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Tornado given names like hurricanes are, but are often referred to by the places they hit.
Information outside the U.S. is limited, but most of the deadliest tornadoes took place in Bangladesh including the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of April 26, 1989, the deadliest on record with over 1300 fatalities.
Better information is available on the deadliest U.S. tornadoes. Here are the top ten:
- The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925 (695 dead)
- The Natchez, Mississippi tornado of May 6, 1840 (317 dead)
- The St. Louis, Missouri tornado of May 17, 1896 (255 dead)
- The Tulpeo, Mississippi tornado of April 5, 1936 (216 dead)
- The Gainesville, Georgia tornado of April 6, 1936 (203 dead)
- The Woodward, Oklahoma tornado of April 9, 1947 (181 dead)
- The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 (162 dead)
- The Amit, Louisiana-Purvis, Mississippi tornado of April 24, 1908 (143 dead)
- The New Richmond, Wisconsin tornado of June 12, 1899 (117 dead)
- The Flint, Michigan tornado of June 8, 1953 (116 dead)
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Which month is the deadliest for tornadoes?
Overall, April is the deadliest month.
How are thunderstorms more deadly than tornadoes?
No, tornadoes are the deadliest type of severe weather in the United States.
What are the release dates for Nova - 1974 Deadliest Tornadoes 39-18?
Nova - 1974 Deadliest Tornadoes 39-18 was released on: USA: 2012 Japan: 29 May 2012
In which year did the most deadly tornadoes strike the US?
The greatest number of deadly tornadoes in the U.S. struck in 1974. That year there were 79 killer tornadoes in the U.S. which resulted in 366 deaths. The deadliest year for tornadoes, however, was 1925 with 794 people killed by tornadoes. 695 of these were from one tornado, the deadliest in U.S. history.
How many of the top 25 deadliest tornadoes have hit Mississippi?
4
What are names of tornadoes?
Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes do not have names.
What is the deadliest natural disaster in the US?
floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricans, and blizzerds
Is an F3 tornado the deadliest tornado?
No. While F3 tornadoes can be deadly they are not the deadliest. F5 tornadoes are the most destructive and generally the deadliest. The highest death toll from an F3 tornado in the U.S. since 1950 was 25, compared with nine F4 and F5 tornadoes with death tolls upwards of 50 of which three (all F5 or EF5) killed more than 100 apiece.
What are the names of the tornadoes that hit North Carolina?
Tornadoes are not given names.
What were the names of Australia's tornadoes?
Tornadoes do not have names. Australia has had many tornadoes, too many to list here.
Deadliest tornadoes in the last 3 years?
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 with 158 deaths. This makes it the deadliest tornado in the world in 22 years and the deadliest in the U.S. in 64 years.
Do tornadoes have names yes or no?
No. Tornadoes are not given names. They are simply referred to by where or when they hit.
