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1.El-Reno Tornado

Formed: May 31, 2013
Duration: 40 minutes
Diameter: 4200m
Highest winds: 295 mph (475 km/h)
Damage: $35–40 million
Areas affected: Canadian County, Oklahoma
Total fatalities: 8 fatalities, 151 injuries

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2.Daulatpur–Saturia tornado

Formed: April 26, 1989
Duration: 35 minutes
Diameter: 2400m
Highest winds: 117–418 km/h (73–260 mph)
Damage: $1.5 million
Areas affected: Bangladesh
Total fatalities: 1,300 fatalities, 12,000 injuries

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3.Moore tornado

Formed: May 20, 2013
Duration: 37 minutes
Diameter: 2100m
Highest winds: 210 mph (340 km/h)
Damage: $2 billion
Areas affected: McClain and Cleveland counties in Oklahoma
Total fatalities: 24 fatalities (+1 indirect), 212 injuries

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4.Tri-State Tornado

Formed: March 18, 1925
Duration: 7 hours
Diameter: 2000m
Damage: $1.4 billion
Areas affected: Midwestern and Southeastern US
Total fatalities: 747+ (695+ from one tornado) fatalities, 2,298 injuries

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5.Joplin tornado

Formed: May 22, 2011
Duration: 38 minutes
Diameter: 1600m
Highest winds: 200 mph (320 km/h)
Damage: $2.8 billion
Areas affected: Jasper County and Newton County, Missouri
Total fatalities: 158 direct fatalities (+3 indirect), 1,150 injuries

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