The 10 Costliest U.S. Tornadoes since 1950

...in event-year and 2015 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	2,921,780,000
2	27 April 2011	Tuscaloosa AL	2,450,000,000	2,556,550,000
3	20 May 2013	Moore OK	2,000,000,000	2,086,980,000
4	8 Jun 1966	Topeka KS	250,000,000	1,811,130,000
5	11 May 1970	Lubbock TX	250,000,000	1,512,380,000
6	3 May 1999	Moore/Oklahoma City OK	1,000,000,000	1,408,900,000
7	27 Apr 2011	Hackleburg AL	1,290,000,000	1,346,100,000
8	3 Apr 1974	Xenia OH	250,000,000	1,190,270,000
9	6 May 1975	Omaha NE	250,603,000	1,093,346,420
10	10 Apr 1979	Wichita Falls TX	277,841,000	898,283,680

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

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