Tornado History

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first tornado to ever be recorded as an EF-5 tornado (highest on the Enhanced Fujita scale put in place of the Fujita Scale in 2006). This city is in Kansas
Greensburg
City in Kansas hit by two tornadoes on the same day in 2008.
Attica
City in OKlahoma to be hit by the tornado that had the highest recorded wind speed ever, at over 300 MPH (different sources have different confirmed numbers with 301 and 318 being the highest)
Moore
City in Mississippi to be hit by a tornado on the same day and month three years apart (April 27 2011 and April 27 2014)
Tupelo
The three states to be hit by the deadliest tornado in history, on March 18, 1925
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
 
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City in Kansas to be hit on the same exact day three years in a row (May 20 of 1916-1918)
Codell
Alabama city hit by two destructive tornadoes on the same day that followed the exact same path on April 3, 1974
Birmingham
The name of the outbreak of tornadoes on election day in 2008.
Super Tuesday Outbreak
The tornado in Georgia that is infamous for the fact that about half the fatalities occurred after a textile factory caught fire in 1936.
Gainesville
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Jan 12, 2017
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