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This is a list of tornadoes that impact the central business district of a city.
It is a common - and definitely false - myth that tornadoes do not strike downtown areas. The odds are much lower due to the small areas covered, but paths can go anywhere - including over downtown areas. St. Louis, MO has taken a direct hit three times in less than a century and Windsor, Ontario, Canada was also struck three times in 50 years.
| F# |
City |
Date |
Deaths |
Event |
| F3 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
March 8, 1871 |
9 |
St. Louis Tornado of 1871 |
| F2 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
May 13, 1883 |
3 |
|
| F2 |
Washington, D.C. |
September 16, 1888 |
0 |
|
| F4 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
March 27, 1890 |
76 |
Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak of March 1890 |
| F2 |
Dallas, Texas |
January 20, 1894 |
1 |
|
| F4 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
May 27, 1896 |
255 |
St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado |
| F4 |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
June 30, 1912 |
28 |
Regina Cyclone |
| F3 |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 18, 1927 |
2 |
|
| F3 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
September 29, 1927 |
28 |
St. Louis Tornado Outbreak of September 1927 |
| F3 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
March 14, 1933 |
15 |
Nashville Tornado Outbreak of March 1933 |
| F4 |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
April 2, 1936 |
14 |
Greensboro, North Carolina tornado |
| F2 |
Charleston, South Carolina |
September 29, 1938 |
27 |
Charleston, South Carolina Tornadoes |
| F4 |
Windsor, Ontario |
June 18, 1946 |
18 |
Windsor - Tecumseh, Ontario Tornado of 1946 |
| F3 |
Richmond, Virginia |
June 13, 1951 |
0 |
Richmond, Virginia Tornado of 1951 |
| F5 |
Waco, Texas |
May 11, 1953 |
114 |
Waco Tornado |
| F4 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
February 10, 1959 |
21 |
1959 St. Louis Tornado Outbreak |
| F5 |
Topeka, Kansas |
June 8, 1966 |
12 |
Topeka Tornado of 1966 |
| F5 |
Lubbock, Texas |
May 11, 1970 |
28 |
Lubbock Tornado |
| F3 |
Windsor, Ontario |
April 3, 1974 |
8 |
Windsor Tornado of 1974 |
| F2 |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
April 17, 1978 |
0 |
|
| F4 |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
December 3, 1978 |
2 |
Shreveport Tornado of December 1978 |
| F3 |
Kalamazoo, Michigan |
May 13, 1980 |
5 |
Kalamazoo Tornado of 1980 |
| F4 |
Huntsville, Alabama |
November 15, 1989 |
21 |
Huntsville, Alabama Tornado |
| F4 |
Petersburg, Virginia |
August 6, 1993 |
3 |
Virginia Tornado Outbreak |
| F1 |
Hampton, Virginia |
August 6, 1993 |
0 |
Virginia Tornado Outbreak |
| F1 |
Houston, Texas |
November 16, 1993 |
0 |
|
| F1 |
Miami, Florida |
May 12, 1997 |
0 |
Miami Tornado |
| F3 |
Detroit, Michigan/Windsor, Ontario |
July 2, 1997 |
7 |
Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreak |
| F3 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
April 16, 1998 |
1 |
Nashville Tornadoes of 1998 |
| F3 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
January 21, 1999 |
2 |
Arkansas Tornado Outbreak Sequence of January 1999 |
| F1 |
Hull, Quebec (Gatineau) |
May 8, 1999 |
0 |
|
| F2 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
August 11, 1999 |
1 |
Salt Lake City Tornado |
| F2 |
Fort Worth, Texas |
March 28, 2000 |
2 |
Fort Worth Tornado |
| F0 |
Jacksonville, Florida |
August 12, 2004 |
0 |
|
| F2 |
Iowa City, Iowa |
April 13, 2006 |
0 |
Easter Week 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence |
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