Record listTornadoes100 entries

Deadliest tornadoes

Direct casualties. Deaths and injuries are the direct tornado casualties recorded by the National Weather Service. Indirect deaths are not included.

Click a legend item to show or hide it, or "only" to see just that. Select anything on the map to open its record.

#	Date	Rating	Tornado	State	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
1	05/22/11	EF5	Galena to Granby, Missouri	MO	21.6 mi	1,600 yd	158	1,150
2	06/08/53	F5	Flushing to Columbiaville, Michigan	MI	18.9 mi	833 yd	116	844
3	05/11/53	F5	Beverly Hills to Hubbard, Texas	TX	20.9 mi	583 yd	114	597
4	06/09/53	F4	Gardner to Marlborough, Massachusetts	MA	34.9 mi	900 yd	94	1,228
5	05/25/55	F5	Newkirk, OK to Burden, KS	OK, KS	56.4 mi	1,320 yd	80	273
6	04/27/11	EF5	Hamilton, AL to Huntland, TN	AL, TN	132 mi	2,200 yd	72	145
7	04/27/11	EF4	Eutaw to Tarrant, Alabama	AL	80.7 mi	2,600 yd	64	1,500
8	03/03/66	F5	Utica, MS to Brookwood, AL	MS, AL	203 mi	900 yd	58	518
9	02/21/71	F4	Lake Providence, LA to Middleton, TN	MS, TN	202 mi	100 yd	58	795
10	12/10/21	EF4	Woodland Mills, TN to Hardinsburg, KY	TN, KY	169 mi	2,600 yd	57	515
11	03/21/52	F4	Higginson to Bald Knob, Arkansas	AR	14.6 mi	1,760 yd	50	325
12	02/21/71	F5	Delhi, LA to Mississippi Valley State University, MS	LA, MS	109 mi	500 yd	47	510
13	05/20/57	F5	Waverly, KS to Raytown, MO	KS, MO	69.4 mi	440 yd	44	207
14	04/10/79	F4	Holliday, TX to Waurika, OK	TX, OK	46.9 mi	1,320 yd	42	1,740
15	03/21/52	F4	Bolivar to Lexington, Tennessee	TN	46.8 mi	177 yd	38	157
16	12/05/53	F5	Vicksburg, Mississippi	MS	9.0 mi	500 yd	38	270
17	04/11/65	F4	Lakeville to Sturgis, Indiana	IN	37.0 mi	333 yd	36	321
18	04/03/74	F5	Bellbrook to South Vienna, Ohio	OH	31.3 mi	533 yd	36	1,150
19	05/03/99	F5	Chickasha to Del City, Oklahoma	OK	37.0 mi	1,430 yd	36	583
20	05/15/68	F4	Tuckerman to Gosnell, Arkansas	AR	20.9 mi	250 yd	35	364
21	04/21/67	F4	Palos Heights to Whiting, Illinois	IL	15.0 mi	200 yd	33	500
22	01/23/69	F4	Fayette to Newton, Mississippi	MS	118 mi	200 yd	32	241
23	04/08/98	F5	Brookwood to Brookside, Alabama	AL	30.3 mi	1,320 yd	32	259
24	04/11/65	F4	Wakarusa to Middlebury, Indiana	IN	21.2 mi	10 yd	31	252
25	04/03/74	F5	Hardinsburg, KY to Brandenburg, KY	KY, IN	32.0 mi	440 yd	31	270
26	05/22/87	F4	Alpine to Fort Stockton, Texas	TX	3.0 mi	1,000 yd	30	121
27	03/21/52	F4	Brinkley to McCrory, Arkansas	AR	13.1 mi	880 yd	29	180
28	08/28/90	F5	Oswego to Rockdale, Illinois	IL	16.4 mi	600 yd	29	350
29	04/11/65	F4	Crawfordsville to Arcadia, Indiana	IN	45.7 mi	1,667 yd	28	123
