page_title: 1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak
section_title: Death toll
hierarchical_section_title: 1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak / Death toll
caption_attribution_description: English: Damage to a residential area of Newton Falls, Ohio, during the Tornado Outbreak of May 31, 1985.
context_page_description: The 1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak occurred in the United States and Canada on May 31, 1985. In the United States, tornadoes struck the states of Ohio, Pennyslvania, and New York, and in Canada it struck in the province of Ontario. It was the largest and most intense tornado to hit this region and the worst tornado outbreak in Ohio and Pennyslvania history.
context_section_description: In total, 41 tornadoes touched down between 3 p.m. on May 31 and 12 a.m. on June 1, killing 90 people in total across the United States and Canada, with the most deadly tornado happening in the evening hours across Ohio and Pennyslvania. The tornado that struck Niles, Ohio was the deadliest tornado in Ohio since the Xenia tornado in 1974. The outbreak was the worst tornado outbreak in the United States since the 1974 Super Outbreak. It was also the third costliest in history, with $980 million in damage in Ohio, Pennyslvania, New York, and Ontario.
caption: Damage in Newton Falls, Ohio.
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