Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900
May 21, 2013, 3:01 AM
(AP) – A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:
_ 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
_ 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss.
_ 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.
_ 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.
_ 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.
_ 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and Purvis, Miss.
_ 116 deaths. June 8, 1953, in Flint, Mich.
_ 114 deaths. May 11, 1953 in Waco, Texas.
_ 114 deaths. May 18, 1902 in Goliad, Texas.
_ 103 deaths. March 23, 1913, in Omaha, Neb.
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Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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