30	04/03/74	F5	Moulton to Madison, Alabama	AL	52.0 mi	500 yd	28	267
31	04/03/74	F5	Sulligent to Decatur, Alabama	AL	79.5 mi	500 yd	28	272
32	05/27/97	F5	Jarrell, Texas	TX	5.1 mi	650 yd	27	12
33	05/11/70	F5	Lubbock to Buffalo Springs, Texas	TX	8.4 mi	1,333 yd	26	500
34	04/15/56	F4	Pleasant Grove to Trussville, Alabama	AL	21.3 mi	200 yd	25	200
35	04/11/65	F4	Michigantown to Upland, Indiana	IN	48.0 mi	880 yd	25	835
36	02/23/98	F3	Kissimmee to Titusville, Florida	FL	28.0 mi	250 yd	25	150
37	04/27/11	EF5	Geraldine to Ider, Alabama	AL	33.7 mi	1,320 yd	25	0
38	04/21/67	F4	Cherry Valley to Woodstock, Illinois	IL	25.5 mi	1,200 yd	24	450
39	11/06/05	F3	Corydon, KY to Dale, IN	KY, IN	41.3 mi	500 yd	24	238
40	05/20/13	EF5	Newcastle to Moore, Oklahoma	OK	13.9 mi	1,900 yd	24	212
41	04/11/65	F4	Jimmerson Lake, IN to Carleton, MI	IN, MI	90.3 mi	1,760 yd	23	294
42	04/27/11	EF5	Smithville, MS to Hackleburg, AL	MS, AL	37.3 mi	1,320 yd	23	137
43	03/03/19	EF4	Auburn, AL to Thomaston, GA	AL, GA	68.0 mi	1,600 yd	23	90
44	10/03/64	F4	Lockport, Louisiana	LA	1.5 mi	67 yd	22	165
45	04/04/77	F5	Fairfield to Center Point, Alabama	AL	14.7 mi	550 yd	22	130
46	03/27/94	F4	Ragland to Cave Spring, Alabama	AL	50.0 mi	880 yd	22	150
47	02/05/08	EF3	Gallatin, TN to Tompkinsville, KY	TN, KY	50.3 mi	880 yd	22	63
48	04/27/11	EF4	Clay, AL to Kingston, GA	AL, GA	97.3 mi	1,760 yd	22	85
49	05/15/57	F4	Lockney to Clarendon, Texas	TX	17.0 mi	300 yd	21	80
50	06/04/58	F5	Woodville to Colfax, Wisconsin	WI	33.7 mi	880 yd	21	74
51	02/10/59	F4	Eureka, MO to Venice, IL	MO, IL	23.9 mi	200 yd	21	345
52	04/11/65	F4	Snow Lake to Carleton, Michigan	MI	80.5 mi	10 yd	21	293
53	11/15/89	F4	Huntsville to Gurley, Alabama	AL	18.5 mi	880 yd	21	463
54	05/10/08	EF4	Chetopa, KS to Purdy, MO	OK, MO	75.5 mi	1,760 yd	21	350
55	05/25/55	F5	Tonkawa, OK to Caldwell, KS	OK, KS	28.4 mi	500 yd	20	280
56	04/27/11	EF4	Ringgold, GA to Etowah, TN	GA, TN	48.0 mi	800 yd	20	335
57	03/03/20	EF4	Baxter to Cookeville, Tennessee	TN	8.4 mi	900 yd	19	87
58	02/12/50	F4	Logansport to Cullen, Louisiana	LA	82.6 mi	100 yd	18	77
59	04/30/53	F4	Warner Robins, Georgia	GA	1.0 mi	333 yd	18	300
60	04/11/65	F4	Toledo, OH to Luna Pier, MI	OH, MI	5.6 mi	200 yd	18	236
61	04/11/65	F4	Oberlin to Strongsville, Ohio	OH	22.0 mi	400 yd	18	200
62	04/03/74	F4	Otterbein to Lagrange, Indiana	IN	109 mi	1,760 yd	18	285
63	05/31/85	F5	Ravenna, OH to Mercer, PA	OH, PA	47.0 mi	450 yd	18	310
64	05/16/25	EF4	Jamestown to London, Kentucky	KY	60.1 mi	1,700 yd	18	0
65	03/21/52	F4	Steele to Caruthersville, Missouri	MO	6.5 mi	880 yd	17	100
