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User:EF5/Scariest tornadoes

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This is a list of the ten tornadoes that I find the scariest, for several reasons. This list will likely be updated as the outbreaks go on, but this is my current list as of December 2024.

Rank F#/EF# State / Country Date Fatalities Injuries Article Image? Time of day Rainwrapped? Hook echo? Wedge? TOR-E? James Spann TOR-E? Famous?
1 EF5 Alabama April 27, 2011 72 145 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado Day Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
2 EF5 Kansas May 4, 2007 11 63 2007 Greensburg tornado Night No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
3 EF4 Texas December 26, 2015 10 468 2015 Garland tornado Night Yes Yes Yes No No No
4 EF5 Oklahoma May 20, 2013 24 212 2013 Moore tornado Day Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
5 EF5 Texas May 27, 1997 27 12 1997 Jarrell tornado Day No Yes Yes No No Yes
6 EF4 Alabama April 27, 2011 6 48 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado Day No Yes No No Yes Yes
7 EF5 Minnesota November 29, 2016 9 125 1968 Tracy tornado Day No No No No No No
8 EF4 Tennessee March 3, 2020 19 87 2020 Cookeville tornado Day Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
9 EF4 Mississippi March 5, 2022 0 71 2013 Hattiesburg tornado Night Yes No Yes No No No
10 EF3 Tennessee March 31, 2023 9 23 Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023 Night Yes Yes Yes No No No
Honorable mention EF4 Kentucky December 10, 2021 51 519 2021 Western Kentucky tornado Night Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes