A low pressure system tracked across parts of Missouri and Arkansas, pulling in warm air from the south and cold air from the north. A powerful supercell thunderstorm formed in the warm air and tracked with the low pressure system fairly close to the center. The unusual nature of this track may have contributed to its unusually long life span.
Damage from the Tri-State tornado is estimated to be $16.5 million in 1925 amounts.
The Tri-State tornado struck on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18, 1925.
The cost of damage of the Tri-State tornado amounts to $16.5 million in 1925 values, equivalent to about $390 million today.
1925.
The day of the Tri-State tornado, March 18, 1925, was a Wednesday.
No. The Tri-State Tornado occurred in 1925. There were no efforts to predict tornadoes until the 1940s.
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March 18, 1925.
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925.
The 1925 Tri-State Tornado caused widespread devastation. The federal and local government stepped in and provided tent housing and aid for those residents who were left homeless.
The Tri-State tornado formed at 1:01 PM on March 18, 1925 and lasted until 4:30 pm.
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. The tornado killed 695 people, 613 of them in Illinois.