12. It is very hard to find the most updated news. So the most updated one I could find said 12 people. However not all of those people were in Greensberg however they were all killed by the same tornado.
The Waco, Texas tornado of 1953 killed 114 people.
A total of 158 people died as a direct result of injuries inflicted by the tornado and at least 4 others died from indirect effects. At least 1,150 survivors were injured. The tornado also destroyed about 7,000 homes and businesses. Many people had to deal with financial losses and psychological trauma.
Tornadoes do kill people, but it is rare for the death toll to make a substantial dent in the population unless a tornado kills a large number of people in a small community. A more significant effect is for some people to leave an area after a tornado hits. For example, most of the town of Greensburg, Kansas, was destroyed by a tornado in 2007. Only 12 of its 1,600 residents died, but since the tornado, more than 800 have moved away.
People were affected in various ways. The direct impacts of the tornado killed 42 people and another three died of heart attacks from the stress of the event. More than 1,700 people were injured and an estimated 20,000 people lost their homes.
Yes. If you look at the statistics, the majority of people affected by a tornado will survive without serious injury.
The Xenia, Ohio tornado of 1974 killed 32 people directly. Two others died from indirect effects of the tornado.
The Kirksville, Missouri tornado of May 13, 2009 killed 2 people.
The Joplin tornado, which struck on May 22, 2011, resulted in the tragic deaths of 158 people. It was one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, causing extensive damage to the city of Joplin, Missouri. In addition to the fatalities, the tornado injured over 1,000 individuals and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
10 people died on April 24, 2010 from a tornado in Mississippi.
There were no tornado fatalities in Florida in 2010.
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013 killed 23 people. One other person died from causes not directly related to the tornado.