In terms of the cost of damage, the most destructive tornado on record struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The cost of damage totaled $2.8 billion.
No particularly historic tornadoes occurred on March 3, 1925.However, the Tri-State tornado occurred on March 18, 1925. It was the deadliest U.S. tornado, but not the most destructive. That tornado hit portions of eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana.Until recently, the tornado most widely attributed as the most destructive in history was on May 3, 1999 in the Oklahoma City metro area. However, since then the title of most destructive tornado has gone to the one that hit Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011.
The most destructive tornado in history was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 with $2.8 billion in damage. It was also one of the deadliest U.S. tornadoes with 162 fatalities.
The deadliest single tornado in history was the Daultatpur-Saturia, Bangladesh tornado of 1989. We don't know how big it was (probably and F5), but we do know it killed 1300 people, probably more. The deadliest tornado in US history was the Tri-state tornado of 1925. It was an F5 and killed about 700 people. The most destructive tornado in terms of the value of property destroyed was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011, which causes $2.8 billion worth of damage.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 is the most destructive tornado in U.S. history, causing $2.8 billion in damage.
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.
No earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis are in terms of what has happened in recorded history. Tornadoes are can be extremely destructive on a localized scale, but compared with other disasters the area affected by a tornado is very small.
The most destructive tornado in Ohio history was the Xenia tornado of April 3, 1974. This F5 tornado killed 34 people and caused $439 million in property damage (in 2011 U.S. dollars).
The most destructive tornado on record in North America was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. The cost of damage was $2.8 billion.
It depends on the tornado, but in the most destructive tornadoes, the worst damage is usually done by a series of smaller subvortices that revolve withing the main circulation.
The most destructive known tornado touched down just west of the city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 and traveled straight into the community where it reached peak strength. The cost of damage reached $2.8 billion, the highest of any U.S. tornado. The tornado also left 158 dead, making it the seventh deadliest tornado in U.S. history and the deadliest since 1947.
In terms of the monetary cost of damage, the most destructive tornado on record was the one that struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, costing $2.8 billion.
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