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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Wichita KS

600 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...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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