Gainesville, Georgia (Apr. 6, 1936)
“Amazingly, there was another instance of single tornadoes claiming over 100 lives occurring on back-to-back days,” according to The Weather Channel.
203 killed, 1600 injured
Largest tornado death toll in 1 building in U.S. history (Cooper Pants factory)
Total damage estimate corrected for inflation: $1.325 billion (2011 dollars)
Forbes index (100-point scale): 38.3
The "Gainesville Tornado" was a pair of storms that converged April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203 people and injuring 1,600. pic.twitter.com/cJ9pZTF2zD
— Terreance Ferguson (@Tornadoes161) September 29, 2017
Hmmmm