Template:25 deadliest US tornadoes
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Rank | Name (location) | Date | Deaths | |
1 | "Tri-State" | March 18, 1925 | 695 | |
2 | Natchez, MS | May 6, 1840 | 317 | |
3 | St. Louis and East St. Louis | May 27, 1896 | 255 | |
4 | Tupelo, MS | April 5, 1936 | 216 | |
5 | Gainesville, GA | April 5, 1936 | 203 | |
6 | Woodward, OK | April 9, 1947 | 181 | |
7 | Amite, LA and Purvis, MS | April 24, 1908 | 143 | |
8 | New Richmond, WI | June 12, 1899 | 117 | |
9 | Flint, MI | June 8, 1953 | 116 | |
10 - - - |
Waco, TX Goliad, TX |
May 11, 1953 May 18, 1902 |
114 114 |
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12 | Omaha, NE | March 23, 1913 | 103 | |
13 | Mattoon, IL | May 26, 1917 | 101 | |
14 | Shinnston, WV | June 23, 1944 | 100 | |
15 | Marshfield, MO | April 18, 1880 | 99 | |
16 - - - |
Gainesville and Holland, GA Poplar Bluff, MO |
June 1, 1903 May 9, 1927 |
98 98 |
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18 | Snyder, OK | May 10, 1905 | 97 | |
19 | Natchez, MS | April 24, 1908 | 91 | |
20 | Worcester, MA | June 9, 1953 | 90 | |
21 | Starkville, MS and Waco, AL | April 20, 1920 | 88 | |
22 | Lorain and Sandusky, OH | June 28, 1924 | 85 | |
23 | Udall, KS | May 25, 1955 | 80 | |
24 | St. Louis, MO | September 29, 1927 | 79 | |
25 | Louisville, KY | March 27, 1890 | 76 | |
Source: Storm Prediction Center |