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The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
The deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history was the one which produced the Tri-State tornado on March 18, 1925. As a whole the outbreak killed 747 people, 695 in the devastating Tri-State tornado, the deadliest single tornado in U.S. history. The F5 tornado cut a 219 mile long damage path through 13 counties in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
The deadliest tornado in Michigan History was the Flint, Michigan F5 tornado. It hit on June 8, 1953, killing 115. It was also the tenth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Hurricane Katrina, a storm that the United States in August of 2005 cause about $81 billion in damage, marking it as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
"Tornado Alley" in the US records more tornadoes than anywhere else on earth. The core extends from northern Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, into Nebraska.