Editing 1925 tri-state tornado outbreak (section)

==Confirmed tornadoes==
These are estimated [[Tornado intensity|tornado ratings]] as tornado ratings in the United States were not official until 1950.

{{Tornado Chart | Total=≥12 | FU=≥3 | F0=? | F1=? | F2=2 | F3=4 | F4=2 | F5=1 }}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ List of confirmed tornadoes in the Tri-State tornado outbreak{{refn|group=nb|name=Date/Time|All dates are based on the local [[time zone]] where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in [[Coordinated Universal Time]] and dates are split at midnight [[Central Time Zone|CST/CDT]] for consistency.}}{{refn|group=nb|name=Width|Prior to 1994, only the average widths of tornado paths were officially listed.{{sfn|Brooks|2004|p=310}}}}
! scope="col"  style="width:3%; text-align:center;"|[[Fujita scale|F#]]
! scope="col"  style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location
! scope="col"  style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish
! scope="col"  style="width:5%; text-align:center;"|State
! scope="col"  style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col"  style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Path length
! scope="col"  style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|{{abbr|Max.|Maximum}} width
! scope="col"  style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Damage
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|[[Dearing, Kansas|Dearing]]
|[[Montgomery County, Kansas|Montgomery]]
|[[Kansas]]
|11:10–?
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado wrecked a pair of barns and a [[filling station]]. Porches were torn loose from homes as well.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=795}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|unk}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| FU
|[[Moore Township, Shannon County, Missouri|Moore]] and [[Jackson Township, Shannon County, Missouri|Jackson Townships]]
|[[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon]]
|[[Missouri]]
|18:40–?
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado was likely a separate member of the Tri-State tornado family.{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat5}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F5
|WNW of [[Ellington, Missouri|Ellington (MO)]] to [[Murphysboro, Illinois|Murphysboro (IL)]] to [[Oatsville, Indiana|Oatsville (IN)]]
|[[Reynolds County, Missouri|Reynolds (MO)]], [[Iron County, Missouri|Iron (MO)]], [[Madison County, Missouri|Madison (MO)]], [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger (MO)]], [[Perry County, Missouri|Perry (MO)]], [[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson (IL)]], [[Williamson County, Illinois|Williamson (IL)]], [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin (IL)]], [[Hamilton County, Illinois|Hamilton (IL)]], [[White County, Illinois|White (IL)]], [[Posey County, Indiana|Posey (IN)]], [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson (IN)]], [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike (IN)]]
|[[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]]
|18:45–22:30
|{{convert|219|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|2650|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{nts|17,000,000|prefix=$}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|695 deaths – [[1925 Tri-State tornado|See article on this tornado]] – This is the deadliest and longest-tracked tornado in U.S. history. There were 588 fatalities in Illinois and 95 in Indiana, making this the deadliest tornado for both states.{{sfn|Maddox|Gilmore|Doswell III|Johns|2013}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Atteberry |first=Todd |date=2021-04-23 |title=Searching for the scars of the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 in southern Illinois |url=https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/journal/scars-of-the-1925-tri-state-tornado/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Witchery Art: A Gothic Cabinet of Curiosities and Mysteries |language=en-US}}</ref>{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}{{sfn|Grazulis|2001a|pp=[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/194 194]–[https://archive.org/details/tornadonaturesul0000graz/page/198 8]}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4
|[[Mauckport, Indiana|Mauckport (IN)]] to S of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville (KY)]]
|[[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison (IN)]], [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson (KY)]]
|[[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]]
|22:15–?
|{{convert|18|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|1200|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{nts|150,000|prefix=$}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|4 deaths – A large, violent tornado impacted 27 farmsteads in Indiana, many of which were leveled; some entire farmsteads were obliterated, particularly near [[Laconia, Indiana|Laconia]] and [[Elizabeth, Indiana]]. The tornado leveled a two-block-wide swath next to the [[Ohio River]], in what is now [[Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisville|Pleasure Ridge Park]]. A multi-story brick home was obliterated in [[Lakeland, Louisville|Lakeland]]. 60 people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1984|p=A-38}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="LouiClimo18Mar1925">{{cite web |title=Tornadoes of March 18, 1925 |url=https://www.weather.gov/lmk/tornado_climatology_march181925 |website=Louisville, KY [[List of National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices|Weather Forecast Office]] |publisher=[[National Weather Service]] |access-date=30 April 2021 |location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2
|Northwestern [[Littleville, Alabama|Littleville]]
|[[Colbert County, Alabama|Colbert]]
|[[Alabama]]
|22:42–?
|{{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|60|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{nts|15,000|prefix=$}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|1 death – This tornado destroyed a store, a filling station, and a pair of homes. 12 people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4+
