Murphysboro, Ill. (WSIL) –A century ago, on March 18, 1925, the Tri-State Tornado tore through Southern Illinois, leaving devastation in its wake. With 695 lives lost across three states, 234 in ...
It's the 100th anniversary of what is widely considered America's worst single tornado, which predated much of the technology we depend on today for severe weather forecasting and warnings. On March ...
One hundred years ago, a catastrophic tornado ripped through three states, leveling whole towns and killing nearly 700 people. It remains the worst tornado in U.S. history. Called the Tri-State ...
From Logan School's top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than two blocks away. But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois ...
(These stories appeared in the O’Fallon Progress about local connections and reactions to the Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, that left a 219-mile path of destruction through southeast Missouri, ...
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — From Logan School’s top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than two blocks away. But after a monstrous tornado ...
Tuesday will mark a somber anniversary, as 100 years have passed since the deadliest tornado in U.S. history devastated several states. On March 18, 1925, the “Tri-State Tornado” tore a path of ...