arkansas EF4: 4 deaths
- Johnson, Arkansas EF3: 1 death
June 1
- Springfield, Massachusetts EF3: 3 deaths
August 2
- Blagoveshchensk, Russia F2: 1 death
August 10
- Locust Grove, Oklahoma EF2: 1 death
August 19
- Wausaukee, Wisconsin EF1: 1 death
August, 21
- Goderich, Ontario, Canada F3: 1 death
October 2
- Duduza, South Africa, unrated: 2 deaths
November 16
- Rock Hill, South Carolina EF2: 3 deaths
- Linwood, North Carolina EF2: 2 deaths
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How many deaths in the Joplin tornado 2012?
No tornado hit Joplin, Missouri in 2012. However, Joplin was devastated by an EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011. That tornado directly killed 158 people, the deadliest to hit the U.S. since 1947. Three or four other people died due to indirect effects.
How many people died in the kirksville tornado?
Three people died in the Kirksville, Missouri tornado that struck on April 27, 1899.
How many people died in the 2010 Mississippi tornado?
The 2010 Mississippi tornado outbreak resulted in a total of 10 fatalities.
How many people died in the tornado at Arkansas?
There have been many tornadoes in Arkansas. However, given the timing, you presumeably mean the tornado that struck the towns of Mayflower and Vilonia on April 27, 2014. That tornado killed 16 people.
How many people were alive after the joplin tornado?
The Joplin tornado killed 158 people. The City of Joplin has a population of about 50,000 and the tornado destroyed about 1/3 of the city. So that means about 17,000 were impacted by the tornado, nearly all of whom survived.
