10 Most Destructive Tornadoes From Around the World

Most of the world’s most destructive tornado events occur in the United States, but tornadoes do cause violent destructive damage in other countries around the world. The most destructive tornadoes cause massive loss of property, and many precious lives are lost during these storm events each year.

Tornadoes are classified in categories ranging from F0 to F6, and these categories differ by the wind speed and size of the tornado once it has made contact with the ground. Around the world some of these tornadoes have wiped out whole towns and killed hundreds of people. Some of these storms were so violent and destructive that they made it in this article, so that we can always be reminded of the seriousness of getting to a safe place when a tornado is barreling down on us.

Sometimes the most destructive tornado events happen when multiple tornadoes seemingly work together to wipe out the landscape like an enormous pencil eraser. When this type of weather event happens, the aftermath resembles that of a war zone after days of carpet-bombing. The environment is dangerous and deadly, because of leaking gas lines and live electrical wire scattered all about.

Tornadoes are nothing to play around with, so do not grab your video camera to try to catch a glimpse of the massive wall of dark blowing wind charging in your path. Losing your life or putting the lives of others is just not worth trying to record the event. No, instead get to a room or a place on the lowest area of your home and away from any windows (as breaking windows and flying glass could cause injury or death). Keep flashlights, batteries, a weather radio, matches/lighter, and a first aid kit in a safe place, so when or if they are ever needed, then you will have them ready when you need them the most.

Tri-State Tornado - March 18, 1925

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One of the most well documented tornadoes that hit the United States plowed through the Tri-State region of Missouri, southern Illinois and parts of southwest Indiana. The 219-mile path of destruction that the tornado left behind killed 695 people and injured an incredible 2,771 people, while causing a massive loss in property. The tornado probably a F5 is the next to the most destructive category of tornado with a sustained wind speed of 261 mph to 318 mph and has the power to destroy strong wood framed houses and cause noticeable damage to steel-reinforced concrete buildings in its path.

Talladega County, Alabama Tornado - March 21, 1932

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A massive F4 tornado tore through the county of Talladega leaving in its wake killed 70 people and injuring more than 325. The extent of the damage accounted for 600 homes either totally destroyed or damaged. The tornado is considered to be the most destructive storm ever recorded in the area.

Gainesville, Georgia Tornado - April 6, 1936

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The potential destructive power of one tornado can level many buildings and kill hundreds of people, but when two equally violent tornadoes cross paths, then the destructive force can break weather records like what happened in 1936, in Gainesville, Georgia. When two violent twisters joined forces just west of the city to form a ½ mile wide funnel that utterly destroyed 285 buildings, killed 203 people and injured another 934 people, this was the worst tornado event in the county’s history.

Indiana Tornadoes - April 11, 1965

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The deadliest and most destructive day in Hoosier history happened on Palm Sunday (April 11) 1965, killing 265 people, injuring 1700 plus people in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. During this storm event, there were 11 reported tornadoes that ripped through 20 counties, leveling and damaging buildings and homes that were estimated to cost $30 million dollars.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Cyclone - June 30, 1912

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A massively destructive cyclone (tornado) marched through regions of Canada in mid-afternoon on June 30, 1912 south of Regina in Saskatchewan Canada. The tornado charged violently across 18 ½ miles of earth for a terrifying three minutes that killed 28 people, injuring 2500 people and causing more than $1.2 million dollars in damage. An estimated 500 buildings were either damaged or totally destroyed. In 1912, $1.2 million dollars was a whole lot of money and any time life is lost, it is devastating in any amount.

Edmonton, Canada Tornado - July 31, 1987

In Edmonton, Canada, a freighting tornado event that killed 27 people and destroyed or damaged many buildings in the area was captured on video, so that people can see how destructive these storms can be. Besides, running from the terrifying winds that can left buildings off of their foundations and throw them through the air like sacks of potatoes, there usually is large hail, flooding and heavy rains accompanying these storms that can wipeout whatever the tornadoes missed.

Bulahdelah Tornado, New South Wales, Australia - January 1, 1970

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In terms of destruction, the Bulahdelah Tornado that struck near the city of Newcastle in New South Wales Australia was estimated to be a mighty F4 or F5 tornado that destroyed more than one million trees, but on the bright side no lives were lost during the event. The environmentally impact will take decades to recover from and no amount of money can speed up the growth time of the trees that are planted to replace the trees that were lost.

