The worst tornado in U.S. history was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado carved a 219 mile damage path across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 and injuring over 2,000.
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. The tornado killed 695 people, 613 of them in Illinois.
March 18, 1925.
The most destructive tornado in U.S. history was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. The cost of damage was $2.8 billion.
Tornado season begins in March and ends in July. April is historically the deadliest month, although May has more tornadoes. However, tornadoes hit the U.s. in all months. Tornado season is simply more active.
Spring is when the U.S. generally has the worst tornadoes.
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
The worst tornado in U.S. history was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado carved a 219 mile damage path across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 and injuring over 2,000.
The worst tornado to hit the US formed in the central plains near the town of Moore, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. This tornado had wind speeds of up to 318 mph (511 km/h) and caused significant damage and loss of life.
The worst tornado in U.S. history caused damage in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The worst tornado in world history (the Daulatpur-Salturia tornado) occurred in Bangladesh so it did not hit any states per se.
The worst tornado in the US in 2000 was the "Fort Worth Tornado" that struck Fort Worth, Texas on March 28, 2000, causing significant damage and a few fatalities.
The Woodward, Oklahoma tornado of April 9, 1947 with 181 deaths.
By far the worst tornado to hit the U.S. in 2011 was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22. This tornado was rated EF5, the highest level of tornado intensity. 30% of the city of Joplin was destroyed. In total the tornado killed 158 people (in addition to several indirect deaths), injured over 1,100 , caused $2.8 billion in damage, and destroyed nearly 7,000 homes. This makes it the costliest and 7th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
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Late May is tornado season in the United States, but your chances of encountering a tornado are still very slim.
The longest-lived and farthest traveling tornado was the world in the US, but not in the world. It was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925, which hit portions of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The worst tornado on record in the world was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado, which struck central Bangladesh on April 26, 1989.
The costliest single tornado in U.S. history is the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. The tornado, rated EF5, caused $2.8 billion in damage and killed 158 people.