66	03/13/53	F4	Rule to Knox City, Texas	TX	13.9 mi	50 yd	17	25
67	06/08/53	F4	Deshler to Cleveland, Ohio	OH	118 mi	100 yd	17	379
68	04/03/56	F5	Douglas to Lakeview, Michigan	MI	58.8 mi	400 yd	17	292
69	03/31/62	F3	Pea Ridge to Milton, Florida	FL	6.9 mi	440 yd	17	100
70	04/26/91	F5	Clearwater to El Dorado, Kansas	KS	46.0 mi	440 yd	17	225
71	03/24/23	EF4	Rolling Fork to Tchula, Mississippi	MS	59.2 mi	1,320 yd	17	165
72	03/21/52	F4	Byhalia, MS to Moscow, TN	MS, TN	29.6 mi	427 yd	16	74
73	05/05/60	F4	Wilburton to Sallisaw, Oklahoma	OK	62.4 mi	200 yd	16	106
74	05/05/61	F4	Talihina to Howe, Oklahoma	OK	26.4 mi	400 yd	16	58
75	06/08/66	F5	Auburn to Topeka, Kansas	KS	21.1 mi	880 yd	16	450
76	04/18/70	F4	Tulia to McLean, Texas	TX	65.0 mi	880 yd	16	42
77	04/03/74	F5	Trinity, AL to Manchester, TN	AL, TN	83.3 mi	500 yd	16	190
78	06/17/78	F1	Lyndon to Pomona, Kansas	KS	7.3 mi	150 yd	16	3
79	03/28/84	F4	La Grange to Grimesland, North Carolina	NC	28.0 mi	1,223 yd	16	153
80	05/31/85	F4	Kinsman Center, OH to Oil City, PA	PA, OH	56.2 mi	350 yd	16	125
81	04/02/06	F3	Caruthersville to Newbern, Tennessee	TN	18.0 mi	880 yd	16	70
82	04/27/14	EF4	Bryant to Vilonia, Arkansas	AR	41.1 mi	1,320 yd	16	193
83	12/11/21	EF3	Auburn to Smiths Grove, Kentucky	KY	29.3 mi	440 yd	16	63
84	06/10/58	F4	Towanda to El Dorado, Kansas	KS	9.0 mi	300 yd	15	5
85	04/21/84	F3	Eupora to New Albany, Mississippi	MS	71.0 mi	10 yd	15	76
86	04/19/68	F4	Greenwood, Arkansas	AR	2.0 mi	300 yd	14	270
87	06/08/74	F4	Drumright to Skiatook, Oklahoma	OK	29.0 mi	400 yd	14	150
88	04/27/11	EF4	Section, AL to Fort Oglethorpe, GA	AL, GA	47.0 mi	1,260 yd	14	50
89	05/11/53	F4	San Angelo, Texas	TX	9.9 mi	880 yd	13	159
90	04/11/65	F4	Elida to Mount Blanchard, Ohio	OH	32.5 mi	400 yd	13	104
91	05/15/68	F5	Hampton to Le Roy, Iowa	IA	62.1 mi	600 yd	13	462
92	02/21/71	F4	Edwards to Lexington, Mississippi	MS	65.2 mi	10 yd	13	182
93	02/23/98	F3	Longwood to Black Hammock, Florida	FL	16.0 mi	200 yd	13	36
94	02/02/07	EF3	Umatilla to Lake Helen, Florida	FL	26.0 mi	450 yd	13	51
95	02/05/08	EF4	Pottsville to Hardy, Arkansas	AR	122 mi	1,320 yd	13	139
96	04/27/11	EF4	Carrollton to Guntersville, Alabama	AL	128 mi	1,408 yd	13	54
97	08/06/69	F4	Pine River to Hill City, Minnesota	MN	32.3 mi	833 yd	12	70
98	03/28/84	F3	St. Pauls to Faison, North Carolina	NC	40.0 mi	1,407 yd	12	101
99	05/31/85	F4	Conneaut, OH to Platea, PA	OH, PA	14.0 mi	400 yd	12	82
100	11/21/92	F4	Crystal Springs to Mathiston, Mississippi	MS	128 mi	880 yd	12	122

Titan Archive · a Tornado Titans project Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26