Modern standards qualify the so-called Tri-State Tornado as an F5, a mile-wide funnel with wind speeds greater than 260 mph ...

The NWS believes it was down for 2.7 miles with 100 yard wide path. The estimated peak wind was 80 mph. The tornado appears to have begun on Chaney Road, barely on the Clinton County side of the ...

MISSOURI – The Great Tri-State Tornado, the longest tracked ... and loss of life.” The tornado’s path began in Southeast Missouri and continued through Illinois and Southwest Indiana ...

One of the most destructive tornadoes in the state was the "Monticello Tornado" that was initially given a 121-mile continuous, but this was later changed to two separate tracks. It was a half-mile ...

The deadliest twister in recorded U.S. history struck 100 years ago Tuesday, touching down in southeastern Missouri and tearing up everything in its 219-mile (352-kilometer) path for nearly four ...