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The tornado, sometimes referred to as the Great tri-state tornado, touched down around 1.00 pm in Shannon County, Missouri, moving to the northeast. The tornado immediately began to produce heavy damage to structures before directly impacting Annapolis , destroying ninety percent of the town and killing two people.
Yet the high-end estimates of the Tri-State tornado path length are still far longer than the nearest verified VLT tornado. No single factor accounts for the exceptional path length and duration, though the fast forward motion of the tornado, which averaged 59 mph (95 km/h), may have translated to more distance covered. [1]
Early estimates suggested that the tornado family—identified by some media outlets as a "Quad-State tornado", due to the storm's long track extending into Kentucky and its similarity to the 219-mile (352 km) Tri-State tornado of 1925—might have cut a path of up to 250 miles (400 km) across the affected areas, making it the longest-tracked ...
On March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, tore a 219-mile-long path across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. ... The tornado had a path length of over ...
An F4 tornado struck Mt. Vernon, Illinois, an F5 tornado obliterated Sunfield, Illinois, and a long-tracked F4 struck several towns hit by the 1925 Tri-State tornado. An additional F4 tornado hit Arkansas. (29 significant, 4 violent, 6 killer) Tornado outbreak of April 15, 1958: April 15, 1958: Florida and Georgia: 5: 36 injuries
"This can be achieved if the tornado is visible at a far distance and there is light traffic, by driving at right angles to the perceived path of the tornado and seeking shelter in a sturdy ...
This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It is considered an F5 on the Fujita Scale, holds records for longest path length at 219 miles (352 km) and longest duration at about 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ...
If there were a template or similar to also give search results for tri-state tornado outbreak 1925, this would resolve reservation. Cinderella157 09:41, 25 December 2024 (UTC) Oppose Most mentions of the term "Tri-State tornado outbreak" refer to this. The December 2021 outbreak is simply referred to as the December 2021 outbreak.