This week on ITBF, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tri-State Tornado of 1925.
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The Tri-State Tornado happened ONE CENTURY AGO today.
The twister still holds many prominent records, including the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
But was it one tornado, or multiple?
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🌪️ 100 years ago today, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history struck.
📍 695 dead
📍 219-mile path (longest ever)
📍 73 mph forward speed
📍 No warnings, no radar, no escape
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One hundred years ago today... The deadliest tornado outbreak in United States' history occurred. #SpectrumNews1 #TriStateTornado
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This an aerial shot of West Frankfort, Illinois, showing the damage done by the tornado.
An image of Longfellow School in Murphysboro, Illinois.
Today marks the 100 anniversary of the deadliest tornado ever recorded in US history. On March 18, 1925, nearly 700 people lost their lives from the Tri-state tornado. This tragedy should never be forgotten as some like this can happen again.
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100 years ago today: Massive #tristatetornado cut across Missouri, Illinois & Indiana for 200+ mi. Nearly 700 killed 2,000 injured, and 15,000 homes damaged.
Today marks 100 years since the infamous #TriStateTornado. It touched down in Reynolds County, MO ~12:45 PM CST and left a 219 mi. path of destruction for 3 hours, 45 minutes before lifting in Pike County, IN
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100 years ago today, March 18, 1925:
Deadliest US tornado in history (at least 695 people killed, over 2000 injured)
Estimated 219 mile path (longest in history) over MO, IL, IN
Ripped railroad tracks from ground
Wiped-out numerous neighborhoods
No photos of this twister exist
#TriStateTornado
The #TriStateTornado touched down just NE of Ellington, MO at 1 pm 100 years ago today.
Tonight at 6 p.m., I'll speak at the Princeton Public Library about the storm, recovery, politics, and more.
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This same group used archival research and gumshoe detective work to identify possible gaps/handoffs in the #TriStateTornado ‘s 219-mile path. The resulting manuscript, a volunteer labor of love, rates as one of my favorite scientific papers of all time:
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In the early 2000s, a group of mainly retired forecasters, incl. the late Bob Johns and Chuck Doswell sought to reconstruct the meteorological setup of the #TriStateTornado. In 1925, there were no radars or satellites. Much of their analysis was based on surface charts. Read: doi.org/10.55599/ejs...
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the #TriStateTornado* of 1925, which took 695 lives. NWS Paducah, KY assembled this web page about the tornado and the advances in meteorological science that it inspired:
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*likely tornadoes, plural, see below
100 years ago, the #TriStateTornado rip through #Missouri, #Illinois, and #Indiana. It's one of the deadliest tornadoes in US history.
#Tornado #TriStateTornado #Weather The Paducah, KY NWS has created a fantastic story map about the 1925 Tri-State tornado. Check it out at this link. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/77b6...
March 18th will mark 100 years since the historic #TriStateTornado. This tornado remains the record holder for the longest track, and it is the deadliest in US History.
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8/ Protecting lives comes with a cost.
The Joplin tornado demonstrates the progress made over the past century, as well as the work that remains to be done.
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Clash of Disasters: Tri-State Tornado (1925) vs. Joplin Tornado (2011)
One is the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The other is the costliest.
>> Let’s dissect this clash ⚔️
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