The 2011 tornado was one of the most damaging in US historyand certainly of recent years.
The Flint tornado was also incredibly destructive and costly.
This fact likely contributed to the heightened death toll of the storm.
As an F5 tornado, it would have garnered wind speeds between 261 and 318 miles per hour.
It is also the deadliest tornado to have ever hit Wisconsin.
The tornado formed near Livingston, Louisiana just before noon on April 24.
Tragically, 158 people died in the tornado and more than 1,000 people were injured.
The Joplin tornado occurred on May 22, 2011, and lasted for less than an hour.
The tornado then moved through smaller towns and destroyed Woodward, Oklahoma.
In particular,the Gainesville, Georgia tornado resulted in 203 deaths and approximately 1,600 injuries.
The storm system moved East into Georgia during the early morning of April 6.
While 216 is the given death toll, many estimates have put the death count at much higher.
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The death toll from 1896 likely did not include some African American victims or working-class victims.
The tornado first formed in Reynolds County, Missouri and touched down in Shannon County.
The tornado then moved through Southern Illinois before finally dissipating in Pike County, Indiana.
It traveled over 200 miles during that time and reached max wind speeds of over 300 miles per hour.
Sources:CNN,Significant Tornadoesby Thomas Grazulis
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