What is Tri-State Tornado?
The '''Tri-State Tornado''' of 1925 was the deadliest [[tornado]] in the history of the [[United States]]. It took place on Wednesday, March 18, 1925. It was part of a outbreak with 12 confirmed tornadoes. It covered a large portion of the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and [[Southern United States]]. The death toll from one tornado alone was 695.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our 10 Greatest Natural Disasters|publisher=American Heritage|url=http://www.americanheritage.com/content/our-10-greatest-natural-disasters?page=show|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> In [[Illinois]], there were 613 deaths. There were 11 deaths in [[Missouri]]. There were at least 71 deaths in [[Indiana]]. The tornado wasn't officially rated by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. But it is recognized by most experts as an F5 tornado on the U.S. [[Fujita scale]]. There were also tornadoes in [[Kentucky]], [[Kansas]], [[Alabama]] and [[Tennessee]]. In 2018 U.S. dollars, damage from the tornadoes was $2.18 billion. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Tornadoes in the United States]] [[Category:1925 in the United States]] [[Category:20th century in Kentucky]] [[Category:20th century in Kansas]] [[Category:20th century in Alabama]] [[Category:20th century in Tennessee]] [[Category:Weather events]]