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The most destructive tornadoes in U.S. history (with damage values adjusted for 2011 dollars, rounded to the nearest million) are.

  1. Joplin, Missouri, May 22 2011
    • $2,800 million
  2. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 27, 2011
    • $2,200 million
  3. Oklahoma City Oklahoma May 3 1999
    • $1,358 million
  4. Hackleburg, Alabama April 27, 2011
    • $1,250 million
  5. Wichita Falls, Texas April 10, 1979
    • $1,247 million
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