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Sep 23, 1551
Grand Harbor at Valetta tornado
On September 23, 1551 a tornado hit the Grand Harbour of Malta. It began as a waterspout and killed 600 people. Source: https://historydraft.com/story/disasters-with-highest-death-tolls/the-valletta-malta-tornado/481/7728 -
The Great Natchez tornado of 1840
On May 6, 1840, in a tornado hit Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people making it the second worst tornado in US history. Source: https://www.natchez.ms.us/Archive/ViewFile/Item/128 -
The Sicily tornados
In the year 1851 on December 8, two tornados traveled across the Marsala countryside in western Sicily destroying everything in its path and killing over 500 people. Source: https://historydraft.com/events/the-sicily-tornadoes/7731 -
The Great Cyclone of 1896
On May 27, 1896, a super tornado named the Great Cyclone ripped through St Louis and East St Louis killing a total of 255 people and injuring more than a thousand. Source: https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/the-great-cyclone-of-1896-tore-a-deadly-path-through-st-louis-and-east-st/collection_9afc680a-8c26-5479-8f9b-9b6d88bd37a2.html#1 -
Tri-State are tornado
In the year 1925 a huge tornado struck the Tri-State area destroying everything in its path and killing over 700 people. Source: https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-tornado-tri-state-1925-united-states -
The Tupelo Mississippi Tornado of 1936
In the year 1936 on April 5th in Tupelo Mississippi an F5 tornado hit the northeastern Mississippi city of Tupelo and killed a total of 200 people and destroyed the city. The Tupelo Tornado was the 4th worst tornado in US history. Source: https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/images/tupelo-tornado-of-1936/ -
The Narail-Magura tornado
The Narail-Magura tornado took place in the year 1964 and went through Jessore, East Pakistan, and Pakistan killing over 500 people. Source:https://historydraft.com/events/the-narail-magura-tornado/7733 -
East Pakistan tornado
In the year 1969 a tornado hit East Pakistan and killed a total of 660 people. Source: https://historydraft.com/events/1969-east-pakistan-tornado1969-east-pakistan-tornado/7727 -
Bangladesh tornado 1973
In the year 1973 a huge tornado hit Bangladesh killing over 600 people. Source: https://bangladeshtornadoes.org/climo/btorcli0.htm -
Bangladesh tornado 1989
A catastrophic tornado that struck the Manikganj district of Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. Causing approximately 1,300 fatalities. Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Saturia-Manikganj-Sadar-tornado