10 Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History

May 27, 1896, 255 killed

With over a mile of whipping winds, the tornado hit about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the Eads Bridge in St. Louis and swept east over highly populated areas. Lafayette Park, along with houses, industrial areas, hospitals and churches, was destroyed. The tornado then crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois and continued to cause destruction.

Next Tupelo, Miss., 1936

• Deadliest Tornadoes

  • After Moore, a Look Back
  • The Tri-State Tornado, 1925 (Missouri, Illinois, Indiana)
  • Natchez, Miss., 1840
  • St. Louis, 1896
  • Tupelo, Miss., 1936
  • Gainesville, Ga., 1936
  • Woodward, Okla., 1936
  • Amite, La., and Purvis, Miss., 1908
  • Joplin, Mo., 2011
  • New Richmond, Wis., 1899
  • Flint, Mich., 1953

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