List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes

This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F4, EF4, IF4, or an equivalent rating. These scales – the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, the International Fujita scale, and the TORRO tornado intensity scale – attempt to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural features and man-made structures in the tornado's path.

A wedge EF4 tornado impacting the town of Elkhorn, Nebraska.

EF4 damage to a residence from the 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado

The Windsor–Tecumseh Tornado of 1946

F4/EF4 Tornadoes in the United States 1950–2019

Tornadoes are among the most violent known meteorological phenomena. Each year, more than 2,000 tornadoes are recorded worldwide, with the vast majority occurring in North America and Europe.^[1][2] In order to assess the intensity of these events, meteorologist Ted Fujita devised a method to estimate maximum wind speeds within tornadic storms based on the damage caused; this became known as the Fujita scale. The scale ranks tornadoes from F0 to F5, with F0 being the least intense and F5 being the most intense. F4 tornadoes were estimated to have had maximum winds between 207 mph (333 km/h) and 260 mph (420 km/h).^[3][a]

Following two particularly devastating tornadoes in 1997 and 1999, engineers questioned the reliability of the Fujita scale. Ultimately, a new scale was devised that took into account 28 different damage indicators; this became known as the Enhanced Fujita scale.^[4] With building design and structural integrity taken more into account, winds in an EF4 tornado were estimated to between 166 mph (267 km/h) and 200 mph (320 km/h).^[5] The Enhanced Fujita scale is used predominantly in North America. Most of Europe, on the other hand, uses the TORRO tornado intensity scale (or T-Scale), which ranks tornado intensity between T0 and T11; F4/EF4 tornadoes are approximately equivalent to T8 to T9 on the T-Scale. Tornadoes rated IF4 on the International Fujita scale are also included on this list.

List of F4/EF4 tornadoes

The most recent EF4 tornado occurred on May 16, 2025, which impacted Somerset and London, Kentucky.

Pre-1950

The National Weather Service in the United States did not rate any tornadoes prior to 1950. Other organizations like the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on the other hand, did rate tornadoes prior to 1950. The only violent tornado that impacted the United States prior to 1950 and has an official rating is the 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh tornado, which received a rating from ECCC. However, the impact to the United States remains officially unrated.

Tornadoes officially rated F4/EF4 or equivalent

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
October 23	1091	UK	Greater London	London	2	London tornado of 1091 — A violent tornado destroyed 600 houses, damaged the Church of St Mary-le-bow, and killed two people. While this tornado did not receive a rating on a tornado intensity scale, a publication in the Journal of Meteorology by M. W. Roe described the tornado as a “violent whirlwind”, so it is believed to have been equivalent to an F4 tornado.[6][7]	M. W. Roe
September 11	1535	Poland	Lower Silesian	Oleśnica	5	An F4 tornado that destroyed part of the town. The written account of this tornado was done by Dr. Alfred Wegener, which is in the CLIMDAT archive located at Leipzig University.[8][9]	ESSL
July 15	1582	Germany	Thuringia	Rockhausen	0	This F4 tornado nearly destroyed a village, leaving only two houses that remained untouched. This may have been twin tornadoes instead of just one tornado.[8][10]	ESSL
July 1	1625	Russia	Tver Oblast	Toropets	0	This violent F4 tornado caused a 125 kilometres (78 mi) path of destruction, reaching a maximum width of 2,500 metres (2,700 yd). Numerous houses and churches were obliterated and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[8]	ESSL
October 23	1666	UK	Lincolnshire	4 Villages in Lincolnshire	3 Fatalities	A high end F4/low end F5 past through Welbourn, Wellingore, Navenby and Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire. Killing 3 people. Rated T8/9 by TORRO which is equivalent to F4 on the Fujita scale. Slight possibility of being an F5.[11]	TORRO
May 22	1872	Estonia	Historic country of Livonia	Unknown	7 (14 injuries)	74 farms were damaged and a church was destroyed.[8]	Heino Tooming, ESSL[b]
September 6	1882	Denmark	Silkeborg Municipality	Gødvad	0	The tornado destroyed an entire barn, "crushed" six strong oak half-timbered homes, destroyed turf homes, scoured an oat field, and picked up the water in a pond. "A stone house had all of its wooden roof tiles ripped off and the planks reportedly broken like glass". "Deep ground scouring" occurred in numerous places as well.[8]	ESSL
July 1	1891	Germany	North Rhineland	Lind, Süchteln, Anrath, Krefeld	3 (100 injuries)	This short-lived, extremely fast-moving F4/T9 tornado destroyed the towns of Lind, Süchteln, Anrath, and Krefeld. According to the European Severe Storms Laboratory, this tornado had a path of 20 km (12.43 mi) and only was on the ground for 4 minutes, meaning the forward moving speed of this tornado was about 300.00 kilometres per hour (186.41 mph). Hail up to 8 cm (3.15 in) occurred with this tornado.[12]	ESSL
September 21	1897	Italy	Apulia	Oria	55	Houses and stone-walled buildings collapsed. The tornado's maximum width was 850 metres (930 yd) and had a path length of 36 kilometres (22 mi).[8]	ESSL
July 17	1902	Canada	Ontario	Chesterville, Winchester	Several	The tornado was 50–60 rods (250–300 m; 820–990 ft) wide and tore dwellings and outbuildings into pieces.[13][14][15]	ECCC
June 29	1904	Russia	Moscow Oblast	Moscow	9–200 (≥93 injuries)	1904 Moscow tornado — [8]	ESSL
June 30	1912	Canada	Saskatchewan	Regina	28 (300 injuries)	Regina Cyclone – An F4 tornado that completely leveled several structures and caused others to explode as the pressure inside the structures rose when the tornado passed overhead. The tornado caused a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) path of destruction and had an approximate width of 150 metres (490 ft).[16][17] With 28 deaths, it remains Canada's deadliest tornado.	ECCC
November 24	1928	Denmark	Southern Denmark	Hostrup, Esbjerg, Alslev	0	An F4 tornado that impacted Southern Denmark along a path of 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi). Several barns were destroyed near Hostrup and gables on homes were destroyed. A home’s walls were cracked in this area as well. A pump that was “deep into the ground” was ripped up and thrown 10 metres (11 yd). In the area of the pump, a “literal” two-story brick farmhouse was “erased to the ground”, which suggested F4 level intensity.[8]	ESSL, DMI
July 20	1931	Poland	Lublin	Lublin	6	1931 Lublin tornado — This tornado is officially rated F4; however, the Polish Weather Service estimated winds at 246 to 324 mph (396 to 521 km/h), potentially ranking it as an F5. Numerous structures were "razed to the ground".[8]	ESSL
July 11	1934	Finland	Eastern Finland Province	Kiuruvesi	0	An F4 tornado was observed which crossed over land and water.[8][18]	ESSL, FMI, NWS[c]
December 26	1940	Cuba	Mayabeque Province	Bejucal	20 (100+ injuries)	The F4 tornado collapsed numerous houses and other structures. The tornado had an estimated width of 400 metres (440 yd) and an estimated windspeed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).[19]	INSMET
June 17	1946	United States, Canada	Michigan, Ontario	River Rouge, Windsor, LaSalle, Tecumseh	17	1946 Windsor–Tecumseh tornado – Officially rated F4; however, one home had a portion of its concrete block foundation swept away, indicating borderline F5 damage. The tornado knocked out power to most of Tecumseh as well. This tornado is not officially rated by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States as NWS did not begin to rate tornadoes until 1950, so the damage done in the United States remains unrated.[20][21]	ECCC

