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The outbreak included the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, the deadliest disaster in Illinois, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, and the second-deadliest registered in world history.
1925 Tornado. The map shows the general direction and extent of the storm which devastated Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, and, branches of which caused great damage in Kentucky, Tennessee and even as far north as Toronto and Buffalo. The lower scene shows a rescue squad searching the ruins.
Tri-State Tornado of 1925, tornado, the deadliest in U.S. history, that traveled from southeastern Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana on March 18, 1925. The storm completely destroyed a number of towns and caused 695 deaths.
WEST FRANKFORT RAZED ; MURPHYSBORO BURNING ; THREE ALIVE At PARRISH. CHICAGO , March 18—A tornado tore through southern Illinois today after lashing eastern Missouri and then caused considerable damage in Indiana before it died out to the northeast after collecting a reported toll of 3 , 631 persons dead or injured on the basis of estimates ...
25 lip 2014 · The tri-state tornado of 1925 hugged the ground for 219 miles, generated wind speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour, and killed 695 people.
11 maj 2012 · The “Tri-State tornado” event of 18 March 1925, with an official death toll of 695 people, generally is accepted as the deadliest single tornado in United States recorded history. The officially accepted damage path is 352 km (219 mi) long.
18 mar 2014 · A man in Parrish, Il. survived the tornado by clinging to a railroad track while the town was destroyed. 46 people died and at least 100 were injured here. Between Gorham and Parrish, 541 lives were taken.
