THE TRI-STATE TORDNADO

WEATHER

• Smokey fog
• Longest track (219 miles)
• Considered f5/EF5
• Crossed 3 states
• 62 mph

DESTRUCTION

• Trees snapped in half at the limb

DESTRUCTION

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• 89 years of vegetation destroyed
• Missouri , Illinois , Indiana
• 17 million in property damage

CASULTIES

• Killed 695
• Injuring 13,000
• 541 of 695 killed in southern illinois

541 DEATHS IN ILLINOIS

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There was no such thing as a tornado watch. People relied on newspaper, government mail, or word of the mouth. So there was really no warning.

Being so long ago there was very little technology. So warnings were very hard to come by. Storm systems had yet to be created so realistically there wasn't much that anyone could do to prevent a lot of what happened. Without knowing much about the storm an evacuation wouldn't have even been thought about.

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• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1472896/Tri-State-Tornado-of-1925
• http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tri-state-tornado
• www.ustornadoes.com/2014/03/18/the-tri-state-tornado-of-1925/