Burt in "Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book." Of the 695 who died in the Tri-State Tornado, 234 were in Murphysboro, Illinois, a record in a single community from such a disaster.

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 ...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP ... Modern standards qualify the so-called Tri-State Tornado as an F5, a mile-wide funnel with wind speeds greater than 260 mph (418 kph). Perhaps the best evidence ...

An EF-1 tornado with estimated 100 mph winds was confirmed in Jackson County, Illinois, from over the weekend.

Here are some key details: National Weather Service event: On March 15, 2025, the NWS Paducah office hosted a 100-year anniversary commemoration at Murphysboro High School in Illinois ... tornadoes in ...

Southern Illinois towns affected by the storm were Murphysboro ... (According to the National Weather Service, the Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925 left a 219-mile path of destruction across ...

Burt in "Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book." Of the 695 who died in the Tri-State Tornado, 234 were in Murphysboro, Illinois, a record in a single community from such a disaster. About 15,000 ...

But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois town of Murphysboro on March 18, 1925, Othella saw nothing but flattened wasteland.

The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. MURPHYSBORO ... Modern standards qualify the so-called Tri-State Tornado as an F5, a mile-wide funnel with wind speeds ...

The deadliest twister in recorded U.S. history struck 100 years ago Tuesday, touching down in southeastern Missouri and tearing up everything in its 219-mile (352-kilometer) path for nearly four hours ...