The Tri-State tornado was most likely an F5.
It hit nine towns and the only one I remember the name of was Gorham which was completely destroyed by the tornado.
The Tri-State tornado was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. On March 18, 1925 this mile wide F5 tornado traveled a record 219 miles across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
The Tri-State tornado had a path of 219 miles long and 3/4 mile to 1 mile wide across 3 states and numerous mining towns.
Yes. A tornado is a type of violent windstorm.
The "tristate area" of New York consists of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
The energy of a tornado is kinetic energy.
A tornado comes from a type of storm called a rotating thunderstorm, but is not a storm, itself.
The Natchez tornado of 1840 was a supercell tornado, as are nearly all killer tornadoes, and was probably an F5.
Cumulonimbus clouds can spawn a tornado.
There has never been an F6 tornado. F0 is the most common type.
A tornado has a center of low pressure.
In terms of actual type, the tornado that hit near Taylor was probably a supercell tornado. In terms of strength, it was rated F2.