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The Tri State Tornado hit 3 states - Southwestern Indiana, Southern Lilinois and Southeastern Missouri. It occurred on the 18th of March 1925. Thousands of people left the states but unfortuently some didnt leave early enough causing 695 people perished and over 2,000 injured. The speed of the tornado got up to 62 miles per hour and the winds reached 300 miles per hour during the tornado. It was sadly the worst tornado recorded in US history.
New Richmond (USA) Tornado
The New Richmond Tornado hit on the 12th of June 1899 at 6:00pm. Unfortunetly 117 people lost their lives and up to 125 people were injured. The amount of people who lost their lives reached that amount due to a circus in town so many people were out in the streets and there were many tourists over to see the circus. Over 300 buildings were damaged from the tornado and almost everything had to be rebulit.