The Tornado Hits Gorham, Illinois, at Two 30 P M

In just forty minutes, this tornado has left 613 people dead in the state of illinois. In murphy's borogh alone, 234 people are killed and 12 hundred buildings are destroyed. 15 thousand homes across a hundred 64 square mile area are reduced to rebel. By four 30, the tornado dissipates three miles south of petersburg, indiana,. It travelled 219 miles through three states, and 695 people are killed. The tri state tornado was actually part of a bigger tornado outbreak on the same day. So that outbreak also hit tennessee, kentucky, alabama and kansas. And in all, with the total of all storms that day kill 700