Ten Deadliest U.S. Tornado Outbreaks

The Ten Deadliest U.S. Tornado Outbreaks

1. 747…Tri-State Outbreak, MO, IN, IL. TN, KY, AL…March 18, 1925
2. 454…April 5-6,1936…AR, TN, AL, MS, GA, SC
3. 330…March 21-22, 1932…AL, TN, KY, GA, SC
4. 324…April 23-234, 1908…AR, NE, TX, AL, LA, MS
5. 317…LA/MS…May 7, 1840
6. 315…Superoutbreak…April 3-4, 1974
7. 305…MO/IL…May 27, 1896
8. 256…Palm Sunday Outbreak…IA, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH…April 11, 1965
9. 236…Flint/Worcester…June 8-9, 1953
10. 224…MS/AL/TN…April 20, 1920

I find it interesting that Alabama has been involved in six of the ten deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.

Source: Christopher Burt’s book Extreme Weather…

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