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Tornado Overturns Car in Sadorus
"Sadorus was hit hard with 15 families left homeless there…cars and trucks flipped like playthings" The News-Gazette, March 21, 1976.
Tornado's Path through Three Counties
"Map shows the path of the tornado through three counties." The News-Gazette, March 17, 1942.
Destruction of Mrs. Aletha Rowland's House
"This scene of destruction shows the wreckage of the home in which Mrs. Aletha Rowland, mother of nine children, was fatally injured in the tornado which struck east central Illinois Monday." The News-Gazette, March 17, 1942.
Destruction from Alvin Tornado
A photo that shows the extent of the damage in Alvin from the March 17, 1942 tornado.
July 14, 1917 Urbana Courier Headline
A newspaper clipping with a headline that reads "Tornado Sweeps Champaign County; One Killed, Many Hurt, Crops Ruined".
Path of the 1925 Tri-State Tornado
This image shows the path that the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 took through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
1976 Double Funnel Tornado
A tornado with two funnels was seen in March 1976 on the west side of Sidney, Illinois.
1948 Tornado Funnel
The funnel of a tornado that occurred in 1948, that traveled from Leverett to Flatville to Penfield in Champaign County, Illinois.
Super Outbreak Map
Portions of a map that shows the tornadoes of the Super Outbreak of 1974.
Tornado Mixing Bowl
An illustration that shows the main components needed for tornado formation.