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The following is a list of the costliest tornadoes in the Americas including Canada and the United States. It includes all tornadoes that, when damage totals are adjusted for inflation, have cost at least $100 million in 2023 dollars. As of 1 June 2023, there are 157 entries on this list with several of those entries including multiple tornadoes. This is dependent on how damages are assessed by certain agencies as well as the significance of certain events (e.g. 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak when seven tornadoes struck the city of Grand Island, Nebraska in the same night; and the Dunrobin—Ottawa, Ontario—Gatineau, Quebec, Canada tornadoes in 2018 — of which there were seven — since monetary damages in Canada are often reported by province and not individual tornado).

Analysis

  • Besides being one of the deadliest tornadoes on record in the Americas, the 2011 Joplin tornado is also the costliest; when adjusted for inflation, it resulted in $3.7762 billion in damages.
  • A total of 13 tornadoes have exceeded $1 billion in damages.
  • Thirty-one tornadoes have exceeded $500 million in damages.
  • The top 100 tornadoes or tornado events on this list have caused greater than $170 million in damages.

List of costliest tornadoes

Rank[lower-alpha 1] Affected Communities [lower-alpha 2] Year Month & Day Original Cost[lower-alpha 3] Adjusted Cost (15 May 2023)[lower-alpha 4] F or EF [lower-alpha 5] References & Notes
1 Joplin—Duquesne, Missouri 2011 22 May $2,800,000,000 $3,776,200,000 EF5 2011 Joplin tornado The most expensive tornado in recorded history
2 Tuscaloosa—Holt—Alberta City—Concord—Pleasant Grove—Birmingham (Pratt City)—Fultondale, Alabama 2011 27 April $2,450,000,000 $3,304,200,000 EF4 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado
3 Newcastle, Oklahoma, Moore, Oklahoma 2013 20 May $2,000,000,000 $2,604,500,000 EF5 2013 Moore tornado
4 North Dallas—Richardson, Texas 2019 20 October $1,550,000,000 $1,839,200,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019
5 Bridge Creek—Moore, Oklahoma 1999 3 May $1,000,000,000 $1,820,900,000 F5 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
6 Nashville—Mount Juliet, Tennessee 2020 3 March $1,501,000,000 $1,759,400,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020
7 Poquonock/Windsor Locks, Connecticut—Feeding Hills, Massachusetts 1979 3 October $420,000,000 $1,755,000,000 F4 Windsor Locks, Connecticut, tornado Grazulis reported that damages totaled $214,000,000 or $894,210,000, when adjusted. (Grazulis, p. 1,216)
8 Hackleburg—Phil Campbell—Tanner—Harvest—Athens, Alabama 2011 27 April $1,290,000,000 $1,739,800,000 EF5 2011 Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado
9 Wichita Falls, Texas 1979 10 April $400,000,000 $1,671,400,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,209)
10 Omaha, Nebraska 1975 6 May $250,000,000 $1,409,700,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 1,174) (Total damages may have been greater than this.)
11 East Peoria—Washington—Long Point, Illinois 2013 17 November $935,000,000 $1,217,600,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013
12 Grand Island, Nebraska 1980 3 June $300,000,000 $1,104,500,000 F4 (max) "The Night of the Twisters" This includes all seven tornadoes. (Grazulis, p. 1,223)
13 Lubbock, Texas 1970 11 May $135,000,000 $1,055,500,000 F5 Lubbock tornado, (Grazulis, p. 1,113)
14 Topeka, Kansas 1966 8 June $100,000,000 $936,310,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 1,081) (Total damages may have been greater than this.)
15 St. Louis, Missouri 1927 29 September $53,000,000 $924,040,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 814)
16 Grand Island, Nebraska (#5) 1980 3 June $200,000,000 $736,320,000 F4 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak This was the strongest and costliest of the seven tornadoes that touched down on "The Night of the Twisters"
17 Jackson, Mississippi 1966 3 March $75,500,000 $706,910,000 F5 1966 Candlestick Park tornado outbreak
