Top 10 Deadliest Tornadoes in the United States...

The death toll from the Joplin, MO tornado as of 7:30pm on Monday is listed at 116 people.  That makes the Joplin Tornado the 9th deadliest tornado ever.  Below is the list of the top ten deadliest tornadoes.  What is striking about this list is that most of these tornadoes were well before modern technology and advanced warning.

Here is a list of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history:

1. Mar 18, 1925 Missouri/Illinois/Indiana; 695 dead

2. May 6, 1840 Natchez, Mississippi; 317 dead

3. May 27, 1896 St. Louis, Missouri; 255 dead

4. April 5, 1936 Tupelo, Mississippi; 216 dead

5. April 6, 1936 Gainesville, Georgia; 203 dead

6. April 9, 1947 Woodward, Oklahoma; 181 dead

7. April 24,1908 Amite, La./Purvis, Miss.; 143 dead

8. June 12, 1899 New Richmond, Wisconsin; 117 dead

9. May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri; 116 dead

10. June 3, 1953 Flint, Michigan; 115 dead

SOURCE: Storm Prediction Center