The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure along the coast of South Carolina for tropical or subtropical development. Regardless of development, heavy rain and flooding are possible along coastal sections of the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Friday. Severe storms are likely today across the Upper Midwest and heat advisories persist across the Northern U.S. Read More >
| Rank | Location | Date | Damage ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
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