Top 10 Deadliest Tornadoes In US History

1. March 18, 1925 – Tri-state area of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana – 695 fatalities.

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2. May 6, 1840 – Natchez, Mississippi – 317 fatalities.

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3. May 27, 1896 – St. Louis, Missouri – 255 fatalities.

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4. April 5, 1936 – Tupelo, Mississippi – 216 fatalities.

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5. April 6, 1936 – Gainesville, Georgia – 203 fatalities.

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6. April 9, 1947 – Woodward, Oklahoma – 181 fatalities.

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7. May 22, 2011 – Joplin, Missouri – 158 fatalities.

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8. April 24, 1908 – Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi – 143 fatalities.

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9. June 12, 1899 – New Richmond, Wisconsin – 117 fatalities.

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10. June 8, 1953 – Flint, Michigan – 116 fatalities.

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