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The costliest single tornado in U.S. history is the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. The tornado, rated EF5, caused $2.8 billion in damage and killed 158 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.
"Tornado Alley" in the US records more tornadoes than anywhere else on earth. The core extends from northern Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, into Nebraska.
There are a number of famous tornados. These include the 1977 Madaripur-Shibchar tornado, the 1951 Comoro tornado, the 1964 Narail-Magura tornado, and the 1851 Sicily tornado.