It is impossible to predict when any given location will be hit by a tornado.
The Tri-State tornado hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
Joplin, MO
The worst tornado in U.S. history was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. The tornado first formed north of Ellington, Missouri. The tornado devastated numerous towns in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana along a path 219 miles long.
Western Missouri is generally considered to be in Tornado Alley.
The deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. occurred on the afternoon of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore across parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. It is known as the Tri-state tornado.
Scotland County, Missouri was hit by an EF1 tornado on October 2, 2007.
No. Joplin is in Missouri and so was the tornado that hit it.
A Missouri tornado is a tornado that occurs in the U.S. state of Missouri. If you want an example, there is the tornado that hit the city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 killing 158 people. It was the seventh deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The Tri-State tornado hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
Joplin, MO
Mike Woolston was the mayor of Joplin, Missouri when the 2011 tornado hit and still is today.
The tri-state tornado hit the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana in the US.
Tornadoes do not get names like hurricanes do. They are usually just referred to by where they hit. So the tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri in 2011 is called the Joplin tornado.
The Joplin, Missouri EF5 tornado struck on Sunday, May 22, 2011.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 was rated EF5, the highest level of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds in excess of 200 mph.
The Tri State Tornado hit western Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana.
No. There are not pictures of the Branson tornado as it struck at night, however, there is security camera footage of the tornado striking an apartment complex.