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The 25 Deadliest Tornadoes in the United States| Date | Location(s) | Deaths |
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| 1. March 18, 1925 | Tri-State (Mo., Ill., Ind.) | 689 | | 2. May 6, 1840 | Natchez, Miss. | 317 | | 3. May 27, 1896 | St. Louis, Mo. | 255 | | 4. April 5, 1936 | Tupelo, Miss. | 216 | | 5. April 6, 1936 | Gainesville, Ga. | 203 | | 6. April 9, 1947 | Woodward, Okla. | 181 | | 7. April 24, 1908 | Amite La.; Purvis, Miss. | 143 | | 8. June 12, 1899 | New Richmond, Wis. | 117 | | 9. June 8, 1953 | Flint, Mich. | 115 | | 10. May 11, 1953 | Waco, Tex. | 114 | | 10. May 18, 1902 | Goliad, Tex. | 114 | | 12. March 23, 1913 | Omaha, Neb. | 103 | | 13. May 26, 1917 | Mattoon, Ill. | 101 | | 14. June 23, 1944 | Shinnston, W. Va. | 100 | | 15. April 18, 1880 | Marshfield, Mo. | 99 | | 16. June 1, 1903 | Gainesville, Holland, Ga. | 98 | | 16. May 9, 1927 | Poplar Bluff, Mo. | 98 | | 18. May 10, 1905 | Snyder, Okla. | 97 | | 19. April 24, 1908 | Natchez, Miss. | 91 | | 20. June 9, 1953 | Worcester, Mass. | 90 | | 21. April 20, 1920 | Starkville, Miss.; Waco, Ala. | 88 | | 22. June 28, 1924 | Lorain, Sandusky, Ohio | 85 | | 23. May 25, 1955 | Udall, Kans. | 80 | | 24. Sept. 29, 1927 | St. Louis, Mo. | 79 | | 25. March 27, 1890 | Louisville, Ky. | 76 |
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