Tennessee Tornado - November 21, 1900

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Leaving behind a path of destruction and over 50 people dead and hundreds of buildings and houses damaged or destroyed. The Tennessee Tornado was about 350 yards wide and destroyed everything that was in the storm’s path. The tornado continued to wreak havoc in Arkansas and Mississippi where the tornado devastated the cotton crops on many farms and uprooting trees, and then depositing those trees in the cotton fields. The tornado suspected to have been a F4 or F5 flattened buildings, libraries and damaged about 2-miles of train track between the McKenzie and Henry Station.

For the complete story of these events, read this New York Times article. Please be warned that this article was written in 1900 and the description of some of the people that survived or died in the tornadoes would be considered a bit racist in today’s language.

Carolinas Tornado Outbreak - March 28, 1984

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Throughout the afternoon and evening hours of March 28, 1984, an ominous serious of tornadoes were preparing to devastate the Carolinas. As twenty-two tornadoes touched down causing over $200 million dollars in property damage and killing 57 people, while leaving 1,248 injured. The violent tornado outbreak swept across the state in a show of force that will remain in the memories of the survivors for many years to come.

Pennsylvania-Ohio Tornadoes - May 31, 1985

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In the late afternoon-evening of May 31, 1985 a series of deadly tornadoes push a path of nearly mind boggling devastation as on this day out of the 41 tornadoes reported a total of 27 tornadoes struck a powerful one-two punch to the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Hundreds of buildings and homes were damaged or completely leveled, which totaled more than $450 million dollars in property damage. There was even a higher loss of life in which 75 deaths and 1,025 injuries were reported to authorities.

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79 Responses to “10 Most Destructive Tornadoes From Around the World”

  1. Anon Says...

    On June 19, 2008 at 8:31 am

    This is what I am talking about Nelson. VERY good read and interesting. There are facts that I never knew about and one could tell that it was researched well. The pictures are very nice too but scary at the same time. I am glad we don’t get these disasters where I am.

    Keep up the good work.


  2. Joe Brady Says...

    On June 19, 2008 at 11:55 am

    great article. i can tell all of the research and hard work you put into.

    -Keep on writing!


  3. Ruby Hawk Says...

    On June 19, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    We have tornados all around us but luckily I have never seen one up close and I hope I never do. The closest I had was when strong winds came over and wound the tops off some tress in our yard. it didn’t touch the ground.


  4. nobert soloria bermosa Says...

    On June 20, 2008 at 11:01 am

    nice research, tornadoes-very destructive indeed, i have read an article about tornado- it was only then i’ve learned that it could lift a bulldozer,thanks,


  5. wbusykat4 Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    Nice work! And a very interesting read.


  6. anonymous Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    Why isn’t the May 1999 F5 tornado in Moore OK not on the list?

    That tornado and the others that formed that day were worse than some on the list.


  7. LAME Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    You didn’t even get your basic research correct.

    There is no F6 on the scale.
    The F5 that plowed through Oklahoma City on May 3rd 1999 had the highest recorded wind of any storm, it was a long track tornado, was on the ground for at least 1 hour and perhaps more and caused millions of dollars in damage and I don’t know how many people lost their lives….yet you somehow omitted this from your list. Hmm….

    Even a quick google could have turned up this link.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Tornado_Outbreak

    This article is cool but really should have included that tornado.


  8. Chris Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    I think that you have forgotten some of the most powerful and destructive tornadoes that happened in Kansas and should have ranked in the top ten in this article. Google it! and I am not talking about the Wizard of Oz! :)


  9. get real Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    good research? Your photos are innacurate…


  10. Wil Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    Another thing you apparently don’t realize is that the F scale hasn’t been used for several years now. The new EF scale is far more accurate and changes the wind speed scales. It’s based on tornado speed, wind speed and scale of damage. You also don’t seem to make any effort to explain the different types of tornadoes since there are several with two being far more destructive the the classic funnel.


  11. Richard Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    How about the April 1974 outbreak in the USA? That was a serious tornado event.


  12. ippey Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    Why did you use the same image for the Australia and Pennsylvania tornadoes?


  13. WHAT RESEARCH? Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    this article is a joke. i’ll second what some have already said about the 99 oklahoma tornado, the fact that we now use the EF scale and what about the parkersburg EF5 torando, or the greensburs EF5? do some more googling mate


  14. Jimmy Jones Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Dude those are some WICKED looking storms! OMG I cant even imagine!

