There were at least nine confirmed tornadoes on March 18, 1925, the most infamous of which was the Tri-state tornado. This tornado tore a 219 mile-long damage path across parts of western Missour, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana.
In Missouri, the tornado touch down near Ellington and hit the towns of Annapolis, Leadanna, Bielhe, and Cornwall. In Illinois it hit the towns of Gorham, Murphysboro, De Soto, Bush, West Frankfort, Parrish, Olga, and several small mining villages. In Indiana it hit Griffin, Owensville, and Princeton before dissipating near Petersburg.
Most of the deaths from this tornado, 606 out of 695, were in Illinois. All of Gorham and Griffin and 90% each of Annapolis and Parrish were destroyed. The tornado killed 234 in Murphysboro, 152 in West Frankfort, and 69 in De Soto.
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The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925.
The Tri-State tornado struck on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18, 1925.
The day of the Tri-State tornado, March 18, 1925, was a Wednesday.
March 18, 1925.
Tornadoes do not get official names as hurricanes do. They are sometimes, however, given informal names, usually for the places they hit. The worst of the tornadoes of March 18, 1925 is almost universally known as the Tri-State Tornado.
the tri state tornado of march 18 1925 killed 695 people injuring 2.027
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. The tornado killed 695 people, 613 of them in Illinois.
The most devastating tornado in U.S. history was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado tore a 219 mile long damage path across part of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and destroying over 15,000 homes.
There were several killer tornadoes in 1925, but you most likely mean the Tri-state tornado of March 18. It killed 695 people, making it the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The longest-lasting tornado on record was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. It lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes.