5 Tornadoes

Location: Jasper and Newton Counties, Missouri

Highest Wind Speeds: 200 MPH

Fatalities: 158

Injuries: 1,150

Cities/Towns affected: Joplin, Missouri, Central City, Missouri, Duquesne, Missouri

Rating: EF5 Tornado

Neighborhood in Joplin after the storm.

Location: Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties, Alabama

Highest Wind Speeds: 190 MPH

Fatalities: 64

Injuries: 1,500

Cities/Towns Affected: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Holt, Alabama, Peterson, Alabama, Brookwood, Alabama, Abernat, Alabama, North Johns, Alabama, Adger, Alabama, Oak Grove, Alabama, Rock Creek, Alabama, Concord, Alabama, Hueytown, Alabama, Fairfield, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, Homewood, Alabama

Rating: EF4 Tornado

Damage south of Birmingham, Alabama.

Location: Grady, McClain, and Cleveland Counties, Oklahoma

Highest Wind Speeds: 210 MPH

Fatalities: 24

Injuries: 212

Cities/Towns Affected: Moore, Oklahoma, Valley Brook, Oklahoma, Newcastle, Oklahoma

Rating: EF5 Tornado

Fire started by the tornado in the ruins of Moore, Oklahoma.

Location: Grady, McClain, Cleveland, and Oklahoma Counties, Oklahoma

Highest Wind Speeds: 301 MPH (fastest winds ever recorded on earth)

Fatalities: 36

Injuries: 583

Cities/Towns Affected: Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, Blanchard, Oklahoma, Newcastle, Oklahoma, Moore, Oklahoma, Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Rating: EF5 Tornado

Aerial damage west of Moore, Oklahoma

Location: Canadian County, Oklahoma

Highest Wind Speeds: 296 MPH

Fatalities: 8

Injuries: 151

Cities/Towns Affected: El Reno, Oklahoma, Yukon, Oklahoma

Rating: EF3 Tornaodo