http://www.psmag.com/science/a-survivor-of-the-worst-tornado-in-history-tells-her-tale-58178/ my mother survived this series of storms ~ she was very young at the time ~ she’s now in her 90s. Her mom and dad lost all but one small photo of a sister who died in a whooping cough epidemic ~ that’s out of 10 kids. There were 700 dead ~
The TriState Tornado is nearly inconceivable. The strange thing was the very high number of country folks caught in the open by it. Normally, they are the type that are very weather-savvy, but the storm was so wide they did not recognize it as a tornado, they just thought a very dark cloud was approaching until it was too late. There are several sites that document it, they are fascinating, but scary as hell.