When was the worst tornado

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There were 1, tornadoes reported in the U. Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Illinois topped the list as the top five worst states for tornadoes. These states recorded the most tornadic activity in , ranging from in Mississippi to 71 in Illinois, as confirmed by the National Weather Service. Where do tornadoes occur? These destructive and deadly storms can happen anywhere in the U. Because these storms can cause catastrophic damage to your home and vehicles, understanding your risk and having adequate property and auto insurance coverage can help you prepare.

Of the top 10 states with the most tornadoes in , only one — Texas — is officially a part of Tornado Alley. As experienced in , tornadic storms can develop and cause destruction just about anywhere in the U. So what state has the most tornadoes? While tornadoes occur in all 50 states and Washington, D.

These 10 states saw the fewest twisters in While these states record relatively few tornadoes on average, each season is different. Tornado Alley is a nickname given to a region in the U. Tornado Alley begins in the Southern plains and extends northward through the upper Midwest to the Canadian border.

Tornadoes can and do occur outside of these states. Additionally, Tornado Alley is simply a nickname. Some states, like Alabama and Mississippi, are not included in Tornado Alley but often see widespread tornadic activity. Most standard homeowners insurance policies cover tornado damage for the structure of your home, outbuildings and your personal belongings. The death toll from this March 18, , twister was , with more than 2, injured. Most of the deaths were in southern Illinois. The monstrous tornado was three-quarters of a mile wide, though some reports put it at a mile wide in places.

Winds may have exceeded mph. The twister destroyed 15, homes. This tornado struck Natchez, Mississippi, on May 7, , and holds the record as the only massive tornado in the U.

The death toll was at least , with the majority of casualties on flatboats sunk along the Mississippi River. The loss of life was likely greater because the deaths of enslaved people would not have been counted in this era.

Hundreds of slaves killed, dwellings swept like chaff from their foundations, the forest uprooted, and the crops beaten down and destroyed. This tornado hit May 27, , striking the major city of St. Louis, Missouri, and neighboring East St.

Louis, Illinois, across the Mississippi River. At least died, but the toll may have been higher as people on boats might have washed down the river.

It's the only tornado on this list to be considered a category F4 instead of the most powerful F5. Less than a month later, the city hosted the Republican National Convention, where William McKinley was nominated before being elected the 25th president of the United States. This tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, on April 5, , killing people. Among the survivors were a young Elvis Presley and his mother.

Official records at the time didn't include Black people, and the twister heavily damaged Black neighborhoods, so the toll was likely higher. In total, 48 city blocks were destroyed. It was an especially deadly storm year, as the next night, a tornado swept through Gainesville, Georgia, killing Tornadoes in Bangladesh are most common during the transition to the wet monsoon in the spring.

The country's peak month for tornadoes is April, though its tornado season runs from March to May, according to Bangladeshtornadoes. Wind shear and instability are maximized during this time period as warm, moist air flows northward from the Bay of Bengal and combines with a westerly wind flow in the upper atmosphere. Greg Forbes, The Weather Channel's severe weather expert, notes that Bangladesh experiences some of the strongest and deadliest tornadoes outside the U.

That said, according to this article by Paul and Bhuiyan, the country only averages more than six tornadoes per year. This is much less than the U. High death counts in past Bangladesh tornadoes are the result of a number of factors identified in a paper by Schmidlin and Ono.

High population density, poor building construction and no warnings systems were just a few of the reasons cited. Sadly, Bangladesh is also the country where the deadliest tropical cyclone in history struck.