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8 deaths – This tornado formed from the same storm as the Tupelo F5 and may have been an extension of the latter tornado. It destroyed or damaged 30 homes in Red Bay, killing four people. Three additional deaths took place in a filling station and a fourth in another home. 55 injuries occurred and losses totaled $145,000.
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]
The town, the birth of Elvis Presley and the 1936 tornado outbreak are the subject of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song "Tupelo". The town has been mentioned by artists including Taylor Swift in her song " dorothea " from the album * Evermore *, which tells the story of a character reflecting on their hometown, Tupelo, and Jason Isbell in ...
On April 5, 1936, an F5 tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 216 people. The tornado was part of a tornado outbreak that spawned more than a dozen tornadoes on April 5 and 6 of that year.
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
1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak: April 1–2, 1936: Southeast: ≥13: 45 fatalities, 568 injuries: Produced multiple killer tornadoes in Georgia and the Carolinas. An F4 tornado in Cordele, Georgia, killed 23 people. (8 significant, 3 violent, 10 killer) 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: April 5–6, 1936: Southeastern ...
Paul Kevin Curtis is a janitor and Elvis Presley impersonator from Tupelo, Miss., the birthplace of the legendary singer. Until 2003, he performed in an Elvis act with his brother, Jack Curtis ...
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. While he certainly considered himself a Southerner, both by raising and nature, Elvis' family roots have long been ...