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 ...

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 ...

Illinois was heavily impacted as well. Murphysboro, IL saw 234 deaths, a record for most deaths in a single ... The image below shows a stretch of houses flattened in Murphysboro, IL. Even 100 years ...

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 ...

Beginning around 1:00 PM on March 18, 1925, a tornado touched down in Southern Missouri. This was the beginning of the Tri-State ... came in Southern Illinois. The town of Murphysboro saw more ...

The Great Tri-State Tornado, the longest tracked F5 tornado in U.S. history, devastated Southeast Missouri, Illinois, and Southwest Indiana on March 18, 1925, leaving a trail of destruction and ...

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 ...

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.

The City of Murphysboro hosted a 100-year anniversary event exactly a century after the Tri-State tornado hit the region, killing 695 people across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.

One hundred years ago today, the Tri-State Tornado ripped across Missouri, Southern Illinois and Southwest Indiana ... estimates place the number of injured at 2,800,” the March 19 edition noted.