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2. Natchez, Mississippi - 1840
Written on the death toll is 317 people killed and 1,000 people injured. But until 1950 black people were fatally injured or killed were not counted on these lists. -
3. St. Louis, Missouri - 1896
This tornado sunk many boats on the Mississippi River, and took down the Eads Bridge. Along with all that damage 255 people were killed. -
9. New Richmond, Wisconsin - 1899
117 peoople were killed on June 12, 1899. The circus was in town and killed many people as they left the show. The storm was well north of the area known as tornado alley. -
8. Amite/Pine/Purvis, Mississippi - 1908
143 people were killed there were many uncounted black deaths that day so the death toll was closer to 3oo. There were many storms that day which later turned into a tornado. -
1. Tri-State Tornado - 1925
According to a first hand witness the tornado didn't even look like a tornado it looked like clouds dragging along the floor. It began in southeast Missouri, moved across southern Illinois, and lifted in southwest Indiana. There was no warning of this storm that killed 695 people and injured 2000. -
4. Tupelo, Mississippi - 1936
216 people were killed, the tornado destroyed the city's water plant which did not help them fight the post tornado fires. -
5. Gainesville, Georgia - 1936
203 people were killed quickly after a building fell it caught fire and made it even worse. -
6. Woodward, Texas - 1947
181 people were killed with nearly 1,000 people injured. The path of the tornado was over 221 miles long. 107 people were killed in the the city of Woodward. -
10. Flint Michigan - 1953
This tornado killed 115 people and injured about 844 others. The tornado drove into a drive thru theater and caused many to try and drive away many driving in the path of the tornado and getting severely injured. -
7. Joplin, Missouri - 2011
St. Louis was hit hard in 2011 with over 158 deaths more than 1,150 were injured. This was the first and so far the only major failure of the tornado warning system.