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How destructive was the Tri-State Tornado?
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The Tri-State Tornado moved quickly across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana in 1925, killing 695 and destroying 15,000 homes. It covered a distance of 219 miles (352 kilometers) in three and a half hours, traveling at a top speed of 73 miles (117 kilometers) per hour [source: SEMP]. Still the deadliest tornado in the history of the United States, it holds the record for the most tornado deaths in a single city -- 243 in Murphysboro, Ill.
One of the communities blasted by the Tri-State Tornado was Griffin, Ind. The town was completely destroyed. (Topical Press Agency/Stringer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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