Excessive rain over southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana through this evening is threatening the area with a potential for flash, urban, and small stream flooding. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and marginally severe hail should occur Saturday across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Read More >
Rank | Location | Date | Damage ($) |
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1. | Newcastle-South OKC-Moore tornado | 05/20/2013 | $2 billion |
2. | Bridge Creek-OKC-Moore-Del City tornado | 05/03/1999 | $1 billion |
3. | Moore-OKC-Choctaw tornado | 05/08/2003 | $370 million |
4. | Altus-Altus AFB tornado | 05/11/1982 | $200 million |
5. | Ardmore tornado | 05/07/1995 | $100+ million |
6. | Cordell tornado | 10/09/2001 | $100 million |
7. | Tulsa tornado | 04/19/1981 | $75-100 million |
8. | Stroud tornado | 05/03/1999 | $60 million |
9. | Catoosa tornado | 04/24/1993 | $50+ million |
10. | Downtown Bartlesville | 03/15/1982 | $30-40 million |
Note: Some of the damage costs listed here are estimates. Tornado climatologists are continuing their research to determine better damage costs for some of the events. In addition, the damage costs listed have not been adjusted for inflation to current dollar amounts. |