#1Skipper77
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I have traveled to the different places that were hit by the Tri-State Tornado. Through my research I have made a Time Line of the "Different descriptions" of the Storm through the eyewitnesses accounts.
I also put this in the comment section as Triple Brown in the comment section of the Youtube weather channel tri-state tornado.
The various descriptions of the Tri-State Tornado
12:45 pm Eminence, Missouri - small tornado - less than 1/4 mile wide
Sam Flowers a Farmer who was released from jail for serving time for Attempted Murder was the First Victim of the TRI-State Tornado his head smashed by a falling tree.
1:00 pm Ellington, Missouri - large tornado - "A purple/blue Blackness" or "An awful commotion" plunging across the land- 1/2 -3/4 mile wide
Joe Wraith said that the Funnel itself was " Twisting and Turning simultaneously in different directions" before it got wrapped up in the fog.
1:15 pm Leadanna and Annapolis, Missouri "Smokey black fog" - over 2 miles wide "Tremendous" Speed. Leadanna and Annapolis were 2 miles apart from each other (north and south) the Tornado Struck both towns at the same time. Leadanna, Missouri did not rebuild. The Tornado swallowed Annapolis 100% and struck 25% of Leadanna simultaneously.
Beille, Missouri two massive funnels beside each other for 3.5 miles
Missouri and Illinois state lines at the Miss. River - Tumbling Black Cloud rolling like a Barrel- 1 mile wide
2:15 pm Gorham, Illinois - Pillar of Black Smoke (partially Rain wrapped)-1 mile wide
2:30 pm Murphysboro, Illinois - Black Clouds of Debris rolling on the Ground and rolling over each other- 1 mile wide
2:45 pm DeSoto, Illinois -A Churning Gray/Black Mass - Traveling at "tremendous" speed - 1.5 miles wide
Jan Bauer said it looked like a "Low Rolling Wind" and a "Gray Big Heavy Cloud" as it approached West Frankfurt.
3:10 pm West Frankfurt, Illinois - One Massive Wedge -1.5 miles wide and Two smaller funnels approaching
3:20 Eighteen, Illinois - Massive black clouds filling the whole Valley - 1/2 mile wide
Open Farm land - Wedge plus Down bursts or micro bursts made track 3 miles wide- Truncated Cone A.K.A upside down Mushroom (wider at the bottom than the top)
3:50 pm Parrish Illinois -Truncated Cone A.K.A Upside down Mushroom (wider at the bottom than the top) - 3/4 mile wide
4:00 pm Griffin, Indiana - 3 Funnels dancing around in the main Core while being covered by large debris cloud - 3/4 mile wide
4:10 pm - Open field - twisting pillar of Mud and Debris traveling at "Tremendous" speed- 1/4 mile wide Many Farms Destroyed
4:20-4:25 pm Princeton and Owensville, Indiana - A "Hideous" blackness approaching - 1/2 - 3/4 mile wide
4:30 pm - Rope Tornado dissipates
After 5pm the same SuperCell thunderstorm that give birth to the Tri-State Tornado also gave birth to an Very destructive mile wide F4 Tornado in Maukport, Indiana which borded near Kentucky.
De Soto time is exact other times maybe off by 1-2 minutes
I also put this in the comment section as Triple Brown in the comment section of the Youtube weather channel tri-state tornado.
The various descriptions of the Tri-State Tornado
12:45 pm Eminence, Missouri - small tornado - less than 1/4 mile wide
Sam Flowers a Farmer who was released from jail for serving time for Attempted Murder was the First Victim of the TRI-State Tornado his head smashed by a falling tree.
1:00 pm Ellington, Missouri - large tornado - "A purple/blue Blackness" or "An awful commotion" plunging across the land- 1/2 -3/4 mile wide
Joe Wraith said that the Funnel itself was " Twisting and Turning simultaneously in different directions" before it got wrapped up in the fog.
1:15 pm Leadanna and Annapolis, Missouri "Smokey black fog" - over 2 miles wide "Tremendous" Speed. Leadanna and Annapolis were 2 miles apart from each other (north and south) the Tornado Struck both towns at the same time. Leadanna, Missouri did not rebuild. The Tornado swallowed Annapolis 100% and struck 25% of Leadanna simultaneously.
Beille, Missouri two massive funnels beside each other for 3.5 miles
Missouri and Illinois state lines at the Miss. River - Tumbling Black Cloud rolling like a Barrel- 1 mile wide
2:15 pm Gorham, Illinois - Pillar of Black Smoke (partially Rain wrapped)-1 mile wide
2:30 pm Murphysboro, Illinois - Black Clouds of Debris rolling on the Ground and rolling over each other- 1 mile wide
2:45 pm DeSoto, Illinois -A Churning Gray/Black Mass - Traveling at "tremendous" speed - 1.5 miles wide
Jan Bauer said it looked like a "Low Rolling Wind" and a "Gray Big Heavy Cloud" as it approached West Frankfurt.
3:10 pm West Frankfurt, Illinois - One Massive Wedge -1.5 miles wide and Two smaller funnels approaching
3:20 Eighteen, Illinois - Massive black clouds filling the whole Valley - 1/2 mile wide
Open Farm land - Wedge plus Down bursts or micro bursts made track 3 miles wide- Truncated Cone A.K.A upside down Mushroom (wider at the bottom than the top)
3:50 pm Parrish Illinois -Truncated Cone A.K.A Upside down Mushroom (wider at the bottom than the top) - 3/4 mile wide
4:00 pm Griffin, Indiana - 3 Funnels dancing around in the main Core while being covered by large debris cloud - 3/4 mile wide
4:10 pm - Open field - twisting pillar of Mud and Debris traveling at "Tremendous" speed- 1/4 mile wide Many Farms Destroyed
4:20-4:25 pm Princeton and Owensville, Indiana - A "Hideous" blackness approaching - 1/2 - 3/4 mile wide
4:30 pm - Rope Tornado dissipates
After 5pm the same SuperCell thunderstorm that give birth to the Tri-State Tornado also gave birth to an Very destructive mile wide F4 Tornado in Maukport, Indiana which borded near Kentucky.
De Soto time is exact other times maybe off by 1-2 minutes
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