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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1936, the second of a two day tornado outbreak
continued in Georgia and South Carolina.  The worst
events were a pair of massive F4 tornadoes that merged as
they roared through downtown Gainesville Georgia that
morning.  These tornadoes killed 203, injured an
incredible 1,600, and caused around $13 million damage;
the equivalent of $200 million today.  The highest death
toll in one building from a single tornado in the United
States occurred when 70 were killed at the Cooper Pants
Factory.  The wreckage was astounding, with debris piled
10 feet deep in some places.  The 203 listed fatalities
make the Gainesville Tornado the 5th deadliest in United
States history, however the wreckage was so deep, and
swept by so many fires, that the actual death toll may
never be known.

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