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March 18, 1925:
The worst tornado in American history slammed Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Dubbed the "Tri-State Tornado", the estimated F5 had a path length of over 215 miles, was on the ground for ~3.5 hours, and had an estimated forward speed over over 60 mph.
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The worst tornado in American history slammed Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Dubbed the "Tri-State Tornado", the estimated F5 had a path length of over 215 miles, was on the ground for ~3.5 hours, and had an estimated forward speed over over 60 mph.
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695 people were killed, making this event the deadliest tornado to ever strike the US. 33 fatalities occurred in a single school at De Soto, Illinois. Over 2000 injuries were reported.
Numerous towns along the path were devastated, with some losing ≥90% of their structures.
Numerous towns along the path were devastated, with some losing ≥90% of their structures.
The Tri-State tornado was part of a larger outbreak of (at least) nine tornadoes
An estimated F4 that struck northern TN/southern KY swept away homes, shredded trees, and killed 41 people. Another massive F4 killed 4 people and leveled entire farms south of Elizabeth, Indiana
An estimated F4 that struck northern TN/southern KY swept away homes, shredded trees, and killed 41 people. Another massive F4 killed 4 people and leveled entire farms south of Elizabeth, Indiana
#OTDwx: A winter tornado outbreak like no other, occurred last year. A Moderate Risk was put up for the Mid MS Valley area as the environment was ripe for intense tornadoes. Many of the tornadoes deserve to be mentioned, including the Monette EF4, Defiance EF3 (1/4)
(2/4) Edwardsville EF3, Bowling Green EF3, & most infamous, the Mayfield long tracked EF4. The Monette EF4 was the Quad-state supercell that soon spawned the longer tracked EF4 in KY. This destroyed multiple buildings including a nursing home. The Defiance EF3 quickly grew & hit
(3/4) a 100 year old home & NWS St. Louis had to briefly take cover. In Edwardsville, an EF3 destroyed an Amazon warehouse, killing people & eventually led to a lawsuit. The Bowling Green EF3 was a nightmare that killed several overnight. And the Mayfield EF4 tracked for miles on
