The deadliest tornado outside of the U.S. and in fact the deadliest tornado anywhere occurred in central Bangladesh on April 26, 1989 striking the cities of Daulatpur and Saturia, killing over 1300 people.
The deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. occurred on the afternoon of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. It is known as the Tri-state tornado.
Tri-State Tornado, Deadliest Tornado in US history, killed 695 People and Injured over 2,500 others.
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The deadliest tornado in Michigan History was the Flint, Michigan F5 tornado. It hit on June 8, 1953, killing 115. It was also the tenth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The deadliest tornado in southern Illinois was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in US history. This F5 tornado tore a 219-mile-long path of destruction across parts of eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people. Of those, 606 were in Illinois.
The deadliest tornado to hit the state of Wisconsin was the New Richmond, Wisconsin tornado of June 12, 1899 with 117 deaths. It also ranks as the 9th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The deadliest tornado in Bangladesh, in fact the deadliest in the world, was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of April 26, 1989. This tornado tore through cities in the Dhaka district, killing 1,300 people.
The deadliest category of tornado is F5. They have the highest death rate per storm.
The deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history was the one which produced the Tri-State tornado on March 18, 1925. As a whole the outbreak killed 747 people, 695 in the devastating Tri-State tornado, the deadliest single tornado in U.S. history. The F5 tornado cut a 219 mile long damage path through 13 counties in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
The deadliest Kansas tornado on record was the Udall, Kansas F5 tornado of May 25, 1955 with 80 deaths.
The deadliest tornado in the U.S. in 2011 was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22. The death toll from this tornado stands at 157 marking it as the 7th deadliest tornado in U.S. history and the deadliest in the country since 1947.