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The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest tornado outbreak spawned by a single weather system in recorded history; it produced 367 tornadoes from April 25–28, with 223 of those in a single 24-hour period on April 27 from midnight to midnight CDT, [4] [11] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.
The deadliest tornado on record was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado which occurred in the Dhaka division of Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. With a rating of at least F3 from the World Meteorological Organization and top winds estimated at greater than 200 mph (320 km/h), the tornado killed an estimated 1,300 people and injured at least 12,000 others.
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
It is tied for deadliest tornado in Texas history and the eleventh deadliest in United States. Other deadly tornadoes struck Hebron, Nebraska, and San Angelo, Texas. (17 significant, 5 violent, 6 killer) [32] [33] 1953 Sarnia tornado outbreak: May 20-21, 1953: Midwest, Ontario: 3: 8 fatalities, 123 injuries
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The WMO announced, for the first time, world records for the highest reported historical death tolls from cyclones, tornadoes, lightning and hailstorms. The 5 deadliest weather events of all time ...
5 0 1995: 1,185 0 822 234 98 20 11 0 1996: 1,173 0 743 313 94 20 2 1 1997: 1,148 0 743 281 85 29 9 1 1998: 1,424 0 883 382 116 35 6 2 1999: 1,339 0 830 323 122 51 12 1 2000: 1,075 0 723 267 62 20 3 0 2001: 1,215 0 810 278 98 23 6 0 2002: 934 0 623 215 65 26 5 0 2003: 1,374 0 891 355 93 27 8 0 2004: 1,817 0 1,216 470 103 23 5 0 2005: 1,265 0 815 ...
The Daulatpur–Saturia tornado: Manikganj, Bangladesh 1989 2. 751 The 1925 Tri-State tornado: United States (Missouri–Illinois–Indiana) 1925 3. 681 1973 Dhaka tornado Bangladesh: 1973 4. 660 1969 East Pakistan tornado East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) 1969 5. 600 The Valletta, Malta tornado: Malta: 1551 or 1556 6. 500 The 1851 Sicily tornadoes