The 10 Costliest U.S. Tornadoes since 1950

...in 2011 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	2,800,000,000
2	8 Jun 1966	Topeka KS	250,000,000	1,735,480,000
3	11 May 1970	Lubbock TX	250,000,000	1,450,824,000
4	3 May 1999	Oklahoma City OK	1,000,000,000	1,353,100,000
5	3 Apr 1974	Xenia OH	250,000,000	1,142,539,000
6	6 May 1975	Omaha NE	250,603,000	1,049,339,000
7	10 Apr 1979	Wichita Falls TX	277,841,000	862,846,000
8	3 Jun 1980	Grand Island NE	285,050,000	779,926,000
9	3 Oct 1979	Windsor Locks CT	250,000,000	776,385,000
10	8 May 2003	Oklahoma City OK	370,000,000	435,250,000

^* Uses the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's Consumer Price Index calculations available online.

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