Yes. The worst tornado to have hit the UK in modern times was a T5 (equivalent to a strong F2) which hit Birmingham in July of 2005, costing £40 million (about $70 million US). This is a rather significant tornado, even by US standards. The strongest known British tornado struck Portsmouth in 1810. It was estimated to have been a T8, equivalent to an F4.
That would be 3 hence the "tri" MO, IL & IN
As of November 9, 2012 the last large tornado to hit the U.S. occurred northwest of the town of Newton, Mississippi. The tornado was rated EF3 and got up to half a mile wide.
The most tornado prone city in the U.S. is Oklahoma city.
The deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. occurred on the afternoon of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. It is known as the Tri-state tornado.
The worst (or at least the deadliest) tornado to hit the U.S. was the Camilla, Georgia tornado of February 13, which killed 11 people.
The worst tornado in U.S. history was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado carved a 219 mile damage path across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 and injuring over 2,000.
The longest-lived and farthest traveling tornado was the world in the US, but not in the world. It was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925, which hit portions of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The worst tornado on record in the world was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado, which struck central Bangladesh on April 26, 1989.
Spring is when the U.S. generally has the worst tornadoes.
1925. There were 794 tornado deaths in the U.S. that year, 695 from a single tornado.
The worst tornado in U.S. history caused damage in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The worst tornado in world history (the Daulatpur-Salturia tornado) occurred in Bangladesh so it did not hit any states per se.
The Woodward, Oklahoma tornado of April 9, 1947 with 181 deaths.
By far the worst tornado to hit the U.S. in 2011 was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22. This tornado was rated EF5, the highest level of tornado intensity. 30% of the city of Joplin was destroyed. In total the tornado killed 158 people (in addition to several indirect deaths), injured over 1,100 , caused $2.8 billion in damage, and destroyed nearly 7,000 homes. This makes it the costliest and 7th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
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The tri-state tornado hit the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana in the US.
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
Tornadoes hit the U.S. every year.