Limits of 1925 tech hindered Tri State Tornado cause
In 1925 meteorology lacked computers balloons and radar delaying full understanding of the Tri State Tornado. Joe Schaefer of the Storm Predictions Center explains a strong surface low a moving cold front and possible jet stream contributed, with warmth and moisture at Cairo aiding storm development. He notes long storm paths seen in later events like the 1999 Oklahoma City tornado.
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Illinois
America
Philo T. Farnsworth
Tri- State
Joe Schaefer
Norman
Okla
Plains
Missouri
SPC
National Weather Service
Schaefer
Cairo
Oklahoma City
Remembering Murphysboro Storm Survivors and Aftermath
Mary Belle Melvin, 86, recalls March 18 1925 night in Murphysboro when fires raged two blocks away and debris filled streets. She describes neighbors damaged homes, a rooster roaming featherless, and sheltering at the German church. The disaster left 40 percent of buildings destroyed, about 1 000 injured and 234 dead. Mary Cockrum, 83, a retired nursing home owner, lives east of Benton.
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Melvin
Young’s
Murphysboro
17Th Street
Mary Cockrum
Benton
Cockrum
Devastating 1925 Illinois Tornado Toll and Survivor Tales
From Murphysboro to De Soto and West Frankfort the 1925 Illinois tornado traced a 219 mile path killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. Survivors recount family fears in homes destroyed, with intact kitchen tables and milk pitcher left behind as the storm raged and a shelter prepared for future alarms.
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Murphysboro
de Soto
U.S
Williamson County
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Mary Cockrum
Cockrum
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Jackson
Perry
Matt Brown
Sailers
Sa Tal
Gazer
Raggedy Sisters
East Main Street
DuQuoin, IL
Mary Belle Melvin
Peabody 18
Indiana
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White
Wabash River
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Ind
Princeton
Petersburg
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