On May 4, one of the worst tornadoes in decades ripped through the town's historic main street, destroying every business and damaging or leveling 100 homes.

The original building was destroyed by one of the worst tornadoes in Illinois history.

The Dunwoody tornado in early April 1998 was the worst tornado to have struck the area.

On the April 26, 1989 Manikganj was the site of, what was at the time, the world's worst tornado in terms of loss-of-life.

The worst tornadoes hit Middle Tennessee, where 12 people were killed.

Six people were still missing after the worst tornado to strike Illinois in two decades.

"Devastation" was the first word on many lips as public officials declared states of emergency after what experts said were the worst tornadoes in decades.

It was one of the worst tornadoes in Texas history, and occurred exactly 17 years to the day after the deadly Waco Tornado.

The worst tornado was an F4 that struck Hallam, Nebraska.

On 3 April 1974, much of Xenia's near north side was destroyed by one of the worst tornadoes on record.