Insane Tornado Moments #tornado #nature #hurricane

Deadliest tornadoes in recorded history:

1. Tri-State Tornado (1925)
- Death toll: 695
- Location: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
- Still holds the record for longest tracked tornado (219 miles)

2. "Great Natchez Tornado" (1840)
- Death toll: 317
- Location: Mississippi and Louisiana
- Devastated the Mississippi River port of Natchez

3. "St. Louis–East St. Louis Tornado" (1896)
- Death toll: 255
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois

4. "Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado Outbreak" (1936)
- Tupelo, Mississippi tornado: 216 deaths
- Gainesville, Georgia tornado: 203 deaths
- Occurred on consecutive days (April 5-6)

5. "Joplin Tornado" (2011)
- Death toll: 158
- Location: Joplin, Missouri
- Most costly single tornado in U.S. history ($2.8 billion)