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.

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. 

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.

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...

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...

Murphysboro survivors of the "Great" Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Mrs. Pauline (Ashman) Gardiner, Mrs. Elsa (Rathert) Knop and Mrs. Vivian (Modglin) Parrish share their horrifying 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...

the LEGENDARY Tri-State Tornado... 100 hundred years after the GREATEST TORNADO OF ALL TIME. Testimony from the Scientists and Historians who studied the storm. Stories from the ACTUAL SURVIVORS...

It was an honor to sit down with a Louisville Legend yesterday to discuss my latest project, 'The LEGENDARY Tri-State Tornado.' Here's a listen to my conversation with Terry Meiners from 84 WHAS Radio in Louisville about the WORST TORNADO DISASTER in US History...

The most infamous, deadly, costly and historic tornado is history is approaching 100 years old.  So, I thought someone should pay it proper respect, hence the new name and documentary. Dropping Tuesday on KappellWeather and my social pages!  Can't wait!!  

John Gordon, Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service office in Louisville recalls what he was doing on April 3, 1974 and describes the epic changes that have occurred within the weather enterprise since The Super Outbreak - The Day Weather Changed Forever..