The deadliest tornado ever recorded was not in a state because it occurred outside the United States. Rather it took placed in the Dhaka division of Bangladesh. It killed an estimated 1300 people, striking the cities of Daulatpur and Saturia. The worst tornado to hit, with a death toll of 695, caused damage in the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana with the worst damage occurring in Illinois.
No. The largest tornado ever recorded hit Hallam, Nebraska in the United States.
Every state has had at least a few weak tornadoes.
Both. Tornado Alley is a region in the central United States where there is a higher incidicence of strong tornadoes than anywhere else. However, strong tornadoes have been recorded in most U.S. states and most states east of the Rockies have recorded at least one violent (F4 or F5) tornado.
Yes. All 50 U.S. states have recorded at least a few tornadoes.
Yes. F1 tornadoes rarely kill, but deaths have been recorded. In all they account for about 4% of tornado deaths in the United States.
I know that it mostly happen in tornado alley so you can research tornado alley.
No state in or west of the Rockies has ever recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado. These include Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Other states without recorded F5 or EF5 tornadoes are on the east coast including Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts*, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia**, and Florida. *The Worcester, Massachusetts tornado of 1953 was officially an F4 but is believed by some to have been an F5. **One EF5 tornado in 2011 crossed into Georgia but was only an EF5 during its time in Alabama.
Yes. All 50 states in the United States have had tornadoes. North Carolina, the state immediately to the east of Tennessee, has recorded tornadoes as strong as F4.
in tornado alley which is in Texas and states close to it
Yes, South Dakota is part of a region called Tornado alley, which gets more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. Even outside Tornado Alley tornadoes have been recorded in all 50 states.
Most states have never recorded an F5 tornado. The states with no F5 or EF5 tornadoes on record are:MaineVermontNew HampshireNew YorkMassachusetts*ConnecticutRhode IslandNew JerseyDelawareMarylandWest VirginiaVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgia**FloridaMontanaWyomingColoradoNew MexicoIdahoUtahNevadaArizonaWashingtonOregonCaliforniaAlaskaHawaii*The Worcester, Massachusetts tornado of 1953 was officially rated F4, but some scientists believe it reached F5 intensity.** In 2011 an tornado, rated EF5, crossed into Georgia. However, by that time it had weakened to an EF1. All EF5 damage from that storm was in Alabama.
Yes, Spring Valley, IL, has tornado activity somewhat higher than elsewhere in the United States. The most recently recorded tornado occurred there in April, 2004. It was ranked as an F4 (violent, intense) tornado that killed 8 people, injured 12 people and caused $8 million in damages.