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1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak; Type: Tornado outbreak: Duration: April 5–6, 1936: Tornadoes confirmed: ≥ 14: Max. rating 1: F5 tornado: Duration of tornado outbreak 2: 18 hours: Fatalities: ≥ 454 fatalities, >2,498 injuries: Damage: ≥ $15.9 million (1936 USD) ≥ $349 million (2025 USD) Areas affected: Southern United States
Vernon and Gladys worked various jobs while in Tupelo and moved several times during the thirteen years they resided in Mississippi. [3] In 1936, a catastrophic tornado struck eight miles (13 km) outside the city, killing hundreds but sparing the Presley's house, and the family was unharmed. [4] [5]
1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak, (Grazulis, p. 865) 5: Gainesville, Georgia: 1936 April 6: 203 1,600 F4 At least 40 people were still missing in collapsed buildings when these figures were published, so the actual death toll may be much higher. 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak, (Grazulis, p. 866) 6
The spring of 1936 brought Tupelo one of its worst-ever natural disasters, part of the Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak of April 5–6 in that year. [34] The storm leveled 48 city blocks and over 200 homes, killing 216 people and injuring more than 700 persons. [ 35 ]
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