Today in Weather History
| Weather History for April 6 |
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1936 A tornado outbreak in the Deep South resulted in a total of 446 deaths and $128 million in damage. During the evening of the 5th, a tornado hit Tupelo, MS, killing 216 persons and damaging infant Elvis Presley's neighborhood. The next morning, the paths of two tornadoes met about 8:30 AM and cut a swath four blocks wide through Gainesville, GA, killing 203 persons. At least 70 people died in the Cooper Pants Factory, the greatest tornado toll ever for a single building. |
| Data courtesy of the National Weather Service |

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