Tri State TornadoMarch 18th, 1925

Chris StockmanJake SavinMelissa RuizSara Zevola

Background InformationIt lasted 3 and half hours

longTraveled 219 miles

through the states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.

It killed 695 people, injured 2,027 and destroyed 15,000 homes

Longest and deadliest tornado in US history

Lets put this in perspectiveGriffin, Indiana

Typically, tornadoes travel about 30 miles per hour and are between 500 to 2,000 feet wide. They also usually travel about 6 miles before disappearing

Originated in Ozarks, Missouri and headed east

Winds reached speeds over 300 mph which classify it as an F5 tornado

It was three quarters of a mile wide

It traveled at an average of 62mph

Lack of TechnologyBecause the tornado

happened in 1925 , there was a lack of technology

This caused no warning to the people

Different reasoning for its rare characteristics

People still aren’t sure if it was a family of tornadoes or just one

ConclusionThe tri-state tornado

was the longest and deadliest in US history

This type of tornado is extremely rare but is predicted to happen again

Due to the lack of technology we don’t know the cause of the tornado and it’s exact forecasts.

Chris Stockman designed the power point and created power point

Melissa Ruiz arranged slides found graphs and charts

Jake Savin found background information.

Sara Zev0la found the meteorology information