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Worst U.S. Tornado Outbreaks of All Time
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Worst U.S. Tornado Outbreaks of All Time
EF5 Tornado Tracks 65 Miles Outside OKC
#8 May 24 - 26, 2011
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$7.3 B
Injured
0
The strongest of the 158 tornadoes during this three day outbreak was this EF-5 wedge tornado that tore through suburbs northwest of OKC. The damage path was 65 miles, there were 9 fatalities, with winds estimated at over 210 mph.
Super Tuesday Outbreak
#7 Feb 5 - 6, 2008
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$2.8 B
Injured
0
The Super Tuesday Outbreak of 2008 spawned 92 tornadoes over the course of 15 hours as 24 states were holding presidential primary elections and caucuses. The tornadoes killed 57 people, effecting large metropolitan areas like Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee.
Devastation in Joplin, Missouri
Reaching a maximum width of 1.6 kilometers, the deadly tornado ripped through Joplin, MO on the afternoon of May 22, 2011. The tornado claimed 158 lives, injured 1,150, and caused damage estimated at over 2 billion dollars - the costliest single tornado in U.S. history.
#6 May 22, 2011
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$1.5 B
Injured
0
Bridge Creek-Moore: Winds of 301mph
#5 May 3, 1999
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$1.5 B
Injured
0
The Bridge Creek-Moore tornado outside of Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999 still holds the records for the fastest winds ever recorded just above the surface of the earth at 301mph. The tornado destroyed 8,132 homes, 1,041 apartments, and 260 businesses. It remains on of the costliest single tornadoes on record.
Tornadoes from Houston to Indianapolis
#4 Nov 21 - 23, 1992
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$713 M
Injured
0
Between November 21 and 23, 1992, there were 103 confirmed tornadoes that touched down over 13 states. This widespread outbreak caused an estimated 700 million dollars in damage, injured over 600, and brought destruction from as far south as Houston north to Indiana.
Palm Sunday
#3 April 11 - 12, 1965
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$5.5 B
Injured
0
The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965 injured over 4,000 people and killed 271 over six states - Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. Of the 54 tornadoes to touch down between April 11 and 12 1965, 17 of them were classified as F4s, the second highest rating on the Fujita scale.
Super Outbreak of 1974
#2 April 3 - 4, 1974
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$3.5 B
Injured
0
Largest Tornado Outbreak on Record
#1 April 26 - 28, 2011
Tornadoes
0
Damages
$11.2 B
Injured
0
The 2011 tornado outbreak eclipsed the 1974 outbreak for the largest of all time. There were 337 confirmed tornadoes over the three day span, with over 11 billion dollars in damage across 17 states.

Combined, these eight outbreaks resulted in...

Injured

17,525

Deaths

1,511

Damages

$39.9 B

Each year the United States sees an average of 1,253 tornadoes