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United States Cities Hit By F5/EF5 Tornadoes

Can you name every American city that has been hit by the most devastating tornadoes given the state and year of each event?
Many of these tornadoes struck more than one city. The cities used here are those listed in the Storm Prediction Center Database (source below).
Only those that occurred since 1950.
Source: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html
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Year
State
Answer
1953
Texas
Waco
North Dakota
Fort Rice
Michigan
Flint
Iowa
Adair
Mississippi
Vicksburg
1955
Oklahoma
Blackwell
Kansas
Udall
1956
Michigan
Grand Rapids
1957
Missouri
Ruskin Heights
North Dakota
Fargo
Illinois
Sunfield
1958
Wisconsin
Menomonie
1960
Oklahoma
Prague
1964
Texas
Wichita Falls
Nebraska
Bradshaw
1965
South Dakota
Gregory
1966
Mississippi
Jackson
Kansas
Topeka
Iowa
Belmond
1968
Ohio
Gallipolis
Iowa
Charles City
Maynard
Minnesota
Tracy
1970
Texas
Lubbock
1971
Louisiana
Delhi
1973
Texas
Valley Mills
1974
Indiana
Daisy Hill
Ohio
Xenia
Kentucky
Brandenburg
Ohio
Sayler Park
Alabama
Mount Hope
Tanner
Guin
1976
Oklahoma
Spiro
Texas
Brownwood
1076
Iowa
Jordan
1977
Alabama
Birmingham
1982
Oklahoma
Broken Bow
1984
Wisconsin
Barneveld
1985
Ohio
Niles
1990
Kansas
Hesston
Goessel
Illinois
Plainfield
1991
Kansas
Andover
1992
Minnesota
Chandler
1996
Wisconsin
Oakfield
1997
Texas
Jarrel
1998
Alabama
Oak Grove
Tennessee
Waynesboro
1999
Oklahoma
Moore
2007
Kansas
Greensburg
2008
Iowa
Parkersburg
2011
Mississippi
Smithville
Alabama
Hackleburg
Mississippi
Preston
Alabama
Rainsville
Missouri
Joplin
Oklahoma
El Reno
2013
Oklahoma
Moore
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5 Comments
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Level 88
Nov 1, 2022
It's oddly reassuring that so many of these hit in places I've never heard of.
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Level 30
Feb 10, 2023
Please change 2011 Newton to Philadelphia, it is more known by The Philadelphia Tornado
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Level 71
Feb 12, 2023
Thank you for your comment. I have added "Philadelphia" as a type-in, though I am keeping the primary name as "Preston" as it is what is listed in the SPC source. I will try to update other entries with type-ins for local names in the future.
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Level 74
Sep 7, 2025
Illinios is not a state
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Level 71
Sep 15, 2025
Oops, thank you for pointing that out!