2007-03-10 07:09:48 · 10 answers · asked by shoptiludrop 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Biggest in terms of size was at Hallam Nebraska on May 22 2004. it reached a size of 2 1/2 miles wide. it was rated a F4
2007-03-11 14:38:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COUNTIES: REYNOLDS / IRON / MADISON / BOLLINGER / CAPE GIRARDEAU / PERRY, MO / JACKSON / WILLIAMSON / FRANKLIN / HAMILTON / WHITE, IL / POSEY / GIBSON / PIKE, IN--
At About 1:01 PM on March 18, 1925, trees began to snap north-northwest of Ellington, Missouri, and for the next three and a half hours more people would die, more schools would be destroyed, more students and farm owners would be killed, and more deaths would occur in a single city than from any other tornado in U.S. history. Records would be set for speed, path length, and probably for other categories that can't be measured so far in the past. The tornado maintained an exact heading, N 69 degrees E, for 183 of the 219 miles, at an average 62mph, following a slight topographic ridge on which a series of mining towns were built.
These towns were the main targets of the devastating winds. Between Gorham and Murphysboro, the forward speed was a record setting 73mph. No distinct funnel was visible through much of its path, yet for over 100 miles, the path width held uniformly at about three quarters of a mile.
2007-03-10 15:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by ♫ frosty ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A F-5
2007-03-10 15:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by Guess Who 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about the biggest but the deadliest US tornado on record was on March 18, 1925 Tri-State Tornado that went across southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people.
2007-03-10 15:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by God R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tri state tornado was the longest and deadliest but some think it was actually 3 tornadoes not 1.
2007-03-10 16:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a site with all kinds of tornado records:
http://www.rockdaletexas.org/~tornado/tornado_facts.htm
2007-03-10 15:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the one that hit Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999 was a monster, it was an F5, not sure the actual span of it but I know it had the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth, I think with over 500km/hr, amazing isn't it?!?
2007-03-10 18:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by Sunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah the okc one was the most recent destructive one. i remember it all too well, hearing the sirens and watching the sky turn green was pretty scarey. can't foget a day like that...sorry, i had a tangent in me.
2007-03-10 19:54:45 · answer #8 · answered by babykrisbach1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In history?
Define "big"--longest on the ground, largest in width, or most destructive?
2007-03-10 15:13:18 · answer #9 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know bec i never been to u.s.
2007-03-13 14:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by music6490 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