title=Cape Girardeau Tornado - 1949

1950s

See List of F4 tornadoes (1950–1959)

1960s

See List of F4 tornadoes (1960–1969)

1970s

1980s

July 31, 1987 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - also known as Black Friday

May 31,1985 - Albion, Pennsylvania, United States

1990s

• May 31, 1985, Moshannon State Forest, Pennsylvania; It could have been a possible F5 tornado. It reportedly caused tremors that were measured as well, and the tornado was up to and just over 2 miles in width.
• June 1, 1990, Bakersfield Valley, Texas; It could’ve been a possible F5 based on the damage^[22] Ground scouring was seen, and oil tanks were ripped from their moorings, and rolled up a steep hill in an upwards direction. Homes were destroyed at peak intensity. The deaths from this tornado, a total of two, were in vehicles that failed to survive the winds.
• June 15, 1990, Stratton, Nebraska: A violent, wedge tornado, which at times was up to 1.5 miles in width, moved across rural areas, passing near Stratton and McCook. Extreme vehicle damage of a magnitude that beats the Loyal Valley event (listed underneath), was seen as the tornado ripped entire vehicles to small, unrecognizable pieces. Homes didn't live to tell the tale either, as they were destroyed. One farmhouse was left with nothing but a clean foundation and basement behind.
• November 29, 1991, Springfield, Missouri; 2 fatalities
• November 23, 1992, Channelview, Texas; one of only two recorded F4 tornadoes to hit Greater Houston
• June 11, 1998, Cumberland/Greenfield, Indiana F4.
• November 9, 1998, "Southridge," Missouri F4.
• May 11, 1999, Loyal Valley, Texas; It was evident based on the damage it caused to a vehicle, that the tornado could have had been an F5.

2000s

See List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2000–2009)

2010s

See List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019)

2020s

See List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes (2020–present)

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Because the distinctions between tornadoes ratings are often ambiguous, the official ratings of numerous other tornadoes formally rated below F4/EF4/IF4 or equivalent have been disputed, with certain government sources or independent studies contradicting the official record. This list includes tornadoes rated F4/EF4/IF4 or equivalent by government meteorologists, non-government tornado experts (i.e. Thomas P. Grazulis or Ted Fujita) or meteorological research institutions (i.e. European Severe Storms Laboratory) that rated a tornado differently than the official government organization in charge of the rating. Published academic papers or presentations at academically held meteorological conferences that rate tornadoes as F4/EF4/IF4 or present some evidence to support damage or winds in that category are also ways a tornado can be added to this list.

1870s

Tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis gave F4 ratings to 48 tornadoes that occurred in the United States in the 1870s.

