Where was the Tri-State Tornado located?
Where was the Tri-State Tornado located?
Known as the “Tri-State Tornado,” the deadly twister began its northeast track in Ellington, Missouri, but southern Illinois was the hardest hit. More than 500 of the total 695 people who perished were killed in southern Illinois, including 234 in Murphysboro and 127 in West Frankfort.
Where in Illinois did the Tri-State Tornado hit?
Murphysboro, Illinois
Ruins of the Longfellow School, Murphysboro, Illinois, where 17 children were killed. The storm hit the school at about 2:30 PM local time.
How many towns did the Tri-State Tornado hit?
five towns
The Tri-State Tornado was remarkable because its path of destruction was continuous for 219 miles as it traveled between 60 and 73 mph over three and a half hours. In just 40 minutes, the tornado devastated five towns and killed 541 people in southern Illinois.
Are there any pictures of the Tri-State Tornado?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and the Tri-State Tornado is no exception. Even though there are no known photographs of the actual storm itself, one glance at the damage in the photographs gives one a chilling sense of the horror that the survivors endured.
What part of Illinois has the most tornadoes?
In recent Illinois history, Cook County has the highest number of confirmed tornados at 38 tornados.
How many miles did the Tri-State Tornado travel?
219 miles
With winds of roughly 300 miles (480 km) per hour, which would classify it as an EF5 tornado in the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the tornado lasted 3.5 hours and traveled 219 miles (352 km)—setting records for both duration and distance.
What made the Tri-State Tornado unique?
The 1925 Tri-State Tornado rode a straight-line path for 3.5 hours across 219 miles of Missouri, southern Illinois and Indiana, making it the longest single tornado track anywhere in the world. With a mile-wide diameter it looked wider than it was tall — so big it lacked the classic genie-in-the-bottle funnel.