    JT
    http://www.Fireme.To/udi


  15. Kevin Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    I’m sorry but how can you possibly mention ohio and not mention the xenia tornado of April 4 1974. I live near xenia and that tornado is still legendary to this day. I have even seen documentaries on television refer to it as one of the worst tornado events in recorded history.


  16. Okie Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    I believe that post #6 has the correct question. Where are the May 4, 1999 tornadoes? The tornadoes destroyed most of central and north central Oklahoma and had the highest wind speeds ever recorded with a tornado.


  17. anonymous Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    Interesting article. Blatantly ignored the inaccuracy of the photos though…two of them are the same.


  18. Kansas Tornado lover Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 11:35 pm

    While a poor attempt by this individual to list the top ten worst tornadoes of all time, it is more than I would venture to guess that any of you leaving comments thus far have done. While I whole heartedly agree with all of your diligent efforts to point out the fallacies in this article, I challenge one if not ALL of you to due your googling and come up with a standard by which to measure all these tornadoes by (i.e. most destructive, most powerful, most lives lost, etc, etc.) and then put together your own article. But even then I am sure that there will always be someone out there in the cloud (no pun intended) that will disagree with your finding, and insist that you left some out. Oh well I guess that’s life.
    Oh, if anyone does decide to do this, or if they know of a better done article, leave a link in the comments or digg it up.


  19. sean Says...

    On June 21, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    Kevin is correct! i live just outside of xenia ohio, and there are still conversations about “the tornado”.


  20. Feliks Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 1:05 am

    Just because you can’t or won’t do batter, does not mean you can’t critize someone for what is honestly a pretty terrible article.


  21. annon Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 1:39 am

    i agree! how did the May 3 tornados in Oklahoma get over looked?? they were extremely destructive


  22. Manokaran Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 1:51 am

    In terms of lives lost, the following is the mother of all:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Bangladesh_cyclone

    That this has been left out makes me doubt the research that has gone into compiling this list!!


  23. Mikey Payload Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 3:30 am

    I can’t believe Oklahoma didn’t get a mention at all. But hey, who is the guy who wrote it anyhow? Exactly.


  24. JC Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 3:47 am

    Um, Manokaran, a “cyclone” is equivalent to a hurricane, not a tornado.

    Perhaps you meant this?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daultipur-Salturia_Tornado


  25. dismayed Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 5:53 am

    I’m also surprised that the May 3rd, 1999 Oklahoma tornadoes are not on the list. The highest wind speeds every Doppler-confirmed on the planet were recorded that day.

    The National Severe Storms Laboratory states that the May 3rd tornado caused $1.5 BILLION in damage, with 8000 homes destroyed, 46 dead, and 800 injured. No other monetary damage statistics even come close.

    I’m also a bit disappointed that some of the basic science in the article is flawed. There has never been an F6 classification on the Fujita scale… in fact until the May 3rd tornado wind speeds of 318+ were thought impossible. The F scale was replaced by the EF scale (”Enhanced Fujita”) a few years ago.


  26. Wil Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 11:52 am

    I lived in Norman, OK (borders Moore on the south) and I like half the people here have got to say where is the May 3rd tornadoes? Also, whoever said that it wasn’t a F6, the only reason why it was not documented as an F6 is because where the National Weather Service is (Norman) the winds were so powerful that they destroyed a lot of the equipment. The last readings they got were at 318 mph which is the max speed of a F5. My memory is a little shaky since I moved to Georgia after that one, but as far as I can remember that is why the Oklahoma tornado that went through Bridge Creek and Moore didn’t reach F6 capacities.


  27. Nelson Doyle Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    Thank you all for pointing out my missing the May 3, 1999 Oklahoma tornadoes and you all are correct this is a pretty terrible article that I wrote. After reading it through again not as the writer, but as an observer, I do realize this piece really not too good at all.

    I actually find the information in the comments section quite interesting as I have learned some new things today. I fully expect my readers to call me out when I quite honestly screwed an article up as badly as I did with this piece. I may just refine the information and write another one, but this time I am going to research the suggestions left in the comments section of this article along with some other more powerful tornadoes that I have recently discovered. The next article about this subject will be much better.