• 1871
• 1872
• 1873
• 1874
• 1875
• 1876
• 1877
• 1878
• 1879

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
June 18	1871	United States	Iowa	Richland Township, Guthrie County	0 (5 injuries)	A farm house was leveled and an oven was thrown 300 yards (270 m).	Grazulis
May 28	1872	United States	Missouri	North of Versailles	2 (10 injuries)	Five farms were completely destroyed and more were damaged. An eyewitness stated that two funnels merged.	Grazulis
May 22	1873	United States	Kansas	Jackonsville, Neosho County	7 (20 injuries)	A dozen farms were destroyed, some of which "completely disappeared."	Grazulis
May 22	1873	United States	Iowa	Lancaster, Jackson Township (Washington County), Highland Township	8+ (30 injuries)	At least 30 farms were devastated, with debris driven 4 feet (1.2 m) into the ground at one location. The roar was heard up to 10 miles (16 km) away.	Grazulis
May 22	1873	United States	Illinois	Warren County, Fulton County	3 (28 injuries)	About a dozen farms were devastated with some homes reportedly swept away.	Grazulis
July 1	1873	United States	Kansas	Galesburg, Erie	5 (9 injuries)	Homes were destroyed in Erie and rural Neosho County.	Grazulis
July 3	1873	United States	Illinois	Bear Creek Township	1 (10 injuries)	Five farms were destroyed. At one site "not a stick of timber" remained in place. Witnesses initially mistook the tornado for smoke from a distant fire.
November 22	1874	United States	Alabama	Tuscumbia	14 (30 injuries)	About a third of Tuscumbia was damaged or destroyed. Several people were injured when a trail derailed.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Georgia	Harris County, Talbot County	11+ (25 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak — Several plantations were destroyed, with 11 deaths on and near one of them. As many as 15 people may have died.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Georgia	Mount Airy (Harris County), Baughville	9 (50 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak — Six people died in one house. Baughville Academy was destroyed.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Georgia, South Carolina	Sparta, Camak Appling (GA), Edgefield, South Carolina	28+ (70 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak — Nearly every building in Camak was damaged or destroyed. Dozens of farms were destroyed. As many as 42 people many have died.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Georgia	Gray, Milledgeville	13+ (30 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak — One person, presumed dead was still missing when the damage survey was conducted. Witnesses mistook the tornado for a large fire.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Alabama, Georgia	Opelika (Alabama), West Point, Whitesville	7 (20 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak — All deaths were in one family. An eyewitness account suggests this was a multiple vortex tornado.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Georgia	Sparta, Gibson	8+ (40 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak — Some deaths, attributed to another tornado, may have been from this one.	Grazulis
March 20	1875	United States	Georgia, South Carolina	Keysville (Georgia), Jackson New Ellenton, Williston (South Carolina)	6+ (30 injuries)	March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak —About 40 homes were severely damaged in Richmond County, Georgia. One other person may have died.	Grazulis
May 1	1875	United States	Georgia	Rutledge, Maxeys, Greensboro	7 (35 injuries)	"Prosperous" farms and a large plantation were destroyed. One house was carried 25 yards (23 m) and set down gently with the owner inside.	Grazulis
August 5	1875	United States	Illinois	Alexis, Galesburg, Wataga	2+ (15 injuries)	A total of 25 farm homes and many farm buildings were damaged or destroyed. Three children, reported missing, may also have died. A dead steer was carried a mile (1.6 km).	Grazulis
August 5	1875	United States	Illinois	Knoxville, Truro Township, Millbrook Township, Jubilee Township, Radnor Township	0 (40 injuries)	Farm homes and barns were destroyed. One child may have died.	Grazulis
February 27	1876	United States	Indiana	Petersburg, Glezen	1 (15 injuries)	About 30 farms were damaged, at least two of which were leveled.	Grazulis
March 10	1876	United States	Missouri, Illinois	Elizabathtown, Hassard, Hannibal, Missouri	14 (40 injuries)	The village of Elizabethtown was destroyed.	Grazulis
June 6	1876	United States	Kansas	Fallon Township, Smoky View Township	3 (13 injuries)	Fourteen farms were destroyed; one farm house was swept away.	Grazulis
June 6	1876	United States	Kansas	Lindsborg	unknown	All buildings on two farms were destroyed.	Grazulis
April 18	1877	United States	Tennessee	Newberg, La Vergne	10 (50 injuries)	Much of La Vergne was destroyed. Damage was more intense in valleys then on hilltops.	Grazulis
June 4	1877	United States	Illinois, Indiana	Mount Carmel, Illinois	16+ (100 injuries)	Homes in Mount Carmel were swept away, and about 120 homes and businesses were destroyed. Some sources state that 30 people died.	Grazulis
June 30	1877	United States	Indiana	Brooklyn, Waverly, Mooresville	7+ (20 injuries)	Homes were destroyed and entire farms were swept away. Two schools were destroyed; one was carried 50 yards (46 m).	Grazulis
July 1	1877	United States	Pennsylvania	Parkesburg, Ercildoun	2+ (25 injuries)	Four homes were destroyed in Parkesburg and twenty buildings, including a dormitory, were destroyed in Ercildoun. Debris was carried 9 miles (14 km).	Grazulis
July 2	1877	United States	Indiana	Baugo Township	2+ (11 injuries)	Eight homes were destroyed, two of which were leveled.	Grazulis
March 2	1878	United States	Kentucky	Rich Hill, Mount Olive	8 (unknown injuries)	Homes were swept away. All seven members of one family were killed.	Grazulis
April 13	1878	United States	Kansas	Cottonwood Falls, Cottonwood Station	4 (35 injuries)	Cottowood Station was destroyed. In all, 25 homes were destroyed.	Grazulis
April 17	1878	United States	Nebraska, South Dakota	Olivet, South Dakota	unknown	Houses were leveled. A wagon was carried 2 miles (3.2 km).	Grazulis
April 18	1878	United States	Iowa	Atlantic	1 (2 injuries)	A house was destroyed.	Grazulis
April 21	1878	United States	Iowa	Battle Creek, Ida Grove, Eureka Township, Hayes Township, Storm Lake	10 (40 injuries)	Structures were destroyed along the track, including 15 homes at Storm Lake.	Grazulis
April 21	1878	United States	Iowa	Willow Creek Township, Wall Lake, Iowa, Sac City, Pomeroy	17 (29 injuries)	Farm homes were destroyed. One house was reported carried 300 feet (91 m). This event may have been a tornado family.	Grazulis
May 23	1878	United States	Wisconsin	Mifflin, Linden, Mineral Point, Lake Mendota	17 (45 injuries)	Homes were destroyed as people were killed along a 55-mile (89 km) track. One person, carried by the tornado, survived by wrapping herself in a blanket. This event was likely a tornado family.	Grazulis
June 1	1878	United States	Missouri	Richmond	16+ (90 injuries)	About a third of Richmond was destroyed. Some newspapers give a death toll of 21.	Grazulis
June 1	1878	United States	Iowa	Rockwell	3 (unknown injuries)	Several buildings were destroyed. "No vestige remained" of one home.	Grazulis
August 9	1878	United States	Connecticut	Wallingford, Durham, Killingworth,	34 (70 injuries)	1878 Wallingford tornado — About 35 homes were destroyed. Pieces of paper were carried 65 miles (105 km).	Grazulis
May 29	1879	United States	Missouri	Fillmore, Barnard, Guilford, Conception, Alanthus Grove	unknown (20 injuries)	At least 15 farms were destroyed. A horse was carried 1,000 yards (0.91 km) and survived. One of the injured may have later died.	Grazulis
May 30	1879	United States	Kansas	Westfall, Milo	1+ (10 injuries)	Some homes were left "with only fragments remaining." One other person may have died.	Grazulis
May 30	1879	United States	Kansas	Minneapolis, Delphos, Aurora	4 (30 injuries)	Chickens were stripped of feathers and carried up to 3 miles (4.8 km).	Grazulis
May 30	1879	United States	Kansas, Nebraska	Randolph, Irving (Kansas), Richardson County, Nebraska	18 (60 injuries)	Thirty-four homes in Irving were destroyed. A cow survived being carried half a mile (0.8 km). A 100-ton iron bridge was "twisted into a shapeless ruin." May have been a tornado family.	Grazulis
May 30	1879	United States	Missouri	West Line, Raymore, Lee's Summit	4 (25 injuries)	A house was destroyed while a nearby chicken house was untouched. Four members of one family, caught in the open, were killed. May have been a tornado family.	Grazulis
May 30	1879	United States	Kansas	Keats	1 (4 injuries)	A house was destroyed with debris strewn for half a mile (0.8 km).	Grazulis
June 10	1879	United States	Kansas	Asherville, Brittsville, Glasco	1 (8 injuries)	Entire farms were destroyed.	Grazulis
July 2	1879	United States	Iowa	Fredonia Township,	2	Six farms were destroyed.	Grazulis
July 2	1879	United States	Minnesota	Wanamingo Township, Wastedo, Cannon Falls	3 (8 injuries)	At least three farm houses were destroyed. All three deaths were in one home.	Grazulis
July 2	1879	United States	Minnesota, Wisconsin	Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, Vasa, Burnside Township, Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin	11 (30 injuries)	At least 12 farms were destroyed with one house carried away. Five of the deaths were at an orphanage.	Grazulis
December 9	1879	United States	Missouri	Renick	1 (7 injuries)	Eight farms sustained severe damage; two were leveled.	Grazulis
Sources: Grazulis

1880s

Grazulis gave F4 ratings to 70 tornadoes that occurred in the United States in the 1880s, and noted one other tornado that might have caused F4 damage.

