What are some tornado's names that hit the south?

Answer 1

Tornadoes do not have names. Hurricanes do. Tornadoes are instead referred to by the places they hit. The South has had many tornadoes, so only some of most significant will be listed.

Some of the worst tornadoes in the history of the South include:

• The Great Natchez tornado of May 7, 1840. This tornado devastated the towns of Natchez, Missipppi and Vidalia, Louisiana, killing at least 317 people. It was the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
• The Gainesville, Georgia of June 1, 1903 tore through Gainesville, killing at least 98 people, including 50 in a single building. Some sources list 104 deaths. It is tied as the 17th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
• The Natchez, Mississippi tornado of April 24, 1908. This F4 tornado passed just north of Natchez, killing 91 people in parts of Mississippi and Louisiana. It was the 21st deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
• The Amite/Purvis tornado of April 24, 1908. This F4 tornado devastated the towns of Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi, killing 143. Purvis was almost completely destroyed. This was the eigth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
• The Starkville/Aberdeen/Waco tornado of April 20, 1920. This F4 tornado tore its way through several towns in Mississippi and Alabama, killing 88 people. It was the 23rd deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
• The Tupelo, Mississippi tornado of April 5, 1936. This F5 tornado tore a swath of complete destruction through the city of Tupelo, killing at least 216 people, and possibly as many as 250. It was the fourth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
• The Gainesville, Georgia tornado of April 6, 1936. This F4 tornado ripped through downtown Gainesville on a different path from the 1903 tornado, killing at least 203 people, including 70 in a single building. It was the fifth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

Some of the worst tornadoes to hit the south in recent history include:

• The Birmingham, Alabama tornado of April 8, 1998. This F5 tornado tore throug the suburbs on the north side of Birmingham, killing 32 people and costing over $200 million. It was one of only 5 tornadoes in the U.S. to kill more than 30 people in the era of modern forecasting.
• The Hackleburg/Phil Campbell/Tanner/Harvest tornado of April 27, 2011. This EF5 tornado tore its way through several towns in northern Alabama, killing 72 people and costing nearly $1.3 billion. It was the deadliest tornado in Alabama history, the deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. since 1955, and one of the costliest in U.S. history (currently ranked 5th).
• The Tuscaloosa/Birmingham tornado of April 27, 2011. This EF4 (possibly EF5) tornado tore through the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and suburbs on the north side of Birmingham, killing 64 people, injuring 1500, and costing $2.4 billion. It was the second deadliest tornado in Alabama history and, at the time, the costliest tornado in U.S. history. It would, however, be exceeded by the devastating Joplin, Missouri tornado 3 weeks later.