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The tornado outbreak sequence of May 25–June 1, 1917 was an eight-day tornado event, known as a tornado outbreak sequence, that killed at least 383 people, mostly in the Midwestern and parts of the Southeastern United States. It was the most intense and the longest continuous tornado outbreak sequence on record, with at least 66 tornadoes ...
Tri-State tornado outbreak. On March 18, 1925, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in recorded history generated at least twelve significant tornadoes and spanned a large portion of the midwestern and southern United States. In all, at least 751 people were killed and more than 2,298 [ 2] were injured, making the outbreak the deadliest ...
Mattoon, Illinois. Location of Mattoon in Coles County, Illinois. / 39.47750°N 88.36222°W / 39.47750; -88.36222. Mattoon ( / ˈmæt.tun / MAT-toon) [3] is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,870 as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Lake Land College and has close ties with its neighbor, Charleston.
Mad Gasser of Mattoon. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon (also known as the "Anesthetic Prowler," the "Phantom Anesthetist," or simply the "Mad Gasser") was the name given to the person or people believed to be responsible for a series of apparent gas attacks that occurred in Mattoon, Illinois, during the mid-1940s. More than two dozen separate cases ...
Everything I know about tornadoes, I've learned from the movies, these 9 best tornado movies, to be exact. If you want to learn about the embellished dangers of tornadoes, you should watch 'em too ...
Here are the top 10 deadliest tornadoes to strike in the United States, according to the Storm Prediction Center. On March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, the Tri-State Tornado of ...
Active December produced three outbreaks with this one being the third and most severe of them. An F2 tornado killed two in Alabama, an F4 tornado killed three in Missouriand another F2 tornado killed one in Mississippi. (19 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)[91] Tornado outbreak of April 21–24, 1968.
They represent 19 people who were injured and the family of the man who was killed when an EF-1 tornado packing winds of 100 mph struck the Apollo Theatre, 104 N. State St., causing the roof to ...