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The Great Natchez tornado 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. While officially unrated, it is retrospectively estimated to have been at least a violent F4 tornado on the
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.
The severe weather threat is moving to the Southeast and East Coast after fierce tornado-spawning storms pummeled Texas and Mississippi, tearing through homes and leaving at least two people dead.
NATCHEZ, Miss.– At least four people died as tornadoes and storms tore across the South over the weekend, impacting communities from Texas to North Carolina. One of those losses was TyKeria ...
At least 44 tornadoes were reported across seven states, with major damage reported in Texas and Mississippi. One fatality was reported in Brazoria County, Texas, south of Houston on Saturday.
In the Americas, there are 15 tornadoes on record that caused at least 100 fatalities, the most recent being the Joplin F5 tornado which killed 158 people in May 2011. There are at least 450 tornadoes on record that caused greater than ten fatalities; the most recent of these was the Rolling Fork, Mississippi EF4 tornado which killed 17 people ...
0–9. 1840 Natchez tornado; 1846 Grenada, Mississippi, tornado; Enigma tornado outbreak; 1908 Dixie tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 1916
An 18-year-old high school student in Natchez, Mississippi, ... Another person died in Lowndes County and at least eight more were injured across Mississippi. officials said. Tornado survivors ...