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
April 2	1880	United States	Kansas	Girard	4 (25 injuries)	Six farms were leveled and 17 homes sustained some manner of damage.	Grazulis
April 18	1880	United States	Missouri	Rocky Comfort, Wheaton, McDowell, Ozark, Linden, Fordland Grovespring	31 (100 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of April 1880 – The worst damage was north of Fordland. This tornado was on a parallel track to the Marshfield tornado, the next entry on this list, which was on the ground at the same time.	Grazulis
April 18	1880	United States	Missouri	McDowell, Boaz, Springfield, Marshfield	99+ (200 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of April 1880 – The greatest impact was in Marshfield, where 92 people were killed and all but 15 buildings in town were destroyed.	Grazulis
April 18	1880	United States	Missouri	Climax Springs, Barnett, Jefferson City, New Bloomfield	14 (90 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of April 1880 – Numerous farms were devastated. Barnettsville was rebuilt as Barnett.	Grazulis
April 18	1880	United States	Arkansas	El Paso	4 (15 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of April 1880 – A third of El Paso was damaged for destroyed. Three of the deaths were in one family.	Grazulis
April 24	1880	United States	Illinois	Jerseyville, Macoupin County	1 (10 injuries)	About 25 homes were destroyed.	Grazulis
April 24	1880	United States	Illinois	Carlinville, Atwater	0 (12 injuries)	Buildings were destroyed on two dozen farms; some were swept away. Trees were debarked.	Grazulis
April 25	1880	United States	Mississippi	Macon	22 (72 injuries)	Homes were swept away and loaded freight cars were thrown 100 yards.	Grazulis
May 10	1880	United States	Illinois	Alsey, Pisgah	7 (18 injuries)	Thirty buildings were destroyed. A body was carried a quarter mile (0.4 km).	Grazulis
May 28	1880	United States	Texas	Savoy	14 (60 injuries)	The business district and northeast section of Savoy were leveled.	Grazulis
June 9	1880	United States	Iowa	Macedonia, Iowa, Grove Township	7 (20 injuries)	Eight houses were destroyed, two of which were completely blown away. One was carried away while a nearby fence was undamaged.	Grazulis
June 14	1880	United States	Indiana	Fountaintown, Morristown, Carthage, Rushville	4+ (20 injuries)	Seven farm houses were swept away.	Grazulis
June 9	1881	United States	Kansas	Solomon Rapids, Kansas, Beloit	5 (30 injuries)	Farms were destroyed along most of the path.	Grazulis
June 11	1881	United States	Iowa	Norwalk, Avon, Colfax	2 (6 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of June 1881 – Two homes were completely blown away. Water from the Des Moines River was lifted 100 feet (30 m) in the air.	Grazulis
June 12	1881	United States	Kansas	Floral	3 (22 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of June 1881 – Twenty-eight homes were destroyed, many of which were leveled.	Grazulis
June 12	1881	United States	Missouri	Burlington, Clearmont	2 (15 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of June 1881 – Two farms were swept away. May have been F5.	Grazulis
June 12	1881	United States	Kansas	Olviet, Melvern, Quenemo, Richter	5 (40 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of June 1881 – Fifty homes and barns were destroyed.	Grazulis
June 12	1881	United States	Missouri	Fillmore, Flag Springs, King City	5 (20 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of June 1881 – Eighty buildings were destroyed and many livestock were killed.	Grazulis
June 28	1881	United States	Iowa	Cherokee	3 (20 injuries)	Homes were swept away.[23]	Grazulis
July 15	1881	United States	Minnesota	Odessa, Fairfield, Correll	4 (15 injuries)	Multiple farms were leveled.[23]	Grazulis
July 15	1881	United States	Minnesota	Bird Island, Cairo Township, Wellington Township, West Newton, New Ulm	20 (93 injuries)	This event was a complex tornado family rather than a single tornado. Five entire farms were swept away and 47 homes were destroyed in New Ulm. Grazulis applied a conservative F4 rating, but notes that it probably reached F5 intensity.	Grazulis
April 5	1882	United States	Kansas	Raymond, Chase	4 (30 injuries)	About half of Chase was destroyed.	Grazulis
April 6	1882	United States	Michigan	Kendall, Alamo, Hickory Corners	1 (10 injuries)	Nine farms were damaged or destroyed	Grazulis
April 6	1882	United States	Michigan	Bedford, Assyria Township, Kalamo	4 (25 injuries)	About a dozen homes were destroyed in Kalamo. At least 20 farms were damaged.	Grazulis
April 6	1882	United States	Michigan	Hartland, West Highland, Clyde	3 (3 injuries)	Five homes were destroyed.	Grazulis
April 22	1882	United States	Mississippi	Monticello	10 (100 injuries)	All but three homes in Monticello were destroyed. Half the town's population was injured.	Grazulis
April 22	1882	United States	Georgia	Macon, Griswoldville Gordon	2 (10 injuries)	Several homes were leveled. At least one well-built house was destroyed.	Grazulis
June 17	1882	United States	Iowa	Ogden, Nevada	1 (5 injuries)	A few farms were leveled. This tornado moved on a track parallel to a far deadlier F5 tornado that devastated Grinell during the same outbreak.	Grazulis
June 21	1882	United States	Iowa	Primghar, Peterson	5 (50 injuries)	At least 50 buildings were destroyed on 20 farms and in the town of Primghar.	Grazulis
June 25	1882	United States	Nebraska	Brainard, Wahoo	2 (2 injuries)	One farm was leveled and many others sustained F3 damage.	Grazulis
April 21	1883	United States	Iowa	Dunlap, Woodbine	2 (10 injuries)	One home was leveled.	Grazulis
April 22	1883	United States	Mississippi	Brookhaven, Wesson, Beauregard, Georgetown	56+ (300 injuries)	All of Beauregard and a large portion of Wesson were destroyed. The combined death toll of this and the Americus, Georgia tornado (listed below) may have been more than 100.	Grazulis
April 22	1883	United States	Georgia	Plains, Americus	10+ (80 injuries)	Large homes were leveled with four people killed in one home.	Grazulis
April 23	1883	United States	Georgia	Albany, Isabella	8 (50 injuries)	Three plantations were hit, with both tenant homes and main homes destroyed.	Grazulis
April 27	1883	United States	Texas	Belton, Heidenheimer	5 (30 injuries)	Three homes were swept away and scattered for miles.	Grazulis
May 14	1883	United States	Indiana, Michigan	Vistula (Indiana), Sturgis, Burr Oak (Michigan)	1 (10 injuries)	Twenty farms were hit, with homes and barns destroyed.	Grazulis
May 18	1883	United States	Illinois, Wisconsin	Capron, Alden (Illinois)	4 (15 injuries)	Homes and barns were destroyed with "only fragments to show that any structure once stood there."	Grazulis
May 18	1883	United States	Illinois	Whitehall, Greasy Prairie, Roodhouse	8 (50 injuries)	Greasy Prairie was destroyed with some homes partially swept away.	Grazulis
May 18	1883	United States	Wisconsin	Brighton, Racine, Lake Michigan	8 (85 injuries)	Fifty-eight homes in Racine were destroyed and two farm homes were swept away. An eyewitness described the tornado's multiple vortex structure as it moved over Lake Michigan.	Grazulis