18 Fort Worth, Texas 2000 28 March $400,000,000 $704,680,000 F3 [1]
19 Andover—Wichita, Kansas 1991 27 April $300,000,000 $668,200,000 F5 ,[2] 1991 Andover tornado outbreak
20 Xenia, Ohio 1974 3 April $107,500,000 $661,490,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 1,154)
21 Haysville—McConnell AFB—Andover, Kansas 2012 14 April $500,000,000 $660,650,000 EF5 Tornado outbreak of April 13-16, 2012
22 Monticello, Indiana (tornado family) 1974 3 April $100,000,000 $615,340,000 F4 [3] (Total damages may have been greater than this.)
23 Conyers, Stockbridge, Georgia 1973 31 March $90,000,000 $614,930,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,135
24 Moore—Oklahoma City—Choctaw, Oklahoma 2003 8 May $370,500,000 $610,850,000 F3 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003
25 Brookville—Trotwood—Dayton—Riverside, Ohio 2019 27 May $500,000,000 $593,300,000 EF5 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019
26 Petersham—Barre—Rutland—Holden—Worcester—Shrewsbury—Westborough—Southborough, Massachusetts 1953 9 June $52,193,000 $593,010,000 F4+ 1953 Worcester tornado (includes crop damage of ~$50,000)
27 Fort Smith—Van Buren, Arkansas 1996 21 April $300,000,000 $580,040,000 F3 Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1996
28 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1987 31 July $332,270,000 CAD $543,700,000 USD EF5 Edmonton tornado $734,420,000 CAD, adjusted for inflation
29 Dallas, Texas]] 2012 3 April $400,000,000 $525,860,000 EF2 List of United States tornadoes in April 2012
30 Conestogo Lake—Fergus—Tavistock, Ontario, Canada 2005 19 August $500,000,000 CAD $523,710,000 USD F2-F1 Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005 $707,410,000 CAD, adjusted for inflation (Total damages may have been greater than this.)
31 Tallulah, Louisiana—Yazoo City/Durant, Mississippi 2010 24 April $364,000,000 $506,400,000 EF4 List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of April 22-25, 2010
32 Fayetteville, Tennessee 1952 29 February $43,000,000 $492,250,000 F3 (Grazulis,p. 962)
33 Margaret/Ragland/Shoal Creek Valley/Ohatchee/Piedmont, Alabama—Cave Spring/Kingston, Georgia 2011 27 April $366,755,000 $494,620,000 EF4 List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak
34 Golden Valley—Mounds View—Centerville, Minnesota 1965 6 May $51,000,000 $491,160,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,074)
35 Altus—Altus Air Force Base 1982 11 May $150,000,000 $471,550,000 F3 Grazulis reported $200 million in damages including hail, estimated $150 million from the tornado alone (Grazulis, p. 1,239)
36 Waco, Texas 1953 11 May $41,150,000 $467,540,000 F5 1953 Waco tornado outbreak
37 Shreveport—Bossier City, Louisiana 1978 3 December $100,000,000 $465,280,000 F4 1978 Bossier City tornado outbreak (Total damages may have been higher than this.)
38 Enterprise, Alabama 2007 1 March $307,000,000 $449,170,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of February 28 - March 2, 2007
39 Albany—Ashburn—Rochelle, Georgia 2017 22 January $310,000,000 $383,660,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of January 21-23, 2017
40 Plainfield, Illinois 1990 28 August $165,000,000 $382,980,000 F5 1990 Plainfield tornado
41 Birmingham, Alabama 1998 8 April $202,830,000 $377,490,000 F5 Tornado outbreak of April 6-9, 1998
42 Oak Lawn—Evergreen Park—Chicago 1967 21 April $40,000,000 $363,610,000 F4 [4] (Total damages may have been greater than this.)
43 St. Louis—East St. Louis, Illinois 1896 27 May $10,000,000 $361,150,000 F4 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado
44 Atlanta, Georgia 2008 14 March $250,000,000 $352,250,000 EF2 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak
45 St. Louis, Missouri—Granite City, Illinois 2011 22 April $250,000,000 $337,160,000 EF5 2011 St. Louis tornado
46 Atlanta, Georgia 1975 24 March $56,500,000 $318,590,000 F3 "The Governor's Tornado" as it caused damage to the Governor's mansion among many other buildings (Grazulis, p. 1,173)
