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Powell thinks about one of the worst storms in living memory, the Tri-State Tornado, that killed 751 people in 1925.

State Tornado Outbreak. Meteorologists, first responders and people living in Tornado Alley pray one never will, either.

Winter is rarely a bed of roses, and 1925 had been a particularly rough one.

Over the decades, American manufacturers have been able to create some of the most impressive engines out of fear it may be ...