Today, we will discuss the top 5 Most Destructive Tornadoes Ever Recorded. In today’s world, we are highly fortunate enough to have such an improved weather warning system through television, newspaper, radio, and mobile phones, beforehand.
But, this was next to impossible during the 1800s and early 1900s. People at that time had no idea about the weather that they would experience the very next day. The worst part is as they didn’t get any kind of warnings of such natural disasters as tsunamis, tornadoes, etc. Thus, it took away the lives of several people with some of the destructible tornadoes.
Let’s have a look at what we know!
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Top 5 Most Destructive Tornadoes Ever Recorded
Here is the list of some of the deadliest tornadoes recorded in history!
1. Tri-State Tornado
This is considered to be the first most destructive tornado that took place on 18 March 1925. It impacted Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama and Kansas. Talking more about it, the Tri-State tornado took away the lives of 695 people and caused severe injuries to 2027 people.
2. Natchez Tornado
The second most destructive one was the Natchez Tornado, which occurred on 7 May 1840. It pathed along the Mississippi River for around 7 miles. Because of this, a total of 317 people died out of which 269 occurred in the river. The death toll is possibly underestimated as the slave deaths were not counted before the Civil War. Not to forget to mention that, 109 people were affected badly and sustained injuries.
3. St. Louis Tornado
Well, this tornado took place on 27 May 1896 and is considered to be highly violent that has been ever recorded. The St. Louis tornado crossed the Mississippi and hit East St. Louis, Illinois. The river was quite busy as numerous people lived on boats on the river. The death toll is estimated to be 255 in number while 1000 people were badly injured.
4. Tupelo Tornado
One of the most violent tornadoes, Tupelo was occurred on 5 April 1936. It caused damage to several residential areas, killing families with no warnings. Elvis Presley and his mother had survived this tornado. The death rate counts to 233 whereas 700 people sustained bad injuries.
5. Gainesville Tornado
Last, but not least, Gainesville Tornado being one of the most violent ones, had taken place on 6 April 1936. It caused a huge amount of destruction, more precisely damage worth $13 million. During this outbreak, 203 people passed away while 1600 got injured.
Have you ever experienced a tornado in your region?
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