Template:Deadliest tornadoes by state
Deadliest tornadoes by state
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State† | Location | Date | Deaths | |
Alabama | Many towns | April 27, 2011 | 72 | |
Arizona | San Xavier Mission Indian Village | August 27, 1964 | 2 | |
Arkansas | Fort Smith Warren |
January 11, 1898 January 3, 1949 |
55 | |
Colorado | Thurman | August 10, 1924 | 10 | |
Connecticut | Wallingford | August 9, 1878 | 34 | |
Delaware | Hartly | July 21, 1983 | 2 | |
Florida | Kissimmee | February 22, 1998 | 25 | |
Georgia | Gainesville | April 6, 1936 | 203 | |
Idaho | Ruebens | June 7, 1936 | 2 | |
Illinois | Many towns | March 18, 1925 | 613 | |
Indiana | Many towns | March 18, 1925 | 71 | |
Iowa | Dewitt/Camanche | June 3, 1860 | 92 | |
Kansas | Udall | May 25, 1955 | 82 | |
Kentucky | Louisville | March 27, 1890 | 76 | |
Louisiana | Gilliam | May 13, 1908 | 49 | |
Maine | Caribou | August 11, 1954 | 1* | |
Maryland | La Plata | November 9, 1926 | 16 | |
Massachusetts | Worcester | June 9, 1953 | 94 | |
Michigan | Flint | June 8, 1953 | 115 | |
Minnesota | St. Cloud/Sauk Rapids | April 14, 1886 | 72 | |
Mississippi | Natchez | May 7, 1840 | 317 | |
Missouri | Joplin | May 22, 2011 | 158 | |
Montana | Reserve | July 26, 2010 | 2* | |
Nebraska | Omaha | March 23, 1913 | 101 | |
New Hampshire | Corydon | September 9, 1821 | 6 | |
New Jersey | New Brunswick | June 19, 1835 | 5 | |
New Mexico | Clovis | March 23, 2007 | 2* | |
New York | Smithfield | July 8, 2014 | 4 | |
North Carolina | Philadelphia | February 19, 1884 | 23 | |
North Dakota | Fargo | June 20, 1957 | 10 | |
Ohio | Lorain/Sandusky | June 28, 1924 | 85 | |
Oklahoma | Woodward | April 9, 1947 | 113 | |
Oregon | Long Creek | June 3, 1894 | 3* | |
Pennsylvania | Many towns | June 23, 1944 | 26 | |
South Carolina | Aiken/Timmonsville | April 30, 1924 | 53 | |
South Dakota | Wilmot | June 17, 1944 | 8 | |
Tennessee | Henderson | March 21, 1952 | 38 | |
Texas | Goliad Waco |
May 18, 1902 May 11, 1953 |
114 | |
Utah | Salt Lake City | August 11, 1999 | 1* | |
Virginia | Scott County | May 2, 1929 | 13 | |
Washington | Vancouver | April 5, 1972 | 6 | |
West Virginia | Many towns | June 23, 1944 | 100 | |
Wisconsin | New Richmond | June 12, 1899 | 117 | |
Wyoming | Wright | August 12, 2005 | 2* | |
Source: Tornado Project | ||||
*Most recent tornado with this number of deaths. † Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Rhode Island and Vermont are excluded from this list because they have no recorded tornadic deaths. |