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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



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