    The F6 rating that I wrote about actually came from this source:

    http://www.tornadoproject.com/fscale/fscale.htm

    The description of a F6 Tornado is:

    “F6 Inconceivable tornado 319-379 mph

    These winds are very unlikely. The small area of damage they might produce would probably not be recognizable along with the mess produced by F4 and F5 wind that would surround the F6 winds. Missiles, such as cars and refrigerators would do serious secondary damage that could not be directly identified as F6 damage. If this level is ever achieved, evidence for it might only be found in some manner of ground swirl pattern, for it may never be identifiable through engineering studies”

    While I realize that some of my information fell short of expectation, not everything that has been pointed out in the comments is incorrect.

    Thank you all again for stopping by and reading and leaving comments.

    God Bless,

    Nelson Doyle


  28. Brock Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    I live and Moore and have so all my life. The worst of the may third tornado missed my neighborhood by only a block, because so I haven’t forgotten a single thing about that thing. I have to say it’s pretty disappointing you didn’t add this to the list. Being a Oklahoman I’ve seen a lot of tornadoes, but never so many with so much power, that lasted so long. Not only was it large with a very fast rotation, but for about a hour and a half there were non-stop twisters, destroying parts of every major city in the mid-OK area. For that alone it should have made this list.


  29. Judy Sheldon Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    Nelson, you have offered good advice and it is appreciated. I have survived three tornadoes that tore through my small home town on Palm Sunday. We had just left worship, and in very little time our church was destroyed. We hid in our basement, so only got to witness the aftermath. My father’s business had been relocated to the middle of the street blocking off our road, and a lot of our roof was torn off. I was just a child, and don’t remember any fatalities (not to say that there weren’t any) but witnessed a lot of property damage. Insurance companys called it an “act of God” so did not assist with losses. The red cross and National Guard set up stations and handed out food and drinks. A lot of looting took place, which is pretty sad.

    Nelson, your topic is huge, so of course, you couldn’t cover it in a single article. Take care.


  30. Karen Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    I have to agree with many of the others there are some other destructive tornadoes that have moved through as well.

    As mentioned the one in Moore by Will and Brock. That one actually started it’s destructive path around Chickasha and moved on through Moore. So that one left a wide and long path of destruction.

    Not to mention the one that hit Andover KS, Haysville/Wichita KS, Greensburg KS, the one outside of Tulsa that wiped out a small town, one that hit Udall KS years ago, Greensburg KS, Chapman KS, KSU, and the Boy Scout Camp.

    There was one when I was a kid that hit Union City OK that had the same destructive force that hit many of the previously mentioned towns.


  31. Bill Says...

    On June 22, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    I moved out of the Texas panhandle because of this upon retiring. You just need to run from this (and the accompanying hail) so many times. Not exciting, not fun.


  32. valli Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 12:28 am

    Very interesting and great article!


  33. bpper Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 3:41 am

    what about okc f7?????


  34. Richkn Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 6:48 am

    You neglected to mention the 1950’s tornado around Worcester MA that kille almost 100 people.


  35. hughster Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 10:36 am

    The last tornado to kill over 100 people was the Flint, Michigan tornado in the 50’s, I think 1953. Much worse than some of these..


  36. Rana Sinha Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    Good work Nelson. Very interesting. Thanks.

    I guess the title should have been “Most destructive tornadoes in the English speaking countries” as you didn’t mention tornados elsewhere except the US, Australian and Canadian ones. They do occur in Bangladesh, which experiences a complex mixture of storms. One of the worst in Bangladesh killed over 800 people on May 26, 1989. One of the worst natural disasters in history, the 1970 Bhola cyclone, killed about 500 000 people. Though technically a cyclone, there were tornados there also.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone


  37. T. Dean Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Of course The May 3rd (Again)
    Thanks for the international view on tornados. Getting to watch the Dimmitt Texas tornado (that was the first accurate Radar of the interior of a large twister) Early ninteys. Then one that removed the roof off one of our hog barns in Oklahoma. I sometimes forget others have them too.
    We will stand on a porch and watch them, With one hand on the doorknob and the cellar door open. (with the T.V. on listening to Gary……. just ask any body from Oklahoma they can tell you bout Gary.)
    Tornados are amazing things that you can survive. if you know its out there…… thank you Weathermen, Sheriffs Officers, and Spotters You are why we havent had 600 killed in a long time.


  38. Nelson Doyle Says...

    On June 23, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    I know. I know that I wrote a pretty terrible article, but the comments left are good information (better than the article itself).

    Many commenters have mentioned and even went into detail about the May 3rd 1999 tornado, which I already admitted to have missed in this article. But, the fact that so many people have left comments about it, I see no reason to write another article about the tornado. The article would probably still fell short of reader’s expectations.

