Disasters with highest death tolls - The Tri-State Tornado

Time: Wednesday Mar 18, 1925

Place: (Missouri–Illinois–Indiana), U.S.

Details: The Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday, March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in United States history. It was also the most exceptional tornado during a major outbreak of at least 12 known significant tornadoes, spanning a large portion of the Midwestern and Southern United States. This one tornado alone inflicted 695 fatalities, more than twice as many as the second deadliest, the Great Natchez, Mississippi Tornado.

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