May 18	1883	United States	Illinois	Springfield, Dawson, Buffalo, Mount Pulaski, Latham	11 (50 injuries)	Many farms were leveled. Large timbers were carried half a mile and embedded 10 feet (3 m) in the ground.	Grazulis
May 18	1883	United States	Illinois	Jacksonville, Literberry, Philadelphia	12 (50 injuries)	All of Literberry was destroyed.	Grazulis
May 18	1883	United States	Illinois	Shipman, Plainview	5 (30 injuries)	A large home was leveled, with three deaths inside.	Grazulis
May 28	1883	United States	Indiana	Clay City, Patricksburg	5+ (8 injuries)	At least four homes were swept away. There were unconfirmed rumors for two additional deaths.	Grazulis
July 21	1883	United States	Minnesota	Dodge Center, Kasson, Byron, Douglas	3 (30 injuries)	Two of "the finest homes in the county" and six farms were leveled. This event likely consisted of at least two separate tornadoes.	Grazulis
July 23	1883	United States	Michigan	Eaton Rapids, Onondaga, Leslie	3+ (15 injuries)	One house was destroyed with debris scattered for 3 miles (5 km). One other person may have died. About 60 sheep were killed.	Grazulis
February 19	1884	United States	Alabama	Oxmoor, Leeds, Branchville	13+ (30 injuries)	Enigma tornado outbreak – Thirty-six homes, many of them brick, were destroyed. Some foundations were reportedly blown away. Five other people may have died.	Grazulis
February 19	1884	United States	Georgia	Cartersville, Waleska, Jasper, Cagle, Tate	22 (100 injuries)	Enigma tornado outbreak – Many large homes were leveled or swept away. Bodies were carried half a mile (0.8 km).	Grazulis
February 19	1884	United States	Alabama, Georgia	Jacksonville, Germania, Piedmont, Grantville, Goshen, Ladiga Adelia, Amberson, Rock Run (Alabama), Cave Spring (Georgia)	30+ (100 injuries)	Enigma tornado outbreak – Some homes were swept away. A school was destroyed. Six of the injured may later have died.	Grazulis
February 19	1884	United States	North Carolina	Pee Dee, Philadelphia, Johnsonville	23+ (100 injuries)	Enigma tornado outbreak – Philadelphia was "obliterated." Reports did not follow the fate of the injured.	Grazulis
July 21	1884	United States	South Dakota, Minnesota	Dell Rapids (South Dakota), Adrian	4+ (15 injuries)	Whole farms were swept away.	Grazulis
August 28	1884	United States	South Dakota	Forestburg, Long Lake	1 (1 injury)	At least one home was blown away. This event was captured in what is widely reported as the first-ever photograph of a tornado. However, another tornado was photographed 4 months earlier near Garnett, Kansas.	Grazulis
August 28	1884	United States	South Dakota	Alexandria	4 (unknown injuries)	One farm was completely swept away, with four people and all livestock on the farm killed.	Grazulis
September 9	1884	United States	Minnesota, Wisconsin	Marine (Minnesota), Clear Lake, Star Prairie (Wisconsin)	4 (75 injuries)	Several farms were destroyed and two people died in the destruction of a store. This event was a tornado family rather than a single tornado.	Grazulis
January 11	1885	United States	Alabama	Centerville, Jemison	2 (20 injuries)	Large homes were swept away and large swaths of trees were leveled. This event was likely a tornado family.	Grazulis
June 12	1885	United States	Iowa	Grove Township, Roscoe Township	3 (10 injuries)	Two farms were completely swept sway.	Grazulis
November 6	1885	United States	Alabama	Selma, Plantersville	13 (400 injuries)	Many poorly built homes were blown away. Trees were debarked. Crops were pulled out of the ground.	Grazulis
April 14	1886	United States	Iowa	Griswold, Atlantic, Brayton, Coon Rapids	3 (18 injuries)	1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak – About 70 farms houses were damaged or destroyed; some were completely swept off their foundations. A train was derailed, with the front cars thrown southward and the rear cars thrown northward while a car in the middle remained on the tracks.	Grazulis
April 14	1886	United States	Minnesota	St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Rice	72 (213 injuries)	1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak – Homes were swept away in St. Cloud, where 24 people died. Another 37 were killed in Sauk Rapids. Eleven died at a wedding party near Rice. The bottom of the Mississippi River was reportedly exposed.	Grazulis
April 14	1886	United States	Minnesota	Little Rock, Buckman, Pierz Township	2 (7 injuries)	1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak – Two farms were entirely swept away.	Grazulis
April 14	1886	United States	Missouri	Mound City, Skidmore, Burlington Junction	6 (20 injuries)	1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak – Four farm homes were leveled.	Grazulis
April 14	1886	United States	Texas	Rhome	0 (13 injuries)	1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak – Grazulis assigned an F3 rating but states that farms were "reportedly swept away in F4 or F5 fashion," but that there was not enough information to assign an F4 rating. One of the injured may later have died.	Grazulis
May 12	1886	United States	Illinois, Indiana	Armstrong, Alvin, Potomac, Rossville (Illinois)	3 (10 injuries)	Two farm homes were swept away.	Grazulis
May 12	1886	United States	Indiana	Williamsport, Attica	4 (20 injuries)	Thirty-five homes were destroyed in Attica. Witnesses reported that the tornado exposed the bottom of the Wabash River.	Grazulis
May 12	1886	United States	Ohio	Carpenter	2 (3 injuries)	A large farm house was destroyed.	Grazulis
May 12	1886	United States	Indiana, Ohio	Redkey Portland (Indiana), Fort Recovery, Wabash, Celina (Ohio)	6 (20 injuries)	Farm houses were destroyed in both states. Most of the deaths were in farm houses that were leveled near Celina. There were reports of a large rafter carried 4 miles (6 km).	Grazulis
April 21	1887	United States	Kansas, Missouri	Colony, Lone Elm, Kincaid, Blue Mound, Prescott (Kansas), Hume, Sprague, Rich Hill (Missouri)	21+ (250 injuries)	About two thirds of Prescott, Kansas, where at least 12 people died, was damaged or destroyed. Farms were leveled in both Kansas and Missouri.	Grazulis
April 21	1887	United States	Missouri	Metz, Schell City	3 (20 injuries)	At least 10 farm homes were destroyed.	Grazulis
April 22	1887	United States	Illinois, Indiana	Bellmont, Mount Carmel (Illinois), Buena Vista (Indiana)	5 (15 injuries)	Eight of the ten homes in Buena Vista were destroyed.	Grazulis
February 19	1888	United States	Illinois	Vernon	24 (80 injuries)	In places, the tornado left "no vestige of the shape of a building." About 350 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.	Grazulis
May 6	1889	United States	Kansas	Pratt, Stafford	3 (30 injuries)	Five farmhouses, a school, and a church were destroyed and at least two farms were entirely swept away.	Grazulis
May 28	1889	United States	Kansas	Clements	2 (4 injuries)	Ten farms were hit. Every building was blown away at one farm.	Grazulis
Sources: Grazulis

