On Today's Date: The Hesston, Kansas, F5 Tornado Of 1990
Even by Plains standards, this was an unusually large, violent tornado outbreak so early in spring. One Kansas tornado was ...
Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado
The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern Missouri on March 18, 1925. It tore through Missouri, Illinois and into ...
Commentary: It's still America's worst tornado, and no one saw it coming
March 18, 1925, began like any other Wednesday in the Heartland but it didn’t stay normal for long as worst tornado in US ...
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Church bells to ring in Murphysboro exactly 100 years after Tri-State Tornado hits community
An event on the final day of the week-long commemoration for the 100th anniversary of the Tri-State Tornado will take place on Tuesday, March 18, in ...
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Thursday marks 35 years since devastating Hesston tornado
In Hesston, the tornado strengthened into a solid F5 that packed a punch with violent winds up to 261-318 mph, the NWS reported. It eventually weakened as it entered McPherson County. The National ...
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: America’s worst tornado, 100 years later
The worst single storm, the Tri-State Tornado, began forming at lunchtime. It touched down in rural southeastern Missouri, an F5 monster on the modern scale, and howled its way north and eastward.