The most expensive tornado on record is the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011, which caused an estimated $2.8 billion in damages.
The most recent tornado caused severe damage to homes, buildings, and infrastructure in the affected area. It resulted in downed power lines, uprooted trees, and structural damage to properties. Several people were injured and there may have been fatalities as well.
The May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak caused extensive damage, particularly in Oklahoma, where an F5 tornado resulted in 36 fatalities and over 600 injuries. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and the total damage was estimated to be in the billions of dollars.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale) is used to rate tornado damage based on the intensity of the tornado and the associated damage caused. It ranges from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest).
The last confirmed tornado in Denver was on June 18, 2013. It was rated an EF-1 tornado and caused damage to trees and buildings.
Most damage in a tornado is caused by the extremely fast winds.
The greatest amount of damage in a tornado is caused by extremely strong winds. Additional damage is from flying debris.
Most of the damage caused by tornadoes is the result of extremely powerful winds.
The tornado that cause the most damage on record touched down on May 22, 2011. It struck Joplin, Missouri causing $2.8 billion in damage.
The deadliest tornado in recorded history, the Tri-State tornado of 1925, caused over 600 deaths and extensive damage along its path through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The damage toll from this tornado was estimated to be over $16.5 million, in 1925 dollars.
The most famous tornado today is most likely the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. That tornado caused approximately $1 billion in damage.
The most destructive tornado in Ohio history was the Xenia tornado of April 3, 1974. This F5 tornado killed 34 people and caused $439 million in property damage (in 2011 U.S. dollars).
Most injuries in a tornado are caused by flying debris.
Tornado damaged is caused by a tornado's powerful winds and objects carried y those winds.
The Joplin tornado of 2011 was a Multiple-vortex tornado. Inside the main circulation were smaller vortices that packed stronger winds than the rest of the tornado. These subvortices are what caused the most severe damage.
The Joplin tornado caused about $2.8 billion worth of damage to the city of Joplin.
The size of a tornado, or its width is determined by how wide the area of damage is. The rating of a tornado, which is not dependent on size (though there is some correlation) is based on the severity of the damage caused.