Tornado Threats and Dangers
Murphysboro, Illinois has suffered more fatalities from a single storm than any other city. March 18, 1925–a time when most of us weren’t even glimmers in our grandfathers’ eyes. A tornado struck the Plains states with winds in excess of 300 mph. The damage? 695 people dead. More than 2000 injuries. 15,000 Plains homes destroyed.…