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Tri-State Tornado. By Sierra Wagner. Missouri & Illinois. Invented Iced tea, Forte Wayne. First skyscraper, Chicago. Indiana. Abraham Lincoln lived most of his life there. “Land of the Indians”. March 18 th , 1925. Invention of radio. Dancing- Fox trot. Red lipstick Dark eye makeup.
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Tri-State Tornado By Sierra Wagner
Missouri & Illinois Invented Iced tea, Forte Wayne First skyscraper, Chicago
Indiana Abraham Lincoln lived most of his life there. “Land of the Indians”
March 18th, 1925 Invention of radio Dancing- Fox trot
Red lipstick • Dark eye makeup • Long skirts • Short hair
What Happened? Straight path, 3.5 hours. 219 miles, longest in the world.
flattened 15,000 homes Killed 700 people
Started at 1 pm in Ellington Missouri One farmer killed
Raced northeast, killed two. $500,000 in damage in Annapolis and Leadanna
2:30 pm – Gorham IL. is demolished Killed 600 in Illinois
Ended in Indiana 16.5 million in damage
What happens during a tornado? • Thunderstorms contain warm air • Air moves up into cooler air
Cold air gives out, storm winds spin • Creates a funnel.
Once the funnel touches the ground, it’s considered a tornado.
Most tornados form from a supercell (feeding off an updraft)
Occasionally, two or more tornadoes can occur at once. • Waterspouts
Referred to as “tornado families” • Large scale storm