The 10 Costliest U.S. Tornadoes (1950-2022)

...in event-year and 2023 Dollars

Storm Prediction Center

NOTE: Prior to 1994, Storm Data used categories for "Damage Class." The pre-1994 values used here are inflation-adjusted^* medians within that particular damage class, except where corrected for averaging errors.

	DATE	LOCATION(S)	ACTUAL $	INFLATION ADJUSTED* $
1	22 May 2011	Joplin MO	2,800,000,000	3,788,061,000
2	27 April 2011	Tuscaloosa AL	2,450,000,000	3,330,027,000
3	20 May 2013	Moore OK	2,000,000,000	2,624,577,000
4	8 Jun 1966	Topeka KS	250,000,000	2,358,727,000
5	11 May 1970	Lubbock TX	250,000,000	1,979,864,000
6	20 Oct 2019	North Dallas TX	1,550,000,000	1,841,183,000
7	3 May 1999	Moore/Oklahoma City OK	1,000,000,000	1,839,296,000
8	3 Mar 2020	Nashville TN	1,504,000,000	1,781,219,000
9	27 Apr 2011	Hackleburg AL	1,290,000,000	1,753,361,000
10	3 Apr 1974	Xenia OH	250,000,000	1,592,141,000

^* Uses the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank and Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index calculations available online.

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