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On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a deadly and long-tracked F5 tornado impacted the Mississippi Delta, killing 48 and injuring over 500.The tornado was the strongest tornado of the 1971 Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak, and second deadliest behind a later F4 tornado the same day.
After devastating the city of St. Louis, the tornado crossed the Mississippi River and struck the Eads Bridge, where a 2 in × 10 in (51 mm × 254 mm) wooden plank was found driven through a 5 ⁄ 16 in (7.9 mm) wrought iron plate. Uncounted others may have died on boats on the river, which could have swept their bodies downriver where they ...
The 1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado was a deadly F5 tornado that struck Vicksburg, Mississippi on Saturday, December 5, 1953. A total of 38 people were killed, 270 others were injured, and damages were estimated at $25 million (1953 USD).
The tornado then crossed the Mississippi River into southern Illinois, debarking trees and deeply scouring the ground in rural areas before hitting the riverside town of Gorham at 2:30 p.m. CST (20:30 UTC), essentially obliterating the entire town. 60 of the 80 homes, all the store fronts, the train depot, and 2 out of the 3 levels of the ...
After striking Melbourne, the tornado crossed the Mississippi River and entered Mississippi. In 1984 and 1993 tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis assessed the tornado as having caused F4 damage in Louisiana, but in 2001 revised this to accept the official F5 rating. Once in Mississippi, the tornado passed near Mayersville in Issaquena County ...
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.
On the season finale of "River Monsters," Jeremy Wade traveled to Guyana to investigate the so-called "water mama." According to locals, the mysterious creature was abducting people.
The tornado left Missouri as it crossed the Mississippi River to a point north of Rockwood, Illinois. All deaths occurred at scattered points across rural areas in Illinois. Two fatalities occurred in the Shiloh Hill–Campbell Hill vicinity. Several homes lost roofs near Sunfield—later ravaged by an F5 tornado on December 18, 1957. In all ...