47 Carterville—Crainville—Marion, Illinois 1982 29 May $100,000,000 $314,370,000 F4 Marion, Illinois (Grazulis, p. 1,242)
48 Salt Lake City, Utah 1999 11 August $170,000,000 $309,550,000 F2 [5]
49 Orland, Indiana—East Gilead/Reading/Hillsdale/Manitou Beach, Michigan (two tornadoes) 1965 11 April $32,000,000 $308,180,000 F4 List of tornadoes in the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
50 Westfield—West Springfield—Springfield—Wilbraham—Monson—Brimfield—Sturbridge—Southbridge—Charlton, Massachusetts 2011 1 June $227,600,000 $306,950,000 EF3 2011 New England tornado outbreak "The Springfield tornado"
51 Augusta—Tupelo—Otwell—Jonesboro, Arkansas 1973 26 May $44,110,000 $301,380,000 F4 [6] (Total damages may have been greater than this.) Grazulis reported $37 million in damages which adjusts to $252.8 million (Grazulis, p. 1,141)
52 Hamden—North Haven, Connecticut 1989 10 July $120,000,000 $293,580,000 F4 [7] July 1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak
53 Brownsville—Monroe, Louisiana 2020 12 April $250,000,000 $293,030,000 EF3 ,[8] 2020 Easter tornado outbreak
54 Ellington, Missouri-Murphysboro/De Soto, Illinois-Griffin/Princeton, Illinois 1925 18 March $16,500,000 $286,030,000 F5 The Tri-State Tornado, (Grazulis, p. 796)
55 Mayflower, Vilonia, Arkansas 2014 27 April $223,450,000 $286,340,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of April 27-30, 2014
56 Vicksburg, Mississippi 1953 5 December $25,000,000 $284,050,000 F5 1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi, tornado
57 Gainesville, Georgia 1936 6 April $13,000,000 $283,720,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 866)
58 Woodstock, Stratford, Ontario, Canada 1979 7 August $100,000,000 CAD $280,240,000 USD F4 1979 Woodstock, Ontario, tornado $378,540,000 CAD, adjusted for inflation (Total damages may have been greater than this.)
59 Charles City, Iowa 1968 15 May $31,500,000 $274,600,000 F5 Tornado outbreak of May 1968, (Grazulis, p. 1,097)
60 Barrie, Ontario, Canada 1985 31 May $150,000,000 CAD $266,880,000 USD F4 1985 Barrie tornado $360,500,000 CAD, adjusted for inflation (Total damages may have been greater than this)
61 Kennedale—Arlington, Texas 2012 3 April $200,000,000 $264,260,000 EF2 List of United States tornadoes in April 2012
62 Haysville—South Wichita, Kansas 1999 3 May $145,000,000 $264,030,000 F4 List of tornadoes in the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
63 Wildwood—Colfax, Wisconsin 1958 4 June $25,000,000 $262,420,000 F5 [9]
64 Wilber—Hallam—Norris School District 160—Holland, Nebraska 2004 22 May $160,220,000 $257,300,000 F4 2004 Hallam tornado The second-widest tornado on record almost completely destroyed the small town of Hallam.
65 Yale—Tulsa, Oklahoma 1981 19 April $75,000,000 $250,300,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 1,229)
66 Dunrobin—Ottawa, Ontario—Gatineau, Quebec, Canada 2018 21 September $294,000,000 CAD*** $246,970,000 USD F3 max $333,600,000 CAD, adjusted for inflation (Total damages may have been greater than this.) This includes all seven tornadoes from this event as damages (per event/outbreak) are reported by province, not tornado. Damages in Ontario were $192 million+ CAD, and damages in Quebec were $102 million+ CAD.[10] 2018 United States-Canada tornado outbreak
67 Huntsville, Alabama 1989 15 November $100,000,000 $244,650,000 F4 November 1989 tornado outbreak
68 Falmouth/Berlin/Bladeston/Chatham/Dover, Kentucky—Decatur/Otway, Ohio 1968 23 April $27,775,000 $242,120,000 F4 Tornado outbreak of April 21-24, 1968 (Total damages were estimated.)
69 Toledo, Ohio—Lost Peninsula (Michigan) 1965 11 April $25,000,000 $240,760,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,071)
70 Sanford—Raleigh, North Carolina 2011 16 April $172,000,000 $231,970,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of April 14-16, 2011
71 Tulsa/Tulsa County—Catoosa/Rogers County, Oklahoma 1993 24 April $110,000,000 $230,930,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,348)
72 Carrollton—Reform—Cordova—Sipsey—Blountsville, Alabama 2011 27 April $170,344,000 $229,730,000 EF4 List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak
