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When was the most recent tornado?
(A) There have been 595 preliminary filtered reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2020, of which at least 460 have been confirmed. Worldwide, 73 tornado-related deaths have been confirmed, all in the United States, thus making the 2020 season the deadliest in the country since 2011 (B) A "large and destructive" tornado ripped across northeastern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama late Tuesday afternoon, reportedly causing injuries and damage in the town of Tishomingo, Mississippi, near the Alabama state line.Mar 24, 2020
(D) The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1,300 people. In the history of Bangladesh at least 19 tornadoes killed more than 100 people each, almost half of the total for the rest of the world. (E) AccuWeather forecasts a normal to slightly above-normal number of tornadoes in 2020 with a range of 1,350 to 1,450. ... Many tornadoes of the past were not seen or recorded; this change may amount to an increase of reported tornadoes of up to 20 percent over the last 40 years and 10 percent over the past 20 years.
(F) 1643-1859. Potential earliest recorded U.S. tornado and fatality. Event was recorded by Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop. (G) The Deadliest Tornado in U.S. History Blindsided the Midwest in 1925 ... forecasters first began developing methods of predicting tornadoes.