Baby Elvis Escapes Tupelo Tornado 1936

The 1936 Tupelo--Gainesville tornado outbreak was an outbreak[1] of at least 12 tornadoes that struck the Southeastern United States from April 5--6, 1936. Approximately 454 people were killed by these tornadoes—419 by two tornadoes alone. This outbreak is the second deadliest ever recorded in US history. Although the outbreak was centered on Tupelo, Mississippi, and Gainesville, Georgia, other destructive tornadoes associated with the outbreak struck Columbia, Tennessee, Anderson, South Carolina and Acworth, Georgia. Severe flash floods from the associated storms produced millions of dollars in damage across the region. It almost killed the one year old baby Elvis but it did kill at least 230 people in his hometown of Tupelo. EPS24 For Licensing: Global ImageWorks, LLC., 65 Beacon Street Haworth, New Jersey 07641 info@ telephone: 201-384-7715 fax: 201-501-8971