The 10 Costliest U.S. Tornadoes

...in 2003 Dollars

Source: Storm Prediction Center

NOTE: Prior to 1994, Storm Data used categories for "Damage Class", and the values used here are inflation-adjusted medians within that particular damage class.

	DATE	LOCATION(S)	ACTUAL $	ADJUSTED $
1	31 Mar 1973	Central-northern GA	1,250,000,000	5,175,000,000
2	8 Jun 1966	Topeka KS	250,000,000	1,420,000,000
3	11 May 1970	Lubbock TX	250,000,000	1,185,000,000
4	3 May 1999	Oklahoma City OK	1,000,000,000	1,100,000,000
5	3 Apr 1974	Xenia OH	250,000,000	932,500,000
6	6 May 1975	Omaha NE	250,603,000	857,062,260
7	10 Apr 1979	Wichita Falls TX	277,841,000	702,937,730
8	3 Jun 1980	Grand Island NE	285,050,000	635,661,500
9	3 Oct 1979	Windsor Locks CT	250,000,000	632,500,000
10	8 May 2003	Oklahoma City OK	370,000,000	370,000,000

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