695 deaths: March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana
A March 21, 1925 photo of an overturned house that was carried more than 50 feet from its foundation by a tornado at Griffen, Indiana. There were 54 dead and about 200 injured of the town population of 400.
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216 deaths: April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Mississippi
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203 deaths: April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Georgia
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181 deaths: April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Oklahoma.
A carpet store is in ruins following a tornado in Woodward, Okla., Sunday, April 15, 2012.
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
158 deaths: May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Missouri
This May 24, 2011 file photo shows the path of a powerful tornado through Joplin, Mo.Â
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File
143 deaths: April 24, 1908, in Amite, Louisiana, and Purvis, Mississippi
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116 deaths: June 8, 1953, in Flint, Michigan
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114 deaths: May 11, 1953 in Waco, Texas
Civilian, Army and Air Force workers, bolstered by heavy equipment, start the gigantic task of cleaning up wreckage remaining in the downtown area of Waco, Texas, May 14, 1953, in the aftermath of the May 11 tornado.
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114 deaths: May 18, 1902 in Goliad, Texas
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