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00:00 Needless to say, tornadoes are amongst the most destructive natural disasters in the world.
00:08 No country on earth is immune to them and some bear the worst of it more than others.
00:12 They occur every year and while some of them are just small twisters and last a few minutes,
00:21 others can grow enormous and last hours, even days.
00:28 Welcome back to Forever Green, before we go on, make sure you have subscribed to the channel and
00:33 hit the bell icon so you never miss a video. Today we are going to take a look at the top 15
00:39 deadliest tornadoes the world has ever seen. One particular storm has lasted years,
00:45 keep watching to find out which. Without further ado, let's take a look at number 15.
00:50 Joplin Tornado The 2011 Joplin Tornado was one of the worst
00:56 tornadoes to strike the US. It was rated F5 on the Fujita scale. It intensified and grew larger at an
01:03 alarming rate. It was the deadliest tornado since the Glacier-Higgins-Woodward tornado outbreak.
01:09 And it also ranks as the costliest tornado in history, with the insurance payouts reaching a
01:14 whopping $2.8 billion. Woodward, Oklahoma
01:21 1947, 181 dead A series of tornadoes conceived from a single
01:27 supercell swept through Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas in 1947.
01:32 It was called the Glacier-Higgins-Woodward tornado. Six people died when the tornado
01:38 swept away farms in three towns. The tornado was two miles wide and destroyed 100 city blocks. It
01:44 gradually reduced as it moved to Woods County. It left damages exceeding $5 million in its wake.
01:51 13. Flint Beecher Tornado Rated an F5 tornado on the Fujita scale.
01:59 This tornado touched down in Genesee County in Michigan and traveled 18.9 miles. It left 116
02:06 deaths and 844 injured in its wake, not to mention $17 million in losses. This happened in 1953,
02:14 so that amount equals about $165 million in 2020. Most of the damage was dealt in the suburban
02:21 communities of Beecher in the north of Flint. This was one of eight that occurred in the same
02:26 day in Michigan and Ohio, in part of a larger outbreak now termed the Flint-Worchester
02:31 tornado outbreak, getting stronger and stronger as it traveled. And if you think that's insane,
02:39 you'll definitely want to hang around for the number one biggest tornado.
02:44 12. Faridpur and Dhaka Districts in Bangladesh Bangladesh features quite a lot on this list
02:51 as it is one of the tornado-prone areas in the world. Every year, for the first three weeks of
02:59 April, Bangladesh faces heavy winds, floods, torrential downpours, and tornadoes. They are
03:07 pretty unusual in March, so this one took them by surprise. Even more unusual, this one was part of
03:15 a tornado outbreak in 1961, indicating that a violent season was coming in April to the region.
03:20 This tornado caused the death of 210 people. 11. Tupelo, Mississippi
03:28 You'll find that Mississippi shows up a lot too, and that's because it's one of the most
03:34 disaster-prone areas in the country. It was one in a series of tornadoes in 1936. Although the
03:40 outbreak was centered in this area, other destructive tornadoes of the same family
03:44 struck the states of Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. This even gave rise to flash floods,
03:50 causing millions of dollars worth of damages. Many homes near Gum Pond were swept into the
03:55 pond with families still huddled inside, and records say it leveled 48 blocks.
04:00 Among the survivors of this tornado were Gladys Presley and her son, Elvis Presley.
04:05 10. St. Louis, Missouri
04:08 It is quite rare for the core of a city to be hit directly by a tornado of this size,
04:15 but several have made their way through St. Louis throughout history.
04:18 Some recorded disasters have been the 1871 tornado that killed 9 people, another in 1890 which killed
04:24 4 people, one in 1958 which killed 21, and more. This makes St. Louis the most tornado-affected
04:31 urban area in America. The 1896 tornado season in particular was intense. This season was one
04:37 of the deadliest the U.S. had seen, comprising of 40 killer tornadoes between 11 April and 26
04:43 November. The F-4 tornado in St. Louis spawned from a supercell and carved a one-mile-wide path
04:49 of destruction as it tore through the town. The confirmed death count was 255, with 5,000 people
04:56 left homeless. The death count, however, doesn't include those who might have been washed away by
05:01 the river. Some estimate the total count to be 400, but we may never know. At the time, this city
05:08 was one of the largest and most influential in America, which is close to about 4 billion in
05:12 today's terms. The hardest-hit areas of the city were the Lafayette Square and Compton Heights
05:17 neighborhoods, with 12,000 buildings razed to the ground. Some poorer areas like Mill Creek
05:23 Valley also suffered from it. Suffice to say, this incident permanently changed the development and
05:28 construction of residential, commercial, and industrial complexes in the area.
