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The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 is the most destructive tornado in U.S. history, causing $2.8 billion in damage.

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Where does the damage come from the most in a tornado?

Most damage in a tornado is caused by the extremely fast winds.


What causes most damage from a tornado?

The greatest amount of damage in a tornado is caused by extremely strong winds. Additional damage is from flying debris.


What causes the most damage associated with tornadoes?

Most of the damage caused by tornadoes is the result of extremely powerful winds.


When was the tornado that caused the most expensive damage?

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.


How much damage did the biggest tornado cause?

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.


What is the most famous tornado disaster and how much did it cost?

The most famous tornado today is most likely the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. That tornado caused approximately $1 billion in damage.


Where in Ohio was the most damage ever done by a tornado?

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).


What are most injuries caused by in a tornado?

Most injuries in a tornado are caused by flying debris.


What causes tornado damage?

Tornado damaged is caused by a tornado's powerful winds and objects carried y those winds.


What is the most destructive elements of Joplin?

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.


How much money in damage cost joplin after the joplin tornado?

The Joplin tornado caused about $2.8 billion worth of damage to the city of Joplin.


How do you size a tornado?

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.