    Writers who write these types of lists are always going to miss some things, because they are only writing about ten things about topics with 100’s or 1,000,000s of bits of information about them.

    However, I do think this is one of the worst articles that I have ever written. I will do better next time.

    God Bless,

    Nelson Doyle


  39. Robyn Says...

    On June 24, 2008 at 10:35 am

    What about the May 3rd tornado in Moore and OKC. That was a particularly powerful tornado that was the result of several smaller tornadoes merging together. That tornado had the highest winds ever recorded and caused major destruction and damage. It most definitely should have made the list.


  40. Wayne Says...

    On June 24, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    Nelson,

    One thing that would make a better article would be to have someone check your grammar and spelling. There are DOZENS of errors (\”a freighting tornado,\” \”an ominous serious of tornadoes.\” If you want your work to get passed around, you should create a polished product, or else we may be a bit embarrassed to forward it.

    That said, the tone and content was good. I appreciate your hard work.


  41. Nelson Doyle Says...

    On June 24, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Hi Wayne -

    Good point. I have agreed that this is a terrible article. I blame it on the dog. No. No, just kidding. This is what I get for not editing the article before publishing it. Was tired. No sleep in days and honestly dropped the ball on this article. I’ll do better on the next one.

    God Bless,

    Nelson Doyle


  42. Aaron Says...

    On June 25, 2008 at 7:31 am

    I loved this article, although, I don’t really see the ‘tornado’ in the first picture and the 6th and 9th pictures are the same o.0


  43. Seastian Pillinger Says...

    On June 25, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Good article

    Have a look at my stuff my user name is Sebastian Pillinger
    http://www.authspot.com/Poetry/School-Afternoon-The-Last-Lesson.145007


  44. picky, picky Says...

    On June 27, 2008 at 6:59 am

    While writing top 10 lists may be a good way for a writer to showcase their material…there is always going to be that 11th person who reads it.
    And to #43…this is hardly the place to advertise your own work!


  45. adriana aldana Says...

    On July 9, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    as far as i know there has been no f6 tornado on the fajita scale!It only goes up to an f5!


  46. Suprman071 Says...

    On July 20, 2008 at 8:44 am

    I know lots of people have commented about missing the F5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma… I just wanted to add one thing about it… I have seen lots of tornado damage in Oklahoma, but until this whopper I have never seen a tornado that PULLED THE GRASS OUT OF THE GROUND and just left bare dirt. It has to be the most amazing natural disaster I have ever seen and I hope to never see that again.

    Nelson, good luck next time… We hope you learned something!


  47. Lauren Axelrod Says...

    On August 22, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Hi Nelson. Very cool article. I have recently realized in some of my articles that some of my grammer was horrible. Never leave it to MS Word or Vista to catch these mistake. Although, when I write at 1 am in the morning, I tend to make stupid mistakes.

    I still loved the article. Tornado’s have always been fascinating to me. Regardless of the destruction, I still think there beautiful. If I had the chance I would chase one.


  48. casey Says...

    On September 2, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    omg! this is like soooooooooo sad! i feel bad for the families that lost their relatives in these tornadoes! i have to admit the pictures of the tornadoes are like really cool! im like totally in love with tornadoes(only pictures)!


  49. Aaliyah Says...

    On September 16, 2008 at 11:45 am

    wow that is really bad those tornadoes are horrible. i feel bad but i don’t live in any of those cities so i don’t have to worry dayummmmmmmmmmmm those are really big it reminds me of batman and his cape.


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    On September 18, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    hiiiiiiiiiii this monica and marissa and we r bored and HYPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  51. atul Says...

    On September 26, 2008 at 8:45 am

    the pictures as well as the articles related to it were very knowledge fetching


  52. Tyler West Says...

    On October 8, 2008 at 11:22 am

    im just a 18 year old guy in TN, but you do have a really nice page here but i have no idea why you did it but Thank you. it helped me get my work done :) :D


  53. Yo Says...

    On October 17, 2008 at 7:30 am

    I know what you mean about the xenia tornado.


  54. this guy Says...

    On November 11, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    Im using this for my project sorry if i allready said it i dont think it went through


  55. Sk8 girl hinata XD Says...

    On November 13, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    Even though im only 13 ad a half, for once in ma life i got interested in reading the whole…uh…
    something…text…whatever…
    yes and i LOVED the pictures! the info was shoking, bu so were the pictures! were u serious about the grass part wjich was pulled off the ground?
    no, right?? that cant be, i already have enough problems with my own hands!!


