Fast Facts: Deadliest Tornadoes
Sunday, November 06, 2005
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Here is a list of the most fatalities in a single tornado in United States history:
1. Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, March 18, 1925, 695 deaths.
2. Tupelo, Miss., April 5, 1936, 216 deaths.
3. Gainesville, Ga., April 6, 1936, 203 deaths.
4. Woodwark, Okla., April 9, 1947, 181 deaths.
5. Flint, Mich., June 8, 1953, 115 deaths.
6. Worcester, Mass., June 9, 1953, 94 deaths.
7. Blackwell, Okla., and Udall, Kan., May 25, 1955, 80 deaths.
8. Cary-Pugh City, Miss., Feb. 21, 1971, 58 deaths.
9. Wichita Falls, Texas, April 10, 1979, 42 deaths.
10. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 3, 1999, 36 deaths.
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