What was the deadliest tornado outbreak?
The deadliest outbreak came on April 3, 1974, when a two-day “Super Outbreak” of 147 tornadoes killed 308 people in 13 states. The deadliest single tornado was the “Tri-state” tornado that killed 695 people along a 219 mile long track across parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana on March 18, 1925. 9. What city has been hit by the most tornadoes? Oklahoma City has been hit by a staggering 100 tornadoes; the earliest recorded tornado there was in 1893. The most-hit city count can change based on how city limits are defined, but when considering a 20-mile radius around a city of 100,000 or more, Oklahoma City is in the lead, followed by Huntsville, Ala. 10. What is the highest elevation a tornado has occurred at? This isn’t known for sure, but scientists with the National Weather Service say it is at least over 10,000 feet above sea level. The NWS website lists a tornado observed and photographed by a hiker at 12,000 feet in Sequoia National Park, California, on July 7, 2004, as the lik