  56. Sk8 girl hinata XD Says...

    On November 13, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    lol sorry if im bugging!! but im really laughing wjile saying htis…

    lol ppl have some funny names up there! hahahaha!! i cant believe i complain about mine… HAHAHAHAHA

    (cant i be enthouziastic for once in a life time?! gosh…)

    sorry my spelling suks!! but i dont give cuz i know u can read me!!


  57. Sk8 girl hinata XD Says...

    On November 13, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    oh yeah, and just like this guy up there, im using this for my project too!!


  58. tuba tommy42 Says...

    On November 15, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    im using this info for my project for sure!!!!!!!!
    Nice Job whoever made this.


  59. Curt Marano Says...

    On December 7, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    I have to agree that two of the most powerful tornado/systems were omitted, that being the may 3rd oklahoma storm & the 1/2 mile wide f-5 tornado that hit Greensburg. Both were at least 1/2 mile wide and were f-5 tornados, but interesting article, never saw a two legged twister before..scarey. Thanx for the info.
    btw i come from the land of many twisters, but most are over water. if we do get one on land they are usually not that big or powerful. We do get alot of hurricanes as well i survived the cat-4 storm..that was Hurricane Charlie & it hit as it was gaining power, many of my friends homes were damaged, some leveled. i lucked out we were 20 miles north of the small fast moving center..only downed trees & such in my neighborhood.


  60. Haylay Says...

    On December 8, 2008 at 3:05 pm

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  61. hardcore girl(SHE ROCKS) Says...

    On December 8, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    DUDE WICKED PHOTOS I LIKE THEM


  62. tornadoweathergirl Says...

    On December 19, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    To the Okie,
    Its May 3 1999 not May 4, 1999. Also why is the May 4, 2007 Greensburg Kansas tornado not on there. That tornado leveled that town, there wasn’t much left?


  63. Kasimur Says...

    On February 27, 2009 at 11:16 am

    This is sparta!


  64. Gabby #30 Says...

    On March 6, 2009 at 10:42 am

    wow dis really sux rip ppl who died in dis


  65. Gabby#30 Says...

    On March 6, 2009 at 10:43 am

    RIP bigtym


  66. gio Says...

    On March 24, 2009 at 11:50 am

    wow


  67. achildofnoname Says...

    On March 26, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    haha. bro. this is great. im using this for my project.

    btw. these are some interesting facts


  68. kassandra Says...

    On April 15, 2009 at 8:01 am

    i like like love science like i dont know what ill do with out it people make fun of me and i just cry..


  69. Brandon Says...

    On April 29, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    This list is pretty crappy. You don’t list the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 3, 1999 (the most powerful tornado ever recorded) and you don’t list the 1974 tornado outbreak (the worst in recorded history).


  70. Smash Says...

    On May 4, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    I need this to be in a chart so that it can be in this science project


  71. marla Says...

    On May 11, 2009 at 11:25 am

    wow this is good 4 my essay


  72. Savion Says...

    On May 12, 2009 at 9:20 am

    I bet ill get a 4 on my science project with this information


  73. emily Says...

    On May 12, 2009 at 10:35 am

    But what is the most deadly tornado? I’m doing a worksheet in science and i have to figure it out. Please help me!!


  74. roseanah Says...

    On May 19, 2009 at 3:54 am

    Sweat thoes coment were aps erluloy cool as and i just wont to know what is the mose destrutive cyclone/tornadow in the would if eney one knows put it on this sight please it is for my home work/assighment.


  75. roseanah Says...

    On May 19, 2009 at 4:02 am

    and also can u put a pitcher and the sight and it is a COMPERTISON so start seartching and sending oh and could you put how many died as well and if you know the date as well so ta


  76. hihi Says...

    On May 19, 2009 at 4:12 am

    hihihihihihihihihihihihi9hihihihiihihihihihihiihihihiihihiihihi!


  77. roseanah Says...

    On May 20, 2009 at 1:57 am

    dear emily do you have eney info about cyclones that you could help me with please. pro hapes a sight posibley.


  78. Lucy Says...

    On May 22, 2009 at 4:27 am

    I’m doing a project about tornadoes so i need as much help as i can get.


  79. fred Says...

    On June 10, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    I am doing a school project on tornadoes


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