1890s

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
February 12	1890	United States	Missouri, Kentucky	New Madrid (Missouri), Clinton (Kentucky)	11 (53 injuries)	The tornado destroyed 75 buildings, including 55 homes, in Clinton with some small homes blown away.	Grazulis
March 27	1890	United States	Missouri, Illinois	Shawneetown (Missouri), Grand Tower, Poplar Ridge, Carbondale (Illinois)	7 (80 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of March 27, 1890 – Homes were leveled and swept away. Twenty-seven homes were destroyed in Grand Tower.	Grazulis
March 27	1890	United States	Missouri, Illinois	Thebes (Missouri), Mill Creek, Mount Pleasant (Illinois)	2 (30 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of March 27, 1890 – A few dozen farm homes and a school were destroyed. Chairs were carried 2 miles (3 km).	Grazulis
March 27	1890	United States	Kentucky, Illinois	Metropolis, Bay City (Illinois), Blackford, Dixon, Sebree, Delaware, West Louisville (Kentucky)	21+ (200 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of March 27, 1890 – About 100 homes were damaged or destroyed in Metropolis, Illinois where water blown from the Ohio River reported reached rooftops. There were five deaths each in two families. Many deaths could not be confirmed and the death toll may have exceeded 31. The track crossed the Kentucky/Illinois state line twice and may have started in Missouri. It was likely a tornado family.	Grazulis
March 27	1890	United States	Kentucky, Indiana	Shively, Louisville (Kentucky), Jeffersonville (Indiana)	76 (200 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of March 27, 1890 – Homes were leveled in Shivley and multi-story buildings were destroyed in downtown Louisville.	Grazulis
March 27	1890	United States	Kentucky	Hartford, Sulphur Springs, Falls of Rough, Rineyville	7 (40 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of March 27, 1890 – Farm communities were destroyed and homes reportedly vanished.	Grazulis
May 4	1890	United States	Texas	Indian Gap	0 (0 injuries)	Ten homes were leveled, but residents were able to take shelter in time because the large funnel was highly visible. There were rumors that a traveler was killed.	Grazulis
May 9	1890	United States	Missouri	Albany, Martinsville, Blythedale	4 (20 injuries)	Twenty homes were destroyed. This event was likely a family of two tornadoes.	Grazulis
June 3	1890	United States	Nebraska	Bradshaw	7+ (40 injuries)	All businesses and most homes in Bradshaw were damaged or destroyed. There were rumors of 10 additional deaths.	Grazulis
June 4	1890	United States	Iowa	Vincent, Thor, Renwick	0 (2 injuries)	Grazulis assigned a conservative F3 rating, but states that damage could probably be rated F4. Two homes were destroyed and trees were debarked. One rumored death could not be confirmed.	Grazulis
June 20	1890	United States	Illinois	Amboy, Sublette, Illinois, West Brooklyn, Compton, Paw Paw	13 (60 injuries)	At least 30 homes were destroyed and a school was leveled; six students and a teacher were killed.	Grazulis
July 22	1890	United States	Minnesota	Taunton, Ghent	1+ (5 injuries)	Two farms were destroyed and chickens were carried more than 2 miles (3 km). One other person may have died.	Grazulis
May 20	1891	United States	Missouri	Sturgeon, Centralia, Mexico, Rush Hill, Laddonia	4 (35 injuries)	1891 Missouri tornado – Homes were leveled, trees were debarked, and water was reportedly emptied from wells. There may have been a 9-mile (14 km) break in the path.	Grazulis
March 31	1892	United States	Kansas	South Haven, Wellington	7+ (40 injuries)	Farms were destroyed. Four or five people died in one family when a reaper was thrown into a house	Grazulis
March 31	1892	United States	Kansas	Rose Hill, Towanda, DeGraff	9+ (60 injuries)	Towanda was destroyed. There were unconfirmed reports of additional deaths.	Grazulis
March 31	1892	United States	Kansas	Wamego, Louisville	5 (10 injuries)	A large home was leveled, resulting in four deaths. Elsewhere, one body was reportedly carried half a mile (0.8 km)	Grazulis
May 12	1892	United States	Oklahoma	Aaron, Altus	5+ (25 injuries)	Two farms were completely swept away. One report stated that six people died.	Grazulis
May 27	1892	United States	Kansas	Attica, Kellogg, Harper, Wellington	17 (100 injuries)	Many farms and a large section of Wellington were leveled. Many deaths were in the destruction of a hotel in Wellington.	Grazulis
May 31	1892	United States	Texas	Troy, Durango	10 (20 injuries)	Nine people died in a single home that was blown away. One person in the house survived.	Grazulis
December 6	1892	United States	Texas	Atlanta, Queen City	1 (25 injuries)	Farm houses and barns were blown away. The fatality was a child who was carried a quarter mile (0.4 km).	Grazulis
March 3	1893	United States	Georgia	Odessadale, Greenville	8 (50 injuries)	All but three homes were destroyed in Odessadale and about 200 buildings were damaged or destroyed on the north side of Greenville, where six people were killed.	Grazulis
April 11	1893	United States	Missouri	Lenox, Bangert, Dry Fork, Jadwin	12 (40 injuries)	Seven people died in homes swept away in Conroy, north of Salem, and four died in Jadwin.	Grazulis
April 11	1893	United States	Missouri	Mayview, Dover	6 (20 injuries)	Farms were swept away with deaths in two homes.	Grazulis
April 25	1893	United States	Oklahoma	Langston, Perkins, Ripley, Oklahoma	4 (25 injuries)	About 100 buildings were destroyed. Two people died in Langston and two in "Cimarron," which is a separate community from Cimarron City.	Grazulis
April 25	1893	United States	Oklahoma	Newcastle, Moore	31 (100 injuries)	At least 30 lightly-built homes were swept away with 11 deaths in one home, 6 in another, and 4 in another. The tornado was reportedly over 1.25 miles (2.01 km) wide. It was the first of several intense tornadoes to strike Moore. One death from this event may have been from another tornado, and another death may have been from hail.	Grazulis
April 25	1893	United States	Texas, Oklahoma	Bonita (Texas)	1 (11 injuries)	Nine homes were destroyed, two of which were leveled. All known damage was in Texas.	Grazulis
April 28	1893	United States	Oklahoma	Red Rock	6 (20 injuries)	All deaths were in two homes in "Ponca," 12 miles south of the current location of Ponca City, Oklahoma.	Grazulis
April 28	1893	United States	Texas	Cisco	23+ (150 injuries)	Every building in Cisco was severely damage or destroyed, leaving 1,500 people with no shelter of any kind. Only two buildings were left standing in downtown. An entire fully loaded freight train was thrown 80–120 feet (25–35 m). As many as 26 people may have died.	Grazulis
June 21	1893	United States	Kansas	Perry, Williamstown	11 (30 injuries)	Thirty homes were severely damaged or destroyed, including six farm houses that were swept away. Six of nine people died in one family, with some bodies dismembered.	Grazulis
March 17	1894	United States	Texas	Emory	4 (50 injuries)	Four homes and a bridge were swept away and every home west of the courthouse in Emory was damaged. Witnesses described the funnel as "forked at the bottom," indicating this was probably a multiple-vortex tornado.	Grazulis
May 5	1894	United States	Iowa	Iconium	1 (5 injuries)	Five homes and a church were leveled. Three train cars loaded with coal were thrown 25 yards.	Grazulis
May 17	1894	United States	Ohio	Montpelier, Kunkle	4 (5 injuries)	A few homes were swept away; all four deaths were in one home. One body was carried a quarter mile (400 m). The roar was heard several miles way.	Grazulis
June 27	1894	United States	Minnesota	Cosmos, Litchfield	2 (6 injuries)	Grazulis assigned an F3 rating, but stated that damage to some farms may have been greater than F3.	Grazulis
September 21	1894	United States	Iowa	Wesley, Hayfield, Hanlontown	25+ (60 injuries)	This and the next two entries were part of a complex outbreak, and the number and exact sequence of individual tornadoes are unclear. Grazulis assigned an F5 rating to an earlier member of the sequence. Dozens of farms were badly damaged or destroyed, with at least 10 completely leveled.	Grazulis
September 21	1894	United States	Iowa, Minnesota	Mason City, Osage (Iowa), Leroy, Spring Valley (Minnesota)	16+ (70 injuries)	Farm houses were destroyed in Iowa. A total of 80 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Leroy and another 10 homes were destroyed in Spring Valley.	Grazulis
September 21	1894	United States	Iowa	Osage, Elma	5 (25 injuries)	Five homes were destroyed in the Lowther area, north of Elma.	Grazulis
Sources: Grazulis

