This ranking shows the ten deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, ranked by the death toll of their victims. The deadliest tornado of all time in the United States was the Tri-State Tornado on March 18, 1925 in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. It killed 695 people and injured over 2,000.
Deadliest tornadoes in the history of the United States as of 2019, by number of victims
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CNN. (May 23, 2019). Deadliest tornadoes in the history of the United States as of 2019, by number of victims [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/221192/the-10-deadliest-tornadoes-in-the-united-states/
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CNN. (2019). Deadliest tornadoes in the history of the United States as of 2019, by number of victims. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/221192/the-10-deadliest-tornadoes-in-the-united-states/
CNN. "Deadliest Tornadoes in The History of The United States as of 2019, by Number of Victims." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/221192/the-10-deadliest-tornadoes-in-the-united-states/
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Deadliest tornadoes in the history of the United States as of 2019, by number of victims [Graph], CNN, May 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/221192/the-10-deadliest-tornadoes-in-the-united-states/