05:33 9. Natchez in Mississippi
05:37 This tornado was retroactively listed as an F-5. It formed in Natchez and followed the Mississippi
05:45 River, clearing forest on both sides of the river. It occurred in 1840, and after passing Mississippi,
05:51 the vortex struck the river port of Natchez Landing, where it capsized the boat's dock there
05:56 and drowned the crew and passengers. From there, it moved into the town, and it was reported that
06:00 the air was black with whirling eddies of walls, roofs, chimneys, and huge timbers from distant
06:06 ruins, shot through the air as if they were thrown from a catapult. Several buildings and crops were
06:13 completely destroyed. The final death toll was recorded at 48 on land and 269 on the river port,
06:19 but it's possible there could have been more. In addition to the 317 deaths, the tornado also
06:25 caused a damage of $1,260,000. It may not sound like much, but this was in 1840,
06:33 which means the losses amount to about $37.8 million in 2020.
06:39 Number 8. Belenatisky, Ivanovo, Russia
06:43 The 1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak was one of 11 disastrous tornado outbreaks in Russian history
06:51 and the third deadliest in the history of Europe. This tornado struck the Ivanovo
06:55 and Yarsalov regions in northern Moscow, in areas spanning 400,000 square kilometers.
07:02 Two of the 11 tornadoes were violent events, equaling F4 or possibly higher on the Fujita
07:07 scale. And the main tornado hit F5. It was 500 meters wide and caused much more damage.
07:14 Heavy objects of about 320 tons were thrown at a distance of 300 meters by these winds.
07:21 And it was strong enough to disintegrate steel-reinforced concrete.
07:28 Severe thunderstorms dropped hail, weighing about 2.2 pounds.
07:34 The entire outbreak killed 69 people and left 804 injured.
07:38 Number 7. Yangtze River, China
07:42 On 1 June 2015, the Oriental Star River cruise ship was traveling on the Yangtze River in China
07:50 when an F1 tornado hit. The ship overturned with 454 people on board, and 442 people lost their
07:57 lives. The ship sank about 15 meters due to a downburst. Rescue operations started the next day,
08:03 and workers recovered 39 bodies from the ship and found a few others washed up ashore.
08:08 There were still over 300 people unaccounted for, and authorities spent the entire day searching
08:13 and debating if they should right the ship so they could search on board. There was also the
08:17 issue that cutting a hole in the ship would cause trapped air to escape and just make the vessel
08:22 sink faster. The last of the survivors were found on 13 June, mostly in their late 60s or early 70s.
08:29 Rescue teams found bodies washed up ashore as far as 220 kilometers away from the site.
08:34 Number 6. Bangladesh, formerly called East Pakistan
08:40 The 1970 Bolha Cyclone formed over the central bay of Bengal and traveled north,
08:46 intensifying as it moved. It reached its peak with wind speeds of 115 mph and struck East
08:53 Pakistan, which is present-day Bangladesh, and West Bengal on 11 November. The storm devastated
09:00 several offshore islands and wiped out villages and crops, severely affecting the regions of
09:05 Uppazila and Tazimuddin. At least 500,000 deaths were recorded, but even that number remains
09:12 uncertain. Number 5. Sicily, Italy
09:18 Tornadoes are quite rare in Italy, and even if they do occur, they don't cause quite the
09:24 amount of damage they cause in the states or places like Bangladesh. But in late November
09:30 of 1851, two tornadoes swept the Marsala countryside in western Sicily and moved to
09:36 the northeast, sweeping right through the town, with half of Castel Lemaire destroyed and 200
09:41 people killed. Along the path, they left heavy rains and massive thunderstorms, causing more
09:46 damage to the farmlands. The total number of deaths from the tragedy is still unknown,
09:51 but it is believed to be 500. Number 4. Dhalappur, Saturia, Bangladesh
09:58 As we've seen, Bangladesh is no stranger to extreme weather conditions.