73 Macksburg—Winterset—Norwalk—Newton, Iowa 2013 May 20 $220,000,000 $228,050,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of March 5-7, 2022
74 Mount Vernon/De Kalb, Texas—Mineral Springs, Arkansas 1999 4 May $125,000,000 $227,610,000 F3 List of tornadoes in the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
75 Wetumpka—LaFayette, Alabama 2011 27 April $167,000,000 $225,220,000 EF4 List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak
76 Largo—Clearwater—Carrollwood—Temple Terrace—Galloway—Gibsonia—Loughman, Florida 1966 4 April $24,000,000 $224,713,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,079)
77 Hennepin County, Minnesota 2011 22 May $166,620,000 $224,711,000 EF1 List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of May 21-26, 2011
78 Greensburg, Kansas 2007 4 May $153,000,000 $223,850,000 EF5 [11]
79 St. Peter, Minnesota 1998 29 March $120,000,000 $223,330,000 F3 1998 Comfrey-St. Peter tornado outbreak
80 Sandusky—Lorain, Ohio 1924 28 June $12,500,000 $221,760,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 790)
81 Flint—Beecher, Michigan 1953 8 June $19,000,000 $215,880,000 F5 1953 Flint-Beecher tornado, (Grazulis, p. 974)
82 Tinker Air Force Base , Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1948 20/25, March $16,400,000 $206,440,000 F3 Three tornadoes affected Tinker AFB in the span of six days: two on 20 March led to successful prediction of the third on 25 March. These tornadoes significantly contributed to the process of predicting these severe weather events. (Grazulis, p. 935)
83 Windsor, Colorado 2008 22 May $147,000,000 $207,120,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of May 22-27, 2008
84 Jefferson City, Missouri 2019 22 May $174,000,000 $206,470,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019
85 Sarasota, Florida 1978 4 May $43,000,000 $200,070,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 1,202)
86 Belvidere, Illinois 1967 21 April $22,000,000 $199,820,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,088)
87 Raleigh, North Carolina 1988 28 November $77,000,000 $197,460,000 F4 1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak
88 Southern Louisville suburbs, including Pioneer Village, Hillview, and Mount Washington, Kentucky 1996 28 May $101,000,000 $195,280,000 F4 ,[12] May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak
89 La Plata, Maryland 2002 28 April $115,000,000 $193,920,000 F4 2002 La Plata tornado
90 Fayetteville, North Carolina 2011 16 April $141,100,000 $190,290,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of April 14-16, 2011
91 Nashville—East Nashville—Donelson—The Hermitage—Mt. Juliet, Tennessee 1998 16 April $101,000,000 $187,970,000 F3 Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998 (1998 Nashville tornado outbreak)
92 Austin, Texas 1980 10 August $50,000,000 $184,080,000 F2 (Grazulis, p. 1,226)
Kalamazoo, Michigan 1980 13 May $50,000,000 $184,080,000 EF5 1980 Kalamazoo tornado, (Grazulis, p. 1,221)
94 Mena, Arkansas 2009 9 April $130,000,000 $183,820,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of April 9-11, 2009
95 Oelwein—Maynard, Iowa 1968 15 May $21,000,000 $183,060,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 1,098)
96 Southaven, Mississippi—Memphis, Tennessee 2008 5 February $128,400,000 $180,920,000 EF2 List of tornadoes in the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
97 Newton Falls/Niles/Hubbard, Ohio—Wheatland/Hermitage/Greenfield, Pennsylvania 1985 31 May $63,800,000++ $179,880,000++ F5 "Niles-Wheatland Tornado" Grazulis reported $60 million in damages in Ohio alone. He also mentions a total of $3.8 million in damages in Pennsylvania but only with regard to trucks and other vehicles at a few different locations. He makes no mention of total damages in Pennsylvania and there are no resources available that provide that information. (Grazulis, p. 1,268) Considering the intensity of this violent tornado and the destruction of much of Wheatland's industry as well as the number of houses in and around Wheatland, we can safely surmise that the damage total is actually much higher.
