In what came to be known as “Black Sunday,” one of the
most devastating storms of the 1930s Dust Bowl era
swiped across the region on April 14, 1935.

The worst tornado in U.S. history passed through eastern
Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing
695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing $17
million in property damage.

Known as the “Tri-State Tornado,” the deadly twister began
its northeast track in Ellington, Missouri, but wreaked its
worst damage in southern Illinois. More than 500 of the total
695 people who perished were killed there, including 234 in
Murphysboro and 127 in West Frankfort.

BAKERSFIELD, Mo.(FOX NEWS) – At least 18 people are dead
across three states following a widespread and dangerous
severe weather outbreak, which started on Friday and has
continued during the first half of the weekend.

Most of the destruction was in southeastern Missouri, where
the state’s highway patrol said six deaths occurred in Wayne
County, three were reported in Ozark County and two were
confined in Butler and Jefferson counties. St. Louis County
police said a woman there was found dead near electrical
lines in the backyard of her home.

The so-called “storm of the century” hit the eastern part of the
United States, killing hundreds and causing millions of dollars
in damages, on November 25, 1950.

The storm was unique, however, because it featured not only
extremely strong winds and heavy snow, but both record high
and low temperatures.
   

Removing Debris at the State Capitol in Salem, Oregon.

The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (also known as the Big Blow)
was a Pacific Northwest windstorm that originated from typhoon
Freda and struck the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific
Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962.

The system brought strong winds to the Pacific Northwest and southwest Canada. It was linked to 46 fatalities in the northwest
and Northern California resulting from heavy rains and mudslides. 

Estimates put the dollar damage at approximately $230 million to
$280 million for California, Oregon, and Washington combined.

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (now MetLife) named the
Columbus Day Storm the nation’s worst natural disaster of
1962.