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The Great Natchez tornado was a deadly and "powerful" (the tornado may have been an F4-F5) tornado that hit Natchez, Mississippi, on Thursday, May 7, 1840.The tornado was the second-deadliest tornado in United States history; at least 317 people were killed and at least 109 were injured.
On May 7, 1840, an intense tornado struck Natchez, killing 269 people, most of whom were on flatboats in the Mississippi River. The tornado killed 317 people in all, making it the second-deadliest tornado in United States history.
Deadliest tornado in New Jersey history. Great Natchez Tornado: May 7, 1840: Southeastern United States >1: 317+ fatalities, 109+ injuries: Second-deadliest tornado in U.S. history September 1845 New York outbreak: September 20, 1845: New York, Vermont >5 – Multiple long-track tornadoes crossed upstate New York
On March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in U.S. ... A total of 317 people were killed and more than 100 were injured on May 6, 1840, when the Natchez Tornado struck southwestern Mississippi.
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1840 Ship State Description Competent United Kingdom: The ship was wrecked at Bombay, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay. [21] General Lawrence United States: Great Natchez Tornado: The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River at Natchez, Mississippi with the loss of all on board. [22] Hinds ...
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1925 Tri-State tornado: 2: Natchez, Mississippi: 1840 May 6: 317 109 F4+ These figures probably do not take into account the number of African-American or slave casualties as they were often not included in official statistics; therefore, the actual numbers of casualties from this tornado were probably much higher than what is listed here.
According to Gibson, it has not yet been determined if a tornado came through Natchez, but it seems more likely that straight-line winds caused the damage. "We are an old city, with a lot of old ...