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 expensive tornado on officiall record to date was the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The cost of damage was $2.8 billion.
The most recent tornado caused severe damage to homes, buildings, and infrastructure in the affected area. It resulted in downed power lines, uprooted trees, and structural damage to properties. Several people were injured and there may have been fatalities as well.
The May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak caused extensive damage, particularly in Oklahoma, where an F5 tornado resulted in 36 fatalities and over 600 injuries. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and the total damage was estimated to be in the billions of dollars.
Tornado damage has traditionally been rated on the Fujita scale. However, the United States and Canada now rate tornado damage on the similar Enhanced Fujita scale.
The last time Denver had a tornado was in 2007. There could have been some early this year but most likely in 2007.
Most damage in a tornado is caused by the extremely fast winds.
The greatest amount of damage in a tornado is caused by extremely strong winds. Additional damage is from flying debris.
Most of the damage caused by tornadoes is the result of extremely powerful winds.
The tornado that cause the most damage on record touched down on May 22, 2011. It struck Joplin, Missouri causing $2.8 billion in damage.
The largest tornado even recorded caused about $160 million dollars in damage, but keep in mind this wasn't the most damaging tornado or the strongest. The tornado with the strongest recorded winds caused $1 billion in damage (about $1.3 billion in today's dollars). The most damaging tornado recorded caused the equivalent of $1.7 billion in today's dollars.
The most famous tornado today is most likely the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. That tornado caused approximately $1 billion in damage.
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).
Most injuries in a tornado are caused by flying debris.
Tornado damaged is caused by a tornado's powerful winds and objects carried y those winds.
The Joplin tornado of 2011 was a Multiple-vortex tornado. Inside the main circulation were smaller vortices that packed stronger winds than the rest of the tornado. These subvortices are what caused the most severe damage.
The Joplin tornado caused about $2.8 billion worth of damage to the city of Joplin.
The size of a tornado, or its width is determined by how wide the area of damage is. The rating of a tornado, which is not dependent on size (though there is some correlation) is based on the severity of the damage caused.