98 Cordell, Oklahoma 2001 9 October $100,000,000 $171,290,000 F3 ,[13]Tornadoes of 2001
99 Center Point, Alabama 1973 27 May $25,000,000 $170,810,000 F3 [14] (Grazulis, p. 1,142)
Brent, Alabama 1973 27 May $25,000,000 $170,810,000 F4 ,[15] (Grazulis, p. 1,142)
Warner Robins—Robins Air Force Base —Jeffersonville, Georgia 1953 30 April $15,000,000 $170,430,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 968)
Highland Park—Detroit, Michigan 1997 2 July $90,000,000 $170,110,000 F2 ,[16] Tornado outbreak of July 1–3, 1997
Little Rock Air Force Base —Jacksonville, Arkansas 2011 25 April $125,000,000 $168,580,000 EF2 List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak
Atkins—Clinton—Mountain View—Highland, Arkansas 2008 5 February $119,310,000 $168,110,000 EF4 List of tornadoes in the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
Wildwood—Lady Lake, Florida 2007 2 February $114,000,000 $166,790,000 EF3 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak
Monroe—Athens, Georgia 1973 31 March $24,000,000 $163,980,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,136)
Americus, Georgia 2007 1 March $111,000,000 $162,400,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of February 28-March 2, 2007
Louisville, Mississippi 2014 28 April $126,150,000 $161,650,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of April 27-30, 2014
Paris—Reno—Blossom, Texas 1982 2 April $50,000,000 $157,180,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,236)
Minneapolis—Roseville, Minnesota 1981 14 June $47,000,000 $156,850,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 1,232)
Whiteface—Whitharral—Anton, Texas 1970 17 April $20,000,000 $156,370,000 EF5 Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17-19, 1970
Jackson, Tennessee 2008 5 February $110,300,000 $155,410,000 EF4 List of tornadoes in the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
Omaha, Nebraska 1913 23 March $5,000,000 $153,210,000 EF5 (Grazulis, p. 737)
Ardmore, Oklahoma 1995 7 May $75,000,000 $149,290,000 F3 List of tornadoes in the May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence. Grazulis reported at least $100 million in damages or $199.06 million adjusted (Grazulis, p. 1,373)
Wichita Falls, Texas 1964 3 April $15,000,000 $146,790,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 1,050)
Tampa—Pinellas County, Florida 1979 8 May $35,000,000 $146,250,000 F2 (Grazulis, p. 1,213)
Port Huron, Michigan, United States—Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 1953 21 May $2,600,000 (U.S., USD) + $15,000,000 (Canada, USD) $145,200,000 F4 1953 Sarnia tornado outbreak CA: US$15 million = $14,620,000 CAD (average exchange rate for 1953, US$1 = 0.974478 CAD), $157.87 million CAD adjusted = $115.66 million USD adjusted (average exchange rate for 2023, 1 CAD = US$0.732616). US: US$2.6 million = $29.541 million USD adjusted
Comstock Park—Alpine—Grand Rapids, Michigan 1965 11 April $15,000,000 $144,460,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,065)
Delhi, Louisiana—Moorhead, Mississippi + Cary—Oxford, Mississippi + Vicksburg—Lexington, Mississippi (three tornadoes) 1971 21 February $19,000,000 $142,320,000 F5 [17]
Millbury—Lake Township, Ohio 2010 5 June $102,400,000 $142,460,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of June 5-6, 2010
Bauxite—Vimy Ridge—Shannon Hills—North Little Rock, Arkansas 1997 1 March $75,000,000 $141,760,000 F4 ,[18] March 1997 tornado outbreak
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2009 10 April $100,000,000 $141,400,000 EF4 [19]
Jeffers—Comfrey—Hanska, Minnesota 1998 29 March $75,050,000 $139,680,000 F4 1998 Comfrey-St. Peter tornado outbreak
Dunwoody, Georgia 1998 8 April $75,000,000 $139,580,000 F2 Tornado outbreak of April 6-9, 1998
Chesterfield—Maryland Heights—St. Ann—Lambert Field, St. Louis—Spanish Lake, Missouri 1967 24 January $15,000,000 $136,240,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,087)
