List of Tornadoes Causing 100 or More Deaths - Tornadoes

Tornadoes

Rank Name (location) Country Date Deaths Injuries# Description
1 Daultipur and Salturia Bangladesh ys1989-04-26 1300 12,000 Likely the deadliest tornado in recorded world history, this storm destroyed everything but a few trees from Daultipur to Salturia.
2 1969 East Pakistan Tornado East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Bangladesh) yv1969-4-14 923 Unknown
3 Tri-State US n1925-03-18 695 2027 †Unlike most historical long-track tornadoes, this was likely a single tornado, not a tornado family. Partially or completely destroyed more than ten towns. The path length of 219 miles (352 km) is a world record. The death toll of 689 is the official National Weather Service total, however, the Red Cross lists a total of 695, and the death toll was likely even higher due to injured people who died after the fact.
4 Manikganj, Singair and Nawabganj Bangladesh yj1973-04-17 681 Unknown The village of Balurchar was completely destroyed, with eight other villages almost totally leveled.
5 Grand Harbour at Valletta Malta aa1551-09-23 600 Unknown †Waterspout destroyed a shipping armada, then moved ashore, causing severe damage. The storm may have occurred in 1556; sources conflict.
6 Magura and Narail Districts Bangladesh yc1964-04-11 500 Unknown †Wiped seven villages off the map. The death toll may have been as high as 1400, but official records conflict. There were no survivors from the village of Bhabanipur, where around 400 people lived.
7 Sicily Italy aDecember 1851 500 Unknown †Two waterspouts moved onshore at the western end of the island, becoming large, violent tornadoes. This was as a pair of tornadoes, but details are very scarce; it may have been a single multiple-vortex tornado.
8 Madaripur and Shibchar Bangladesh yl1977-04-01 500 Unknown All buildings and trees in Madaripur and Shibchar were destroyed.
9 Belyanitsky, Ivanovo, and Balino Russia yqa1984-06-09 400 213 †
10 Natchez, MS US ab1840-05-06 317 109 †Killed hundreds in boats on the Mississippi River. May have killed and injured hundreds more slaves on plantations outside of the city; however, slave deaths were traditionally not included in official totals.
11 North of Cooch Behar and surrounding area India,
Bangladesh		 yb1963-04-19 300 Unknown Touched down near Cooch Behar, India, and passed across the extreme northern tip of Bangladesh. Debris was found 30 miles (48 km) away from the damaged area. One source only mentions 139 deaths.
12 Bhakua and Haripur unions Bangladesh yh1972-04-29 300 Unknown
13 Comilla Bangladesh yf1969-04-14 263 Unknown Spawned by a separate storm from the Dhaka tornado, which killed 660 earlier in the day.
14 St. Louis and East St. Louis US e1896-05-27 255 1000 †Destroyed a large section of downtown in both cities. This death toll likely does not include people living in shanty boats on the Mississippi River.
15 Border of Orissa and West Bengal India yw1998-03-24 250 Unknown
16 Tupelo, MS US q1936-04-05 216 700 †Destroyed several hundred homes in the city, many of good construction. Over 100 people were still in hospitals when this official death toll was published, so the actual death toll may be higher.
17 Calcutta India ac1838-04-08 215 Unknown Moved very slowly (6 mph, 10 km/h) through the eastern suburbs of Calcutta, sweeping the ground clean in some places.
18 Faridpur and Dhaka Districts Bangladesh ya1961-03-19 210 Unknown
19 Gainesville, GA US r1936-04-06 203 1600 †In the same outbreak as the Tupelo tornado, destroyed a large section of downtown at the start of the work day. Forty people were still missing when this death toll was published.
20 14 miles southwest of Mymensingh Bangladesh yg1972-04-01 200 Unknown †A fifteen square mile (38 km2) area was "wiped clean".
21 Faridpur District Bangladesh ua1951-05-12 200 Unknown
22 Baliakandi Bangladesh yi1973-04-12 200 Unknown
23 Parshuram, Fulgazi, Somarpur, and Sonagazi Bangladesh yp1981-04-12 200 Unknown
24 Higgins, TX; Woodward, OK US t1947-04-09 181 970 This death toll may be inflated, as this storm was certainly a family of two or more tornadoes. However, at least 107 were killed in Woodward alone by a single tornado, where 100 city blocks were flattened.
25 Jaipur and Keonjhar Districts India yn1978-04-16 173 Unknown
26 Joplin, MO US yx2011-05-22 158 1000+ EF5 tornado struck the southern part of the city along a west-to-east path .75 miles (1.21 km) wide by 22.1 miles (35.6 km) long, destroying one of two hospitals in the city.
27 Kandi India yu1993-04-09 145 Unknown
28 Amite, LA and Purvis, MS US i1908-04-24 143 770 Deaths scattered across two states; highest toll in Purvis where 143 of the town's 150 houses were demolished.
29 Naria, Zajira and Bhederganj Bangladesh ye1908-04-24 141 Unknown
30 Karimpur India yo1978-04-18 128 Unknown
31 Kapundi, Erandi, Dhanbeni and Rengalbeda Bangladesh yq1981-04-17 120 Unknown
32 Borni Bangladesh yr1986-04-14 120 Unknown
33 Dhaka Bangladesh i1908-04-24 118 Unknown
34 New Richmond, WI US f1899-06-12 117 200 Struck the town just as a circus was ending, likely inflating the death toll.
35 Flint, MI US v1953-06-08 116 844 Destroyed a one mile stretch of houses on Coldwater Road.
36 Waco, TX US u1953-05-11 114 597 Thirty or more were killed in a six-story furniture store when it collapsed, with several others killed in cars by the falling bricks.
37 Goliad, TX US ga1902-05-18 114 250 Around 100 buildings destroyed. Killed 85 initially, with the rest dying from their injuries later.
38 Mokshedpur, Bhanga and Tungipara Bangladesh ym1977-04-02 111 Unknown
39 Omaha, NE US j1913-03-23 103 350 Cut a 0.25 mile (0.4 km) gouge through the city, destroying or damaging almost 2000 homes.
40 Mattoon and Charleston, IL US k1917-05-26 101 638 In the past, this was plotted as a record-length 293-mile (472-km) long tornado path, killing 110, but scientists now know that it was a family of at least four tornadoes. A single tornado killed at least 93 people in and near these two cities, and 101 deaths is the best modern estimate for a single tornado.
41 Shinnston, WV US s1944-06-23 100 381 †Cut a remarkably continuous path at least 60 miles (97 km) through mountainous terrain. Most deaths occurred in a 10-mile (16-km) stretch near Shinnston. May have killed one more in Pine Grove, Wetzel County.
42 11 miles West of Bogra Bangladesh yk1974-04-11 100 Unknown
''This was likely not a single tornado, but a tornado family (a group of tornadoes formed by the same supercell). However, it is impossible to tell from historical records, so officially they are recorded as a single tornado.
†May have been higher.
#Most injury figures are approximate

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