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Draft:List of US tornado records by state

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This is a list of tornado records in the United States, as organized by the U.S. States they occurred in. Much of this material is likely to be challenged and will be updated once the National Centers for Environmental Information database is back online.

To count as a record, a tornado must have been the deadliest, widest, costliest, or most intense tornado in that state. Information about record path length will default to the tornado with the longest path length that spent a majority of its time in that state, assuming no information can be found about the track length in the state itself. As well, intensity is based on the highest rating accepted for that tornado, as rated and acknowledged by the National Weather Service, the agency responsible for rating tornadoes in the United States on the Fujita or Enhanced Fujita scale based on the damage they do.

List of tornado records by state
State F/EF scale rating Most fatalities Longest path length Largest width Costliest
Alabama F5/EF5 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell (2011) – 72 fatalities Carrollton–Blount (2011)[a] – 127.8 mi (205.7 km)[1] Tuscaloosa–Birmingham (2011) – 1.5 mi (2.4 km) Tuscaloosa–Birmingham (2011) – $3.251 billion
Multiple[b]
Alaska F0/EF0 n/a ? ? ?
Multiple[c]
Arkansas F5 Fort Smith (1898) – 55 fatalities Atkins–Clinton–Mountain View–Highland (2008) – 122 mi (196 km) Decatur (2024) – 3,600 yd (2.0 mi; 3.3 km) Fort Smith (1996) - $583 million
Pleasant Valley–Sneed (1929)
Illinois F5 Tri-State (1925) – 591 fatalities Tri-State (1925) Belvidere (1967) – 2 mi (3.2 km) Washington (2013) – $1.187 billion
Multiple[d]
Indiana F5 Tri-State (1925) – 99 fatalities Indianapolis (2002) – 112 mi (180 km) ? Monticello (1974) – $1.545 billion
Depauw–Daisy Hill (1974)[e]
Iowa F5/EF5 Dewitt–Camanche (1860) – 73 fatalities Wright–Delta (1984) – 117 mi (188 km) ? Charles City (1968) – $276 million
Multiple[f]
Kansas F5 Udall (1955) – 80 fatalities ? Seneca–Oneida (1896) – 2.25 mi (3.62 km) Topeka (1966) – $2.314 billion
A lot
Kentucky F5 Jefferson County (1880) – 76 fatalities Mayfield (2021) - 165.6 mi (266.5 km) ? Falmouth (1968) – $243 million
Brandenburg (1974)
Missouri F5/EF5 Joplin (2011) – ≥158 fatalities ? ? Joplin (2011) – $3.792 billion
Multiple[g]
Ohio F5 Lorain–Sandusky – ≥85 fatalities Brunersburg (1920) ? Xenia (1974) – $1.545 billion
Multiple[h]
Oklahoma F5/EF5 Woodward (1947) – 116 fatalities Woodward (1947) – 98 mi (158 km) El Reno (2013) – 2.6 mi (4.2 km) Moore (2013) – $2.616 billion
A lot
Texas F5 Waco (1953), Goliad (1902) – 114 fatalities ? Glazier (1947) – ~2.0 mi (3.2 km) Dallas (2019) – $1.847 billion
Multiple[i]

Notes

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  1. ^ This is the longest accepted path of a tornado in Alabama. The 1973 Central Alabama tornado, with a path length of 139.1 mi (223.9 km) is believed to have been a tornado family, with the longest continuous path being 65 mi (105 km) long. The 132 mi (212 km) path of the 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado also extended into Tennessee, with only 118.63 mi (190.92 km) of path length in Alabama.
  2. ^ Moulton (1974, Athens (1974), Guin (1974), Birmingham (1977), Birmingham (1998), Rainsville (2011), Hackleburg–Phil Campbell (2011)<refname= "alabamarecords" />
  3. ^ Only 6 tornadoes have ever been confirmed in Alaska, none rated above EF0. The most recent of these was in April 2024.
  4. ^ Tri-State (1925), Taylorville (1880), Lacon (1942), Plainfield (1990)
  5. ^ Two other F5 tornadoes had impacted the state during the Super Outbreak while forming or dissipating. An F5 on April 1, 1884 near Florida was rated F5 by Grazulis but remains officially unrated.
  6. ^ Adair (1953), Belmond (1966), Charles City (1968), Oelwein (1968), Jordan (1976), Parkersburg (2008)
  7. ^ Tri-State (1925), Ruskin Heights–Raytown (1957), Joplin (2011)
  8. ^ Wheelersburg (1968), Cincinnati–Sayler Park (1974), Xenia (1974), Niles (1985)
  9. ^ Waco (1953), Wichita Falls (1964), Lubbock (1970), Valley Mills (1973), Brownwood (1976), Jarrell (1997)
  1. ^ "Alabama Tornado Statistics". National Weather Service Birmingham, Alabama. 2023.
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