THE WORST IN HISTORY

On 3-4 April 1974, no less than 148 tornadoes were recorded, of which 30 were very powerful. Combined, they left a 4,000+-kmlong path across 13 American states.

The most severe killer tornado in the world was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado of Bangladesh. It was an extreme tornado, which occurred in the Manikganj district of Bangladesh on 26 April 1989 and is believed to have killed 1,300 people. Another 12,000+ were injured, and a further 80,000+ lost their homes. The numbers are subject to some uncertainty.

The worst killer tornado in the history of the US was the Tri-State Tornado on 18 March 1925. It left 695 dead people and 2,027 wounded in its 350-km-long path through the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.