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Tri-State Tornado

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

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  1. Tri-State Tornado By Sierra Wagner

  2. Missouri & Illinois Invented Iced tea, Forte Wayne First skyscraper, Chicago

  3. Indiana Abraham Lincoln lived most of his life there. “Land of the Indians”

  4. March 18th, 1925 Invention of radio Dancing- Fox trot

  5. Red lipstick • Dark eye makeup • Long skirts • Short hair

  6. What Happened? Straight path, 3.5 hours. 219 miles, longest in the world.

  7. flattened 15,000 homes Killed 700 people

  8. Started at 1 pm in Ellington Missouri One farmer killed

  9. Raced northeast, killed two. $500,000 in damage in Annapolis and Leadanna

  10. 2:30 pm – Gorham IL. is demolished Killed 600 in Illinois

  11. Ended in Indiana 16.5 million in damage

  12. What happens during a tornado? • Thunderstorms contain warm air • Air moves up into cooler air

  13. Cold air gives out, storm winds spin • Creates a funnel.

  14. Once the funnel touches the ground, it’s considered a tornado.

  15. Most tornados form from a supercell (feeding off an updraft)

  16. Occasionally, two or more tornadoes can occur at once. • Waterspouts

  17. Referred to as “tornado families” • Large scale storm

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