10:04 The Ganges Basin is close and frequented by severe weather, especially in monsoon months.
10:10 An average of six tornadoes occur every year in the country, with peak activity in April.
10:15 Despite the frequency, there have still been some that manage to surprise the population.
10:20 The Dhalappur-Saturia tornado on 1989 was the deadliest on in the history of the country,
10:28 killing approximately 1,300 people. Though not the biggest tornado in the world,
10:33 it was certainly the deadliest given the number of casualties. It started in Dhalappur, in the east,
10:39 before moving to Saturia, in the northwest, where the people were already suffering from a severe
10:44 six-month drought. The devastation was so complete that aside from some bare trees,
10:50 everything was razed to the ground. 80,000 people found themselves homeless in the aftermath,
10:55 and soon after a second tornado struck the nearby Darsinghi district,
10:59 which killed five people and injured 500 others. Number 3. Tri-State, Tornado, US
11:08 The most exceptional of the twelve traveled through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana,
11:14 and killed 695 people. The 235-mile track left by the storm as it crossed the states
11:20 is also the longest ever recorded. Though the Fujita scale was not around at the time,
11:25 it has been estimated to be an F5 tornado with wind speeds of over 300 mph.
11:30 One reason for the high fatality rate could be that the weather reports, in an effort to minimize
11:35 panic, avoided using the word "tornado" to describe the event. And even the weather report given for
11:41 the day was "normal." As a result, the tornado caught everyone by complete surprise. The cost
11:46 of such negligence was hospitals being at capacity with severely injured people,
11:51 lack of medical equipment, and several schools and homes being destroyed.
11:55 Before we go on, let's take a quick break to check out today's subscriber pick. Remember,
12:01 if you come across something interesting or bizarre while you're surfing the internet,
12:05 be sure to send it over to us to investigate and we might even feature it in a future video.
12:11 You know, we've seen some pretty deadly tornadoes in this video, and I'm willing to bet it's pretty
12:15 impossible to be that close to one and take a photo without being immediately swept up and
12:20 thrown a few miles with your car and possibly even your house. We're going to have to call it,
12:25 it's photoshopped. But here's something equally bizarre and interesting.
12:29 Number 2. 400-Year-Old Hurricane Three Times the Size of Earth
12:36 Hurricanes are not an occurrence only on our planet.
12:40 Many planets in our solar system face all kinds of weather phenomena.
12:44 It might seem like Earth has the worst of it,
12:45 but it's nothing compared to what most other planets have.
12:51 Mars, for example, has giant dust storms that can coat the entire planet for weeks.
12:57 Saturn has acid rains, and Neptune has incredible wind speeds of 1200 miles per hour.
13:05 But we're going to look at Jupiter, which has been experiencing a massive storm for nearly 400 years now.
13:12 This famous megastorm almost dates back to when Galileo first picked up a telescope and
13:18 spotted its moons in the 1600s. It's three times the size of the Earth,
13:22 and winds rise up to 400 miles per hour. The size of this storm is called the Great Red Spot,
13:30 and it's not the only place with extreme weather. Pretty much the entire surface is violent
13:34 with massive hurricanes, winds, thunder, and lightning. Just be glad we don't have to live there.
13:40 Before we reveal number 1, be sure to check out other amazing videos on our channel,
13:48 and give us a like if you enjoyed this video so far.
13:50 Tell us in comments which one of these you like the most and why.
13:55 Let's take a look at number 1. El Reno Tornado
14:02 The El Reno Tornado was a rain-wrapped, multiple-vortex tornado occurring over the
14:07 rural areas of central Oklahoma in 2013. It was the widest ever recorded in history,
14:13 and was part of a larger weather system that produced dozens of tornadoes in the days leading
14:18 up to the big one. It stayed in more open terrains, so the impact on buildings and
14:22 other structures was less. But radars picked up extreme wind speeds of 302 miles per hour,
14:28 and a width of 2.6 miles, but still significant in some locations. It dealt the damage of an
14:34 F3 tornado, with the livestock market in particular looking like a war zone.
14:38 The total damage from the tragedy racked up to $40 million.
14:41 Well, that's it for the 15 biggest tornadoes ever recorded. If you liked this video,
14:49 you're sure to like many others over on the 4Evergreen channel.
14:52 Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time.
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