Deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
A ranked landing page for tornadoes with the highest fatality totals, built from official records and linked directly into detailed event pages.
Primary sources
- NOAA Storm Events Database: Official tornado record baseline used throughout Tornadic.
- NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit: Surveyed damage paths, points, polygons, and attachment metadata.
- NWS text damage surveys: Published NWS survey findings and revisions from Public Information Statements.
- NOAA Storm Prediction Center: Fast preliminary tornado reports and severe-weather context.
- Data rights and reuse: Upstream source terms and contributor permissions still apply.