Smith Mills, Kentucky—Evansville/Paradise/Gentryville, Indiana 2005 6 November $87,260,000 $135,540,000 F3 Evansville tornado outbreak of November 2005
Oologah, Oklahoma 1991 26 April $60,000,000 $133,640,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,412)
Cedar Park, Texas 1997 27 May $70,110,000 $132,520,000 F3 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak
Forney, Texas 2012 3 April $100,000,000 $132,130,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak of April 3, 2012
Mechanicville/Stillwater, New York—Bennington, Vermont 1998 31 May $70,630,000 $131,450,000 F3 Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho
Marmaduke, Arkansas—Caruthersville, Missouri 2006 2 April $86,500,000 $130,160,000 F3 Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006
Tinker Air Force Base 1948 20 March $10,250,000 $129,020,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 935)
Bloodland—Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 2010 31 December $90,000,000 $125,210,000 EF3 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak
College Park—Beltsville—Laurel, Maryland 2001 24 September $73,000,000 $125,050,000 F3 Tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001
Cincinnati—Williamsburg, Ohio 1969 9 August $15,000,000 $123,990,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 1,107)
Emporia, Kansas 1974 8 June $20,000,000 $123,070,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,166)
Camden—Hermitage, Arkansas 1979 8 April $28,800,000 $120,340,000 F3 (Grazulis, p. 1,207)
Goderich, Ontario, Canada 2011 21 August $130,000,000 CAD $120,270,000 F3 2011 Goderich, Ontario, tornado $164,160,000 CAD adjusted for inflation
Goodlettsville—Gallatin, Tennessee 2006 7 April $79,000,000 $118,880,000 F3 [20]
Cookeville—Putnam County, Tennessee 2020 3 March $100,000,000 $117,210,000 EF4 Tornado outbreak of March 2-3, 2020
Seneca—Clemson, South Carolina 2020 13 April $100,000,000 $117,210,000 EF5 2013 Moore tornado
Eagle Pass, Texas 2007 24 April $80,000,000 $117,050,000 EF3 Tornado outbreak sequence of April 20-27, 2007
Barneveld—Black Earth, Wisconsin 1984 7 June $40,000,000 $116,790,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 1,259)
Windsor—Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada 1946 17 June $9,663,000 CAD $114,780,000 USD F4 1946 Windsor-Tecumseh tornado $155,040,000 CAD, adjusted for inflation
Lockett/Vernon, Texas—Davidson, Oklahoma 1979 10 April $27,000,000 $112,820,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,207)
Fiatt—Canton, Illinois 1975 23 July $20,000,000 $112,770,000 EF5 2013 Moore tornado
Clarion—Belmond, Iowa 1966 14 October $12,000,000 $112,360,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,084)
Saugatuck—Hudsonville—Standale—Grand Rapids, Michigan 1956 3 April $10,000,000 $111,530,000 F5 (Grazulis, p. 995)
Atlanta Motor Speedway; Hampton, Georgia 2005 6 July $71,500,000 $111,060,000 F2 Hurricane Cindy (2005)
Chandler—Lake Wilson, Minnesota 1992 16 June $50,000,000 $108,110,000 F5 Tornado outbreak of June 14-18, 1992 Grazulis reported $45 million or $97,301,000 adjusted for inflation. (Grazulis, p. 1,331)
Parkersburg—New Hartford, Iowa 2008 25 May $75,000,000 $105,680,000 EF5 Tornado outbreak of May 22-27, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri 1959 10 February $10,000,000 $104,290,000 F4 Total damages may have been greater than this. (Grazulis, p. 1,018)
Canton—Hazlehurst—Newton—Meridian, Mississippi 1976 29 March $19,550,000 $104,230,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 1,183)
Ragland—Piedmont—Rock Run, Alabama 1994 27 March $50,500,000 $103,370,000 F4 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
Campbell—Poinciana—Kissimmee—Buenaventura Lakes—Lake Hart—Lake Mary Jane, Florida 1998 22 February $55,000,000 $102,360,000 F3 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak
Dallas—De Soto, Texas 1994 25 April $50,000,000 $102,350,000 F2 Tornado outbreak of April 25-27, 1994
Louisville—Jefferson County, Kentucky 1890 27 March $3,000,000 $100,010,000 F4 (Grazulis, p. 651)

