Tornadoes ripped through 5 US states overnight, killing more than 70 people Saturday in Kentucky
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More than 70 people are believed to have died after a tornado ravaged the southeastern US state of Kentucky from Friday night to Saturday.
Here is a list of the deadliest tornado days in recorded US history:
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747 Dead – March 18, 1925 – Tri-State Tornado: The only deadly tornado in U.S. history claims the lives of 695 people as the monster zigzags through Missouri, southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana. The tornado broke out more widely, killing 747 people.
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332 deaths – March 21, 1932 – Deep South tornado outbreak: Tornadoes are produced from Texas to South Carolina – 270 deaths in Alabama alone.
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317 Dead – May 17, 1840 – Major Natchez Tornado: The second-deadliest single deadliest tornado in U.S. history to hit the Mississippi town of Natchez, killing 317 people. Most of the dead were killed in flat boats on the river.
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314 Dead – April 24, 2011 – 2011 “Super Outbreak”: About 300 tornadoes hit the southeastern United States from April 22 to April 28, killing at least 354 people. On April 27 alone, 314 people died in five states. Alabama has about 250 deaths. Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and Virginia were also affected.
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310 Dead – April 3, 1974 – Initial “Super Outbreak”: Largest tornado recorded before 2011 claiming 310 lives with 148 confirmed tornadoes in the span of time 24-hour period raging across 13 states of the United States.
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305 dead – May 27, 1896 – Tornado of St. Louis-East St. Louis: At the end of a two-week hurricane season, 305 people were killed by tornadoes in Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky.
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260 Dead – April 11, 1965 – Palm Sunday Outbreak: About 50 tow trucks hit the Midwest, killing 260 and injuring more than 1,000 in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
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249 deaths – April 5, 1936 – Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: The majority of the 249 deaths were in a Mississippi town, Tupelo.
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224 Dead – April 20, 1920 – Alabama-Mississippi: The spring of 1920 was full of deadly tornadoes that ended with 224 deaths in an unusual early-morning outbreak in Alabama and Mississippi.
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220 dead – April 24, 1908 – Dixie tornado broke out: Dozens of twisters stretched from South Dakota to Texas killing 220 people.
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