|[[Buck Lodge, Tennessee|Buck Lodge (TN)]] to [[Westmoreland, Tennessee|Westmoreland (TN)]] to [[Beaumont, Kentucky|Beaumont (KY)]]
|[[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner (TN)]], [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon (TN)]], [[Allen County, Kentucky|Allen (KY)]], [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren (KY)]], [[Monroe County, Kentucky|Monroe (KY)]], [[Metcalfe County, Kentucky|Metcalfe (KY)]]
|[[Tennessee]], [[Kentucky]]
|23:00–?
|{{convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|400|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|>{{nts|300,000|prefix=$}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|41 deaths – An exceptionally violent tornado family began north of [[Gallatin, Tennessee]]. Homes and churches were leveled in many communities, and several were swept away. At least 29 deaths occurred in Tennessee, eight of them in a single family, and 50 others were injured. This tornado may have reached F5 intensity at one or more points, and is considered one of the most powerful tornadoes in [[Middle Tennessee]] on record. Bodies were found dismembered hundreds of yards from homesites, and ground scouring occurred along the path. Despite crossing rugged terrain, the tornado remained as violent on hillsides as in valleys, leveling entire forests. In Kentucky, the tornado killed four people near [[Holland, Kentucky|Holland]] and eight more near Beaumont. In all, 95 injuries occurred along the entire path.{{sfn|Grazulis|1984|p=A-38}}{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="BuckLodgeNWS">{{cite web |title=March 18, 1925 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.weather.gov/ohx/19250318 |website=Nashville, TN Weather Forecast Office |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=14 April 2021 |location=[[Nashville, Tennessee]]}}</ref><ref name="LouiClimo18Mar1925" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|Eastern [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] to [[Pewee Valley, Kentucky|Pewee Valley]]
|[[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson]], [[Oldham County, Kentucky|Oldham]]
|[[Kentucky]]
|23:00–?
|{{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|3+ deaths – This tornado likely developed from the same storm as the Mauckport–Louisville F4. At least 12 homes were destroyed, three of which were multi-story, including a three-story brick home. Other structures and barns were unroofed or destroyed as well. 40 people were injured. The death toll may have exceeded three.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="LouiClimo18Mar1925" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|Western Marion County to [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]
|[[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion]], [[Washington County, Kentucky|Washington]], [[Mercer County, Kentucky|Mercer]], [[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine]], [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette]], [[Bourbon County, Kentucky|Bourbon]]
|[[Kentucky]]
|23:30–?
|{{convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|2 deaths – A probable tornado family passed near [[Springfield, Kentucky|Springfield]]. Many structures were destroyed in Washington County, including an entire [[African Americans|all-black]] neighborhood in [[Jimtown, Kentucky|Jimtown]]. Rural farmhouses and barns were demolished as well, including at least one large, multi-story home. Damage may have reached F4-level intensity at one or more points along the path. 40 people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="LouiClimo18Mar1925" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|W of [[College Grove, Tennessee|College Grove]] to [[Kirkland, Williamson County, Tennessee|Kirkland]]
|[[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]], [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]]
|[[Tennessee]]
|23:45–?
|{{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|200|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{nts|30,000|prefix=$}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|1 death – A significant tornado caused major damage to homes in Kirkland, a large one of which incurred F3-level damage. 30 barns and eight small homes were destroyed or damaged as well. At some spots all vegetation was reportedly swept away. Nine people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="BuckLodgeNWS" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|unk}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| FU
|[[Monroe Township, Washington County, Indiana|Monroe Township]] to [[Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana|Vernon Township]]
|[[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]], [[Jackson County, Indiana|Jackson]]
|[[Indiana]]
|23:46–?
|{{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This large tornado was likely a continuation of the Tri-State tornado family. It caused significant damage to homes and a church across rural locales, including some homes that were flattened. Several people were injured.{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3
|[[Unionville, Tennessee|Unionville]] to NE of [[Fosterville, Tennessee|Fosterville]]
|[[Bedford County, Tennessee|Bedford]], [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]]
|[[Tennessee]]
|00:10–?
|{{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|4 deaths – At least 10 homes were destroyed, and 15 people were injured.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="BuckLodgeNWS" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|unk}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| FU
|S of [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]]
|[[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]]
|[[Indiana]]
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|{{unk}}
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="8" style=" border-bottom: 1px solid black;|This tornado was likely a separate member of the Tri-State tornado family.{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}
|}
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===Tri-State tornado===
{{Main|1925 Tri-State tornado}}

