Damage from the Tri-State tornado is estimated to be $16.5 million in 1925 amounts.
The cost of damage of the Tri-State tornado amounts to $16.5 million in 1925 values, equivalent to about $390 million today.
Oh, dude, the Tri-State Tornado hit back in 1925, so I wasn't around to swipe my credit card for those repairs. But, like, estimates suggest it caused over $1 billion in damages in today's money. So yeah, that tornado really took a toll on the ol' wallet.
The Greensburg tornado cost about $250 million.
Texas ranks number one in total number of tornadoes, tornado fatalities, tornado injuries, and damage in terms of monetary cost.
The cost of damage from the Waco tornado was $41 million.
The costliest tornado on record was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 with a cost of damage at $2.8 billion.
The Joplin tornado caused about $2.8 billion worth of damage to the city of Joplin.
Depends on the state
The cost of damage from the Joplin tornado of 2011 was $2.8 billion, making it the costliest tornado in U.S. history.
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That depends on which tornado you are referring to. St Louis has been hit by many tornadoes. The St. Louis tornado of 1896 had a cost of about $20 million at the time, which is equivalent to a bout $570 million in modern amounts. The St. Louis tornado of 1927 cost about $22 million at the time, equivalent to about $300 million today. The St. Louis tornado of 2011 had a cost of about $30 million.
The cost of damage from the Joplin tornado amounted to $2.8 billion.