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List of deadliest tornadoes in US since 1900

A family digs through the remains of their apartment in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
A family digs through the remains of their apartment in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) A family digs through the remains of their apartment in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

By Associated Press 1 min read

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, Mississippi.

– 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Georgia.

– 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Oklahoma.