1910s

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
May 30	1917	United States	Missouri	Carter, Wayne, Butler, Bollinger	18 (200+ injuries)	A tornado hit the southeast Missouri counties of Carter, Wayne, and Butler, causing 18 deaths and 200 injuries along its 50-mile path. It virtually leveled the town of Dongola in Bollinger County and caused considerable damage on the south edge of Zalma.	Grazulis

1920s

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
August 10	1924	United States	Colorado	Thurman	11 (1 indirect, 7 injuries)	A tornado formed to the west-southwest of Thurman and passed to the south of the town. A barn in the tornado's path was destroyed while 18 people were inside. 10 people were killed, 9 of which were children. Another person died four months later of injuries sustained from the tornado. This tornado remains the deadliest tornado in Colorado state history.[24]	Grazulis

1930s

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
May 6	1930	United States	Texas	Runge, Kenedy, Frost	>77 (260 injuries)	One tornado tore through three counties in north Texas, devastating several farms near Bynum and Mertens, killing 16. The tornado then moved through Frost, killing at least 22 and destroying the town. Other fatalities were reported south of Rankin, south of Bardwell and near Ensign. This tornado was on the ground for 35 miles and was 500 yd (457 m) wide. A second tornado touched down in southern Texas, destroying homes of Mexican tenant workers near Kenedy, Runge and Nordheim, killing 36. Both tornadoes were later rated F4.	Grazulis

1940s

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or lower rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
April 30	1940	United States	Illinois	Alexander, Pulaski, Cache	1 (9 injuries)	A possible F4 tornado hit Alexander and Pulaski counties in Illinois. It moved northeast near Cache, passing across the north side of Mounds along its 13-mile path. Three homes were leveled in total, killing 1 and severely injuring 9.	Grazulis
June 23	1944	United States	West Virginia	Wetzel, Marion, Harrison, Taylor, Barbour, Tucker, Randolph	100+ (381+ injuries)[d]	Shinnston tornado — The strongest and deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. Created "indescribable havoc" as the town of Shinnston was devastated with many well-built structures completely swept away.	Grazulis
February 12	1945	United States	Alabama	York, Livingston	11 (63 injuries)	Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945 —	Grazulis

