The ruins of the town of West Frankfort, Illinois, in the wake of the Great Tri-State Tornado, March 1925.

These were all significant tornadoes with 8 of the 10 twisters in the state being F4 and the ... theories of the late, great mind of Dr. Theodore Fuijta (meteorologist that produced the F-Scale to ...

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 of its destructive handiwork was ...

Mar 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2025 Updated Mar 13, 2025 MURPHYSBORO — A century after the Tri-State Tornado tore through Jackson County, community members and historians gathered to reflect on its impact ...