the tri-state tornado
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The Tri-State Tornado. By: Courtney McGrath. MISSOURI. Ice Cream Cone. Honey Bee. SOUTH ILLINOIS. First Aquarium, 1893. 16 billion Oreos, 1995. INDIANA. Half A Million Letters. Gold Fish Farm, 1899. 1925. The Phantom of the Opera was released. 1925 World Series. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Tri-State Tornado
By: Courtney McGrath
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MISSOURIIce Cream Cone. Honey Bee.
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SOUTH ILLINOIS First Aquarium,
1893 16 billion Oreos,
1995
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INDIANA Half A Million
Letters.Gold Fish Farm, 1899.
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1925The Phantom of the Opera was
released.
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1925 World SeriesPittsburg Pirates bet Washington
Senators.
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March 18, 1925-Thunderstorm,
Missouri-took a North East
path.
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-Flattened 15,000 homes-Estimated time: 3 ½ hours
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-Longest in the world.
-Roughly 219 miles.
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-wind speeds of 70 mph.-hit ground for 3 hours.
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-nearly 700 people killed.
-deadliest in the world.
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-cost $17 million in property damage.
-F5 storm.
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»Wind Speed Increases.»Horizontal Spinning In Lower Atmosphere.
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»Rising air tilts.»Horizontal to Vertical.
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»2-6 mile rotation.»Most violent part of the storm.
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»Rotating wall cloud (picture)»Rain free. (rain in background)
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»Tornado forms.»Golf ball sized hail forms.
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