Tri-State Tornado
Wider tornado outbreak
The tornado was part of a larger tornado outbreak with several other destructive tornadoes the same day in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana, as well as significant tornadoes in Alabama and Kansas.

Tri-State Tornado

Section Title: Wider tornado outbreak
Table Section Text: The tornado was part of a larger tornado outbreak with several other destructive tornadoes the same day in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana, as well as significant tornadoes in Alabama and Kansas.

List of significant tornadoes — March 18, 1925

F#	Location	County	Time (local)	Path length	Damage

Kansas

F2	Dearing	Montgomery	0510	unknown	Homes and gas station damaged at and around Dearing.

Tri-State (Missouri, Illinois, Indiana)

F5	WNW of Ellington, Missouri to 2.5 mi (4.0 km) SSE of Petersburg, Indiana	Shannon; Reynolds; Iron; Madison; Bollinger; Perry; Jackson, IL; Williamson, IL; Franklin, IL; Hamilton, IL; White, IL; Posey, IN; Gibson, IN; Pike, IN	1240	235 mi (378 km)	695 deaths - Deadliest single tornado in US history - See section on this tornado - Very long track multiple-vortex tornado was likely accompanied by satellite tornadoes at times, with path segments at the beginning and end possibly from separate tornadoes comprising a tornado family; 1,200 yd (1,100 m) average path width.

Alabama

F2	Littleville	Colbert	1642	12 mi (19 km)	1 death - Tornado moved northeast in Littleville where damage and casualties at a gas station, homes, and a store occurred; 60 yd (55 m) average path width.

Tennessee

F4	Near Buck Lodge, Tennessee to Beaumont, Kentucky	Sumner; Allen, KY; Barren, KY; Monroe, KY;, Metcalfe, KY	1700	60 mi (97 km)	39 deaths - Moved ENE from 8 mi (13 km) north of Gallatin, Tennessee. Homes and churches were leveled in many communities, and some were swept away.

F3	Kirkland	Williamson; Rutherford	1745	20 mi (32 km)	1 death - Major damage to homes in Kirkland incurring all casualties; 200 yd (180 m) average path width. Nine others were injured.

F3	Near Unionville to 2 mi (3.2 km) NE of Fosterville	Bedford; Rutherford	1810	12 mi (19 km)	2 deaths - Moved ENE, at least 10 homes destroyed; 300 yd (270 m) average path width. 15 others were injured.

Indiana

F4	Mauckport, Indiana to southern border of Louisville, Kentucky	Harrison; Jefferson, KY	1715	18 mi (29 km)	4 deaths - Up to 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, moved ENE, swept away entire farms near Laconia and Elizabeth, Indiana before ending just south of Louisville, Kentucky; 1,200 yd (1,100 m) average path width.

?	Monroe Township to Vernon Township	Washington, Jackson	~1746	20 mi (32 km)	Likely a continuation of the Tri-State Tornado Family. Large tornado in rural areas caused significant damage to homes and a church; some houses flattened.

Kentucky

F3	Louisville to near Pewee Valley	Jefferson; Oldham	1800	10 mi (16 km)	≥3 deaths - Moved NE from east edge of Louisville to near Pewee Valley; at least 12 homes destroyed. 40 others were injured, and the death toll may have been higher.

F3	Western Marion County to Lexington, Kentucky area	Marion; Washington; Mercer; Jessamine; Fayette; Bourbon	1830	60 mi (97 km)	2 deaths - Tornado family moved ENE from western Marion County, passing near Springfield, and ending past Lexington; 300 yd (270 m) average path width.

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695 people died in Illinois.

final_sentence: 695 people died in Illinois.