Bibliography

  • Grazulis, Thomas (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1. 
  • Grazulis, Thomas (1997). Significant Tornadoes Update, 1992–1995. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-04-X. 

See also

  • Ted Fujita, creator of the original Fujita Scale (used in the United States from 1971 to 2007)
  • Thomas P. Grazulis, meteorologist and author of "Significant Tornadoes"
  • List of tornadoes by calendar day
  • List of deadliest tornadoes in the Americas
  • List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
    • List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (before 2001)
    • List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (since 2001)
    • List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
    • List of Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
  • List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
  • List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes
  • Tornado climatology
  • Tornado records

Notes

  1. ↑ as of June 2023 when this article was created.
  2. ↑ These are the communities (e.g. cities, towns, counties) where the greatest damage or loss of life occurred or at the beginning or end of the tornado’s track. The number of places that experience loss of life or damage is often higher than this. Colloquial tornado/event names, if applicable/known, are included in the Notes column of this table.
  3. ↑ Estimated total damages are primarily taken from the NCEI database; however, before 1996, coding included on the Storm Data reports provided an extremely broad, often inaccurate, range for damage totals. If a more accurate or updated total can be obtained from a reputable source, it will be included here instead.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia formulas only allow adjusting damage totals (for inflation) through 2021. Adjustments of damage totals for inflation have been calculated with the website in2013dollars.com which includes rates of inflation through the current year. As these rates can be volatile (possibly changing from month to month), note that these calculations were made on 15 May 2023 and will be updated regularly.
  5. ↑ After the Fujita Scale was implemented in 1971, tornadoes from the previous 100 years (1871-1971) were retrospectively reviewed to determine their ratings. These reviews were completed by either Ted Fujita or National Weather Service (NWS) offices around the United States.]]

References

  1. ↑ "A 2000 tornado in Fort Worth triggered a boom in development". AP News (The Associated Press). 31 March 2019. https://apnews.com/article/c295d09da88f4490a519d6772d189ff7. 
  2. ↑ "Top Ten KS Tornadoes". National Weather Service; Wichita, KS. https://www.weather.gov/ict/toptenkstors. 
  3. ↑ "The Monticello Tornado". National Weather Service, Northern Indiana. https://www.weather.gov/iwx/19740403_superoutbreak. 
  4. ↑ "The Oak Lawn Tornado; April 21, 1967". National Weather Service; Chicago, Illinois. https://www.weather.gov/media/lot/events/1967_Apr_Tornadoes/OakLawn_Tornado_survey.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Salt Lake City, F2 tornado, 11 August 1999". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5703912. 
  6. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Jonesboro, F4 tornado, 26 May 1973". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9983390. 
  7. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Hamden, F4 tornado, 10 July 1989". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9985073. 
  8. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Monroe, EF3 tornado, 12 April 2020". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=879880. 
  9. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Colfax, F5 tornado, 4 June 1958". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10149031. 
  10. ↑ "Tornado damage costs insurers $295M". Ottawa Citizen. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/tornado-damages-cost-insurers-295m. 
  11. ↑ "Insured losses from twister: $153 million". Wichita Eagle (Amanda O'Toole). http://www.kansas.com/greensburg/story/102573.html. 
  12. ↑ "Stom Events Database, Search Results for Bullitt, Jefferson, and Spencer Counties, Kentucky; Event Types: Tornado; 28 May 1996". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=28&beginDate_yyyy=1996&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=28&endDate_yyyy=1996&county=BULLITT%3A29&county=JEFFERSON%3A111&county=SPENCER%3A215&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=21%2CKENTUCKY. 
  13. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Cordell, F3 tornado, 9 October 2001". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5270683. 
  14. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Jefferson/St. Clair Counties, F3 tornado, 27 May 1973". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=27&beginDate_yyyy=1973&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=27&endDate_yyyy=1973&county=JEFFERSON%3A73&county=ST.%2BCLAIR%3A115&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=1%2CALABAMA. 
  15. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Hale/Perry/Bibb/Shelby/Talladega Counties, F4 tornado, 27 May 1973". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=05&beginDate_dd=27&beginDate_yyyy=1973&endDate_mm=05&endDate_dd=27&endDate_yyyy=1973&county=JEFFERSON%3A73&county=ST.%2BCLAIR%3A115&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=1%2CALABAMA. 
  16. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Highland Park/Detroit, F2 tornado, 2 July 1997". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5607602. 
  17. ↑ "National Disaster Survey Report 71-2: Mississippi Delta Tornadoes of February 21, 1971". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/Mississippi%20Delta%20ornados%20February%201971.pdf. 
  18. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Pulaski/Saline Counties, Arkansas, F4 tornado, 1 March 1997". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=03&beginDate_dd=01&beginDate_yyyy=1997&endDate_mm=03&endDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=1997&county=PULASKI%3A119&county=SALINE%3A125&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=5%2CARKANSAS. 
  19. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Rutherford County, Tennessee, EF4 tornado, 10 April 2009". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=165128. 
  20. ↑ "Storm Events Database, Dickson/Davidson/Sumner Counties, Tennessee, F3 tornado, 7 April 2006". National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?tornfilter=3&sort=DT&statefips=47%2CTENNESSEE&eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_yyyy=2006&beginDate_mm=04&beginDate_dd=07&endDate_yyyy=2006&endDate_mm=04&endDate_dd=07. 




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