LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Historian Allen Burr LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Historian Allen Burr Jeremy Kappell / Thursday, March 27, 2025 0 31 Article rating: 5.0 My interview with Princeton, Indiana Historian Allen Burr on the LEGENDARY Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925. He explains the local significance of the "Great" Tri-State Tornado and how communities came together in its wake. Read more
LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Historian Steve Wiegenstein LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Historian Steve Wiegenstein Jeremy Kappell / Wednesday, March 26, 2025 0 36 Article rating: 5.0 My interview with Missouri Historian and Author, Steve Wiegenstein on the LEGENDARY Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925. From the culture to the technology, to the economy, Steve explains things were very different 100 years ago. Read more
LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Research Meteorologist Don Burgess LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Research Meteorologist Don Burgess Jeremy Kappell / Sunday, March 23, 2025 0 46 Article rating: 5.0 Former National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and University of Oklahoma Research Meteorologist Don Burgess was a part of a team of scientists that conducted a six-year reanalysis of the "Great" Tri-State Tornado with the study being published in 2013. I sat down with Mr. Burgess to discuss his findings on the EPIC 100-year old storm, including asking the question, did the Tri-State really travel 219 miles without lifting? These discussions and more in this enlightening interview. Read more
LEGENDS of the Tri-Sate: Murphysboro Survivors PART III LEGENDS of the Tri-Sate: Murphysboro Survivors PART III Jeremy Kappell / Saturday, March 22, 2025 0 50 Article rating: 5.0 Murphysboro survivors of the "Great" Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Mrs. Dollie (Webb) Schwebel, Mrs. Claudia (Wisely) Kupel, and Mrs.Gladys King share their tragic stories in 1990 with the Jackson County Historical Society in Murphysboro, IL on the 65th anniversary of the most infamous tornado in US history. Here are their stories... Read more
LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Survivors PART II LEGENDS of the Tri-State: Survivors PART II Jeremy Kappell / Saturday, March 22, 2025 0 39 Article rating: 5.0 Murphysboro survivors of the "Great" Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Mr. Raymond Schwebel, Mr. Joe Meadows, Mr. Robert Hill and Mr. Forrest Potter share their incredible stories in 1990 with the Jackson County Historical Society in Murphysboro, IL on the 65th anniversary of the most infamous tornado in US history. Here are their stories... Read more