Tornadoes are among Earth's most violent atmospheric events. The deadliest tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State Tornado which ripped through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana in 1925. Spanning a path of 219 miles it killed 695 people. The largest tornado outbreak occurred on April 27, 2011 where there were 199 tornadoes reported in the Southeastern United States, killing approximately 324 people. More recently, a tornado touched down in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March 2023, killing two dozen people. The EF-4 tornado's path spanned about 59.4 miles with a maximum width of 1.25 miles. The Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado of May 3, 1999, holds the record for highest wind speed recorded at 302 mph. The longest tornado damage path ever recorded stretched 258 miles during the Tri-State Tornado.
