A powerful tornado, most likely of F5 intensity on the Fujita Scale, struck Natchez, Mississippi, on this day 185 years ago, killing hundreds. Known as the "Great Natchez Tornado", it hit the ...

317 deaths - May 17, 1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado: The second-deadliest single tornado in US history strikes the Mississippi town of Natchez, killing 317 people. Most of the dead are killed on ...

The monster tornadoes that swept across multiple states in the Central US overnight have left at least least 70 dead — but with fears the death toll could rise above 100, the outbreak of ...