1950–present

Possible F4/EF4 tornadoes with no official rating or different rating

Day	Year	Country	Subdivision	Location	Fatalities	Notes	Rated by
August 7	1950	Germany	Rhineland-Palatinate	Andernach	0	Swirling utility poles marked the devastating path of the natural event. Heavy trunks had been swirled hundreds of meters away. Considerable damage occurred on a chicken farm and the beets were torn out of a field, meaning it was "probably F3 or F4 tornado?"	ESSL
June 8	1951	United States	Oklahoma	Corn	0	This is event is officially documented as a single F3 tornado, but photographs showed that there were actually two slow-moving tornadoes from one storm. Grazulis rated the larger one that hit Corn F4. It destroyed 25 homes and 22 farm buildings, damaged 80 additional homes and buildings, and killed 26 heads of hogs and cattle and 1,650 chickens. Objects picked up by the tornado was carried as far as 90 miles (140 km) away. Ample warning prior to the storm striking the towns resulted in no casualties from this tornado. This tornado was the first in the United States to be caught on film and was also one of the most photographed tornadoes in Oklahoma at the time. Grazulis rated the second tornado, which destroyed several barns before dissipating west of Corn, F2 and noted that it may have been anticyclonic.	Grazulis
June 27	1951	United States	Illinois	Heman	0	Tornado outbreak sequence of June 25–27, 1951 – The tornado is officially rated F3. Grazulis also rated the tornado F3, but noted that it caused "probable F4 damage." Two entire farms were "wiped out" near Heman.	Grazulis
April 9	1953	United States	Indiana	Newtown	3	The tornado is officially listed as a long-tracked F3 tornado, but it is listed by Grazulis as family of four tornadoes, the second of which he rated F4 based on the damage done north of Newtown.	Grazulis
April 9	1953	United States	Indiana	Fairview	3	The tornado is officially listed as a long-tracked F3 tornado, but it is listed by Grazulis as family of four tornadoes, the fourth of which he rated F4 based on the damage done near Fairview. Official records do not bring the tornado into Randolph County, where the damage reportedly took place.	Grazulis
May 9	1953	United States	Nebraska	Hebron	5	1953 Waco tornado outbreak – The tornado is officially listed as an F3 and Grazulis also rated it F3. However, he noted that F4 damage may have occurred outside of Hebron where two of 13 homes were described as "leveled." The top of Hebron High School was also torn off.	Grazulis
May 10	1953	United States	Wisconsin	Amery	4	1953 Waco tornado outbreak – This is officially listed as a long-tracked F2 tornado, but was more likely a family of tornadoes according to Grazulis, who rated the tornado F4 based on a swath of severe damage from east of New Richmond to near Amery. In all, 113 homes were damaged or destroyed and 215 other structures were affected by this tornado according to reports from local staff of the American Red Cross, although damage outside of the most severe damage in Amery was in sparsely populated areas and not well documented.	Grazulis
April 5	1954	United States	Missouri, Iowa	Siam (IA)	0	Official records list the storm as an F2 tornado, but it was rated F4 by Grazulis. At least two farm homes were leveled and swept away. The track of the tornado is incorrectly listed in the NCEI as only being in Taylor County, Iowa.	Grazulis
June 20	1957	United States	Minnesota	Glyndon, Riverton	0	Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957 – Three farms were destroyed with near-F5 damage to one home. Officially, this storm is listed as part of the track of the F5 tornado that hit Fargo, North Dakota, but a study by Fujita found the track to be a five-member tornado family, of which the Fargo tornado was the third and this one was the fourth.	Fujita, Grazulis
Jun 6	1963	United States	South Dakota	near Martin	0	Produced possible F5 damage over farmland north of Martin according to Grazulis, who rated the tornado as an F4. A church "disappeared" and one home "seemed to evaporate into the air." This tornado is listed as only F3 in the official database.	Grazulis
Mar 24	1969	United States	Virginia	near South Boston	1 (4 injuries)	A six-room farmhouse was leveled, its debris strewn for acres. This tornado is listed as only F3 in the official database, but was rated F4 by Grazulis.[25]	Grazulis
Jul 16	1979	United States	Wyoming	Cheyenne	1 (40 injuries)	1979 Cheyenne tornado – F4 damage occurred to the Buffalo Ridge subdivision and Shannon Heights Trailer Park of Cheyenne, with a 220 m (720 ft) wide swath of F4 damage being reported at the latter, as the tornado neared the end of its life.	Parker and Hickey of NWS Cheyenne[26]
Dec 11	1990	Japan	Chiba Prefecture	Mobara	1 (73 injuries)[27]	A house was lifted off its foundation and disintegrated, and steel rods at a construction site were bent down to the ground. Video analysis indicated wind speeds of 93 m/s (208 mph; 335 km/h) at 120 metres (390 ft) above ground level.[28] Fujita's analysis would make this the first record of an F4 tornado in Japan.[29]	Fujita
Sep 30	1991	Brazil	São Paulo	Itu	16 (>300 injuries)	Narrow tornado. Many well-built masonry cement/concrete homes were completely leveled. Cars were thrown long distances and mangled beyond recognition, and trees were intensely debarked and uprooted. A large bus was thrown several yards, killing several people. Officially rated F3, but new analysis suggests high-end F4 damage.[30]	State University of Campinas
Aug 29	2005	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul	Muitos Capões	0 (~16 injuries)	Officially rated F3 by MetSul Meteorologia, but it was noted that F4 damage may have occurred. A car was thrown hundred of yards and was completely mutilated, to almost being unrecognizable. Thick-walled masonry homes were completely destroyed, with many of them being completely leveled, and trees were severely debarked. Granulation of debris was also confirmed.[31]	MetSul Meteorologia
Jan 18	2007	Germany	Brandenburg	Lauchhammer	0 (1 injury)	A long-tracked tornado which was officially rated high-end F3/T7 hit multiple villages in eastern Germany. Four buildings were levelled completely in Kahla, and surveyors noted possible T8 damage in some locations, which equals F4 damage.	ESSL
May 28	2013	United States	Kansas	near Bennington	0	Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013 – A large, very slow-moving, and erratic wedge tornado remained over mostly farm lands. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed, farm equipment was damaged, and power poles and trees were downed. It was initially rated EF4 based on DOW wind measurements showing that tornado had winds in the EF4-EF5 range, but was downgraded since none of the damage indicators were over EF3. However, it was acknowledged that the tornado was likely at least EF4 intensity at some point in its life.	NCEI
May 16	2015	United States	Texas, Oklahoma	Hardeman, Wilbarger (Texas), Jackson (Oklahoma), Tillman, Kiowa	0	Multiple-vortex wedge tornado. Metal buildings, outbuildings, and trees sustained major damage or were destroyed. Power poles were broken and a few homes were damaged as well. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, video and radar evidence suggest that this was likely a violent (EF4 or stronger) tornado over a sparsely populated area.[32]	NCEI
April 13	2019	United States	Mississippi	Greenwood Springs	0	Tornado outbreak of April 13–15, 2019 – This EF2 tornado tracked through wooded areas and downed numerous trees. A few homes sustained roof damage as well. In a later analysis published in the Monthly Weather Review, it was noted that, "this tornado produced forest devastation and electrical infrastructure damage up to at least EF4 intensity" with winds up to 182 mph.	Anthony W. Lyza, Barrett T. Goudeau, Kevin R. Knupp
March 22	2022	United States	Louisiana	Gretna, Arabi, New Orleans	2	Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022#Gretna–Arabi–New Orleans East, Louisiana – A study published in the Journal of Structural Engineering in 2024 about the performance of hurricane-resistant structures in this EF3 tornado discovered failure points of damaged structures suggesting high-end EF3 to EF4 peak intensity.[33]	American Society of Civil Engineers

See also

• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
  • List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes

Notes

1. The winds estimated by the Fujita Scale are estimated values and have not been verified scientifically.^[3]
2. Was not responsible for the rating, but is the only source for Heino Tooming's rating.
3. Was not directly responsible for the rating, but had a participate involved in an academically published paper that included the rating.
4. Estimates for fatalities range from 100 to 153.