The tornado, sometimes referred to as the Great tri-state tornado, touched down around 1.00 pm in [[Shannon County, Missouri]], moving to the northeast. The tornado immediately began to produce heavy damage to structures before directly impacting [[Annapolis, Missouri|Annapolis]], destroying ninety percent of the town and killing two people. The tornado then moved through [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], where it would hit two schools and injure several children who were taking shelter. Deep ground scouring was observed as the tornado moved past [[Sedgewickville, Missouri|Sedgewickville]], and debris from the town was found almost {{convert|50|mi|abbr=on}} away. It would hit several other small communities, including [[Brazeau, Missouri|Brazeau]] and [[Frohna, Missouri|Frohna]], before crossing state lines into Southern Illinois and directly impacting [[Gorham, Illinois|Gorham]]. Over half of the town's population was killed, and the town was devastated as the tornado moved by. To the northeast, it would hit the northern portions of [[Murphysboro, Illinois|Murphysboro]], where over one hundred residents would die as the tornado barelled through the town at an estimated forward speed of {{convert|62|mph|abbr=on}}.{{NoteTag|This is not "average forward speed", but the speed the tornado moved at through the town.}}<ref name="NOAA">{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=1925 Tornado |url=https://www.weather.gov/pah/1925Tornado_tt#:~:text=Let's%20take%20a%20brief%20look,where%20one%20farmer%20was%20killed. |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}

Further east, the tornado crossed into [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin County]], narrowly missing the towns of [[Royalton, Illinois|Royalton]] and [[Zeigler, Illinois|Zeigler]], devastating rural areas before heading towards the large mining town of [[West Frankfort, Illinois|West Frankfort]]. The tornado struck the northwest side of town, where in a manner similar to what was seen at Murphysboro, a number of densely populated neighborhoods, businesses and mining operations fell victim to the tornado. At the Peabody Mine 18 in Caldwell, a large 80-foot coal [[tipple]] weighing several hundred tons was blown over and rolled by the tornado. The tornado proceeded to devastate additional rural areas across [[Hamilton County, Illinois|Hamilton]] and [[White County, Illinois|White]] counties, between the two counties claiming 45 lives and injuring 140, 20&nbsp;of whom later died, where it dissipated over three hours after touching down.<ref name="NOAA" />{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}

The tornado killed at least twenty farm owners in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana, more than the combined total of the next four deadliest tornadoes in the history of the United States. The tornado killed a combined total of 695 people, the majority of which occurred in Illinois. Despite not being officially rated, it is widely accepted to have been equivalent to an F5 on the [[Fujita scale]], with winds up to {{convert|300|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. There has long been uncertainty as to whether the originally recognized reports of a {{convert|219|mi|adj=on}} path over 3.5&nbsp;hours represent a single continuous tornado or multiple independently tracking tornadoes belonging to a [[tornado family]]. Because of the scarcity of verifiable meteorological data from the time of the event and the apparent absence of any record of a tornado having approached this path length and duration in the years since, doubts have been raised about the plausibility of the conclusion that a single tornado was responsible for them. To date no definitive conclusion has been reached and a complete understanding of what occurred remains unachieved.{{sfn|Grazulis|1993|p=796}}<ref name="NOAA" />{{sfn|Johns|Burgess|Doswell III|Gilmore|2013}}