Yesterday afternoon, 85 years ago - March 18, 1925, the most devasating single tornado that has ever occurred in the U.S. struck southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana. This tornado is referred to as the Tri-State tornado because of its path across the three states. Its path length was over 200 miles and it caused more than 600 deaths. There was a commemorative ceremony yesterday at John. A. Logan College, in Carterville, Illinois, and two of our Tri-State research team - Steve Piltz and Bob Johns - attended. We hope to be publishing results of our studies of the Tri-State event during the coming year.
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