Tuesday, May 26, 2015
WeatherWhys for May 26,2015 from accuweather.com
May 26 marks a deadly day in U.S. history in terms of tornadoes. Among
the deadly tornadoes that have occurred on this date was the tornado
swarm of 1917 that killed 101 people in central Illinois, mostly in the
Mattoon and Charleston areas. The swarm of tornadoes, comprised of 4 to 8
tornadoes, left a nearly 300-mile swath of destruction and traveled
over a span of seven hours and 20 minutes. The tornado that devastated
Mattoon and Charleston tore through with F4 intensity.
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