It was a highly destructive, long-track tornado that impacted parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, earning its name from the fact that it passed through these three states. Here are some key ...

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 ...

(KFVS) - The National Weather Service in Paducah confirmed a tornado ... Illinois Sunday night. According to NWS-Paducah, the EF1 briefly touched down northwest of Harrison and Murphysboro on ...

AVA, Ill. (WSIL) -- A Murphysboro man walked away from a rollover crash without any reported injuries on Sunday. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said they responded to a single-vehicle crash ...

A century ago, when the Tri-State Tornado ripped through Illinois, 600 people died statewide, 234 in Murphysboro alone, he said. At the time, there were no early warnings; people knew a tornado ...

The total number of preliminary tornado reports for Illinois has reached 63 after last weekend’s severe weather outbreak, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The state averaged 54 ...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL)-- Some areas in Murphysboro received storm damage from the Sunday night storms. A few residents were outside checking for storm damage and talking to neighbors. Multiple ...

Source: Illinois State Climatologist Similar to the national trend, most of that uptick in tornado counts can be attributed to weaker tornadoes being reported with more frequency in recent decades ...

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Several Illinois counties are under a tornado watch as a storm moves northward through the state. The following counties are under a tornado watch as of 3:35 p.m.: Champaign, Christian ...