The highest death toll of any recorded tornado in the U.S. is 695. This is from the Tri-State tornado of Mach 18, 1925. However, scientists have estimate that an extremely large, violent tornado that impacts a major city or crowded freeway could potentially kill thousands.
The death toll of the Edmonton, Alberta tornado of 1987 was 27, making it the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history.
Every year on average 60 people are killed by tornadoes, most of them in the U.S. Most tornadoes do not kill anyone, but among those that are killers, the average death toll is between 2 and 3. On rare occasions death tolls can rise into the dozens, typically when large and very strong tornado strikes a large population center. The deadliest tornado ever recorded, with a death toll of about 1,300 was in Bangladesh in 1989. The deadliest tornado in U.S. history was the Tri-State tornado of 1925, with a death toll of 695.
The deadliest tornado in Oklahoma was the Woodward, Oklahoma tornado of April 9, 1947. The death toll was 181. The tornado killed 68 in Texas an 113 in Oklahoma.
The Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of April 26, 1989 was the deadliest tornado on record with an estimated death toll of 1300. The tornado was on the ground for about 50 miles striking the cities of Daulatpur and Saturia. The extremely high death toll was the result of the tornado striking densely populated and very poor areas where shabby construction offered little protetction. This tornado was never rated; Bangladesh, where the tornado occurred, does not conduct storm surveys and poor construction makes it difficult to assess intensity.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 was what is known as a rain-wrapped tornado, meaning it was surrounded by heavy rain. This rain obscured the tornado from view and may have contributed to the extremely high death toll.
The deadliest single tornado on record was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of April 26, 1989. This tornado tore through central Bangladesh, killing 1300 people.
The highest death toll from a single tornado was 1300 in the Daulatpur-Saturia, Bangladesh tornado of April 26, 1989. The highest death toll from a U.S. tornado was 695 in the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. Based on records going back to 1875, tornadoes in the U.S. have killed more than 19,000 people in total.
The common death rate in a tornado is zero. 98% of tornadoes do not kill. In the majority of tornadoes that do kill,, the death toll is one. The higher the death toll, the less often it occurs.
The death toll of the Edmonton, Alberta tornado of 1987 was 27, making it the second deadliest tornado in Canadian history.
The tri state tornado set 6 records: highest U.S. death toll (695) Highest death toll in a single state (606 in Illinois), highest death toll in a single town in the U.S. (234 in Murphysboro, Illinois), longest duration (3 hours, 29 minutes), longest path (219 miles), fastest forward speed (at times 73 mph).
It was the deadliest tornado in history with a death toll of over 1300.
The highest official death toll from a tornado in the U.S. is 695. This record goes to the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado tore across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The death toll may have gone higher, though, as people who died later of their injuries might not be included in this figure.
The Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of Bangladesh is the deadliest tornado in world history, with a death toll of about 1,300.
It varies. Most tornadoes don't kill anyone. At their worst tornadoes can kill hundreds. The highest death toll for a single tornado is 1300
The largest recorded death toll from a single tornado occurred on March 18, 1925, in the United States. The tornado, known as the Tri-State Tornado, killed 695 people across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. It remains the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The Daulatpur-Salturia, Bangladesh tornado of April 26, 1989 with an death toll of about 1300.
In The average tornado there are no deaths. On average the U.S. gets over 1,200 tornadoes per year but only about 60 tornado deaths. The average death toll for a killer tornado (at least for the U.S.) is between 2 and 3, but this is skewed upwards by a handful of tornadoes with large death tolls. The typical death toll for a killer tornado is 1.