Tri-State TornadoBy Sierra Wagner

Missouri & Illinois

Invented Iced tea, Forte Wayne

First skyscraper, Chicago

Indiana

Abraham Lincoln lived most of his life there.

“Land of the Indians”

March 18th, 1925

Invention of radio Dancing- Fox trot

•Long skirts•Short hair

•Red lipstick•Dark eye makeup

What Happened?

Straight path, 3.5 hours.

219 miles, longest in the world.

flattened 15,000 homes

Killed 700 people

Started at 1 pm in Ellington Missouri

One farmer killed

Raced northeast, killed two.

$500,000 in damage in Annapolis and Leadanna

2:30 pm – Gorham IL. is demolished

Killed 600 in Illinois

Ended in Indiana

16.5 million in damage

What happens during a tornado?

Thunderstorms contain warm air

Air moves up into cooler air

Cold air gives out, storm winds spin

Creates a funnel.

Once the funnel touches the ground, it’s considered a tornado.

Most tornados form from a supercell (feeding off an updraft)

Occasionally, two or more tornadoes can occur at once.

Waterspouts

Referred to as “tornado families”

Large scale storm