Tri-State Tornado Essays

  • Tri State Tornado of 1925

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    Tri State Tornado of 1925 The tri-state tornado of 1925 was record breaking to the country, and horrific to those in its path of destruction. With a death toll totaling at least 695 people, and over 2,000 other injuries, the tri-state could have been one of the most devastating tornadoes in America's history. Tearing through southern regions of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925, the great tri-state tornado lasted about three and a half hours. From the time it touched down three

  • Tri-State Tornado

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    cloud” (Glossary of Meterology, 2011). The Tri-state tornado was the most deadly tornado in the United States. It stayed on the ground for a total of 219 miles through areas of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killed a total of 695 people, and an estimated $16.5 million in damages (National Weather Service, 2011). Luckily, the tornado’s path was largely rural farmland with scattered small towns between them. Figure 1. Path of the Tri-State Tornado. The beginnings of such a storm started

  • Tri State Tornado: The Causes And Effects Of The Tri-State Tornados

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    The “Tri-State tornado” was a tornado that occurred on March 18, 1925, that struck three different states beginning with Missouri then through Illinois, and ending in Indiana. (JOHNS, R. H., BURGESS, D. W., DOSWELL III, C. A., GILMORE, M. S., HART, J. A., & PILTZ, S. F. 2013). There were officially 695 people killed and approximately 2,000 injured from the deadly tornado. The destruction spanned 219 miles, destroying 15,000 homes and other massive destruction for three and a half hours (Pinkley

  • The Tri-State Tornado In US History

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    Eastern Time a tornado touched down that still holds the record for the most devastating tornado in U.S. history. The tornado became known as the Tri-State Tornado. The tornado was named after a long journey that started in Missouri ran through Illinois, and finished its long track in Indiana. This tornado became the record holder for the longest track ever recorded with travel a distance of two hundred and nineteen miles. Even though this was not the only record that this tornado will obtain, it

  • Tornadoes: The Windy Vortex

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    in strong thunderstorms. Tornadoes are most common in the United States, and in the U.S., they are common in an area called Tornado Alley. Every year, tornadoes wreak havoc on the countryside, towns, and even cities. The deadliest tornado in U.S. history crossed over three states, destroyed 15,000 homes, and killed almost 700 people. There are only a couple of people on record that claim to have been in and seen the center of a tornado and lived. Tornadoes even have their own rating scale, based on

  • tornado

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    Tornadoes are some of the most unpredictable weather we have on earth. Tornadoes belong to the category of meteorology in earth science. Meteorology is the science that deals with the weather and conditions. A tornado is a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progress in a narrow path over the land, (Merriam-Webster, 2014). How are tornadoes created? Tornadoes are the result of an extremely large storm called a supercell. A supercell is a storm that has the

  • Black Friday: Tornado In Canada

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    Black Friday: Tornado in Canada "The roof was caving in and I thought I was going to die. It was like your worst nightmare!" said Mary Grandish. Most people think they will die when they see,or hear of a tornado heading their way. Although all the details of the formation of a tornado are not yet understood, it is known that tornados are the result of great instability in the atmosphere and often appear during severe thunderstorms (see appendix #1 for a scientific explaination on how it really

  • Information About Tornadoes

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    Imagine staring out your window and noticing a wide violent rotating cloud it coming your way. The rotating cloud called a tornado. Tornadoes are one of nature’s worst natural disasters. Hundreds of tornadoes strike the United States each year. Each year an average of seventy deaths and 1,500 injuries is caused by a tornado. Tornadoes caused by changes in the weather. Most of them occur under certain conditions. Super cells are thunderstorms in which tornadoes form inside. “A super cell takes shape

  • Hurricane And Tornadoes Essay

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    destroy anything in their path and can kill thousands of people at a time. Both are caused due to instability in the atmosphere and can happen out of nowhere. There are more hurricanes than tornadoes in a year. There is no way to really prepare for a tornado, but hurricanes give some time for preparation. Hurricanes and tornadoes are both similar and different in regards to how they form, where they form, the destruction they cause, their characteristics, and frequency. Tornadoes usually occur within

  • Earthquake Dbq Essay

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    is in the United States determines if one is in danger from a natural risk and which hazard. Some natural risks are earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes. Document one is a map from the natural Disaster Coalition that shows most natural risks and the areas affected in the United States. Despite showing specifically which regions are affected by certain natural risks, document one is not not complete and does not include all natural risks of the United States, leaving out certain

  • The Worst Tornado that Hit Pennsylvania in 1985

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    Some say that the tornado of 1985 will forever go down in history as one of the worst natural disasters that have ever occurred in Pennsylvania (Forbes). In reportedly a matter of a few seconds for some towns, the tornado, stubbornly set on its path of destruction, swept through many towns. Despite how long the tornado may had taken to virtually obliterate them, the result was always the same, maximum damage and death (Haas). The ramifications of the tornado caused severe property damage and casualties

  • Importance Of Weather Essay

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    Once there was a tri-state tornado. It was when a tornado had two or three tornadoes strung to it . so when one ended the other one started. It claimed 689 lives and almost half was in the town of Murphysboro, Illinois. Some flooding like flash floods only happen in a little area and short