Английская Википедия:1932 Deep South tornado outbreak

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox weather event Шаблон:Infobox weather event/Tornado outbreak Шаблон:Infobox weather event/Effects Шаблон:Infobox weather event/Footer On March 21–22, 1932, a deadly tornado outbreak struck the Midwestern and Southern United States. At least 38 tornadoes—including 27 deadly tornadoes and several long-lived tornado families—struck the Deep South, killing more than 330 people and injuring 2,141. Tornadoes affected areas from Mississippi north to Illinois and east to South Carolina, but Alabama was hardest hit, with 268 fatalities;[1] the outbreak is considered to be the deadliest ever in Alabama, and among the worst ever in the United States, trailing only the Tri-State tornado outbreak in 1925, with 751 fatalities, and the Tupelo–Gainesville outbreak in 1936, with 454 fatalities. The 1932 outbreak is believed to have produced 10 violent tornadoes, eight of which occurred in Alabama alone.Шаблон:Refn

Background and impact

At 7 a.m. CST (13:00 UTC), a low-pressure area of about Шаблон:Convert was over eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, with warm air moving north from the Gulf of Mexico to the Mississippi Valley. Conditions in Alabama and Mississippi were mostly cloudy with early thunderstorm activity, yet temperatures were already in the low 70s and upper 60s °F in Mississippi and western Tennessee. By afternoon, temperatures rose to the middle to upper 70s °F across most of the area. As a cold front approached Alabama, forecasters predicted afternoon thunderstorms and an end to the warm temperatures but did not anticipate the magnitude of the severe weather that later hit most of the state from north of Montgomery to the Tennessee and Georgia borders.[2][3]

As the outbreak progressed, ten F4 tornadoes struck Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. In Alabama, within four hours of the first F4 tornado, 18 people were killed near the Cullman area in Cullman County; 14 in the Columbiana area in Shelby County; 41 in Coosa and Talladega counties near Sylacauga; and 38 people in other small communities in Northeastern Alabama, mostly in Jackson County. One of the tornadoes followed the deadly Jemison event by one hour and passed just Шаблон:Convert to the southeast, killing 31 people in and around the Clanton area in Chilton County.Шаблон:Sfn

Outside Alabama, six people were killed near Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. 13 people in the state died from this and six other strong tornadoes. In Georgia and Tennessee, a large tornado near the state line left a mile-wide damage path, and killed 15 people from Beaverdale, Georgia, to Conasauga, Tennessee. Two other tornadoes in Georgia killed a combined 16 people and were on the ground almost simultaneously. On March 22, tornadoes continued after midnight CST (06:00 UTC) as four more strong tornadoes struck Georgia and South Carolina until 2:00 a.m. CST (08:00 UTC). One of them passed near the University of Georgia in Athens and killed 12 people.Шаблон:Sfn

Confirmed tornadoes

Шаблон:Tornado Chart Prior to 1990, there is a likely undercount of tornadoes, particularly E/F0–1, with reports of weaker tornadoes becoming more common as population increased. A sharp increase in the annual average E/F0–1 count by approximately 200 tornadoes was noted upon the implementation of NEXRAD Doppler weather radar in 1990–1991.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn 1974 marked the first year where significant tornado (E/F2+) counts became homogenous with contemporary values, attributed to the consistent implementation of Fujita scale assessments.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn Numerous discrepancies on the details of tornadoes in this outbreak exist between sources. The total count of tornadoes and ratings differs from various agencies accordingly. The list below documents information from the most contemporary official sources alongside assessments from tornado historian Thomas P. Grazulis.

List of confirmed tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1932
F# Location County / Parish State DateШаблон:Refn Time (UTC) Path length WidthШаблон:Refn Damage
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Near Strong Monroe Mississippi Шаблон:Dts 20:00–? Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
A strong tornado unroofed and wrecked three homes.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Carrier Mills to W of Harrisburg Saline Illinois Шаблон:Dts 21:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
A tornado damaged eight houses and destroyed a barn.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Southeastern Demopolis Marengo, Greene, Hale Alabama Шаблон:Dts 21:15–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Unk
3 deaths – This intense tornado destroyed or damaged approximately 15 homes. Nine people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Near Spurgeon Pike Indiana Шаблон:Dts 21:30–? Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
This intense tornado destroyed or damaged five farmhouses. One of them was completely swept away, along with its contents, and the others were unroofed. One person was injured. The tornado neared F4 intensity.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 SW of Linden to Faunsdale Marengo, Perry Alabama Шаблон:Dts 21:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Unk
3 deaths – 12 people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 Near Ralph to northwestern Tuscaloosa to Northport Tuscaloosa Alabama Шаблон:Dts 22:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
37 deaths – This violent tornado destroyed 98 houses, damaged at least 300 others, and left 2,000 people homeless. It leveled the Tuscaloosa Country Club and caused sporadic F2-to-F3-level damage in the city. At least 200 people were injured.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[4]
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Western Mitchell to E of Bedford Lawrence Indiana Шаблон:Dts 22:15–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
This intense tornado destroyed 12 barns and seven or more homes. Three of the homes incurred borderline-F4 damage. Six people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 S of Cullman to W of Arab Cullman, Morgan, Marshall Alabama Шаблон:Dts 22:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
18 deaths – This violent tornado impacted rural communities and farmlands, leveling numerous small homes and scores of outbuildings. The hardest-hit areas were in and near Phelan, Bolte, Berlin, and Fairview. 74 houses were wrecked in Cullman County, the site of all known fatalities. Six of the deaths occurred in a single home. At least 100 people were injured.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 N of Marion to Cox to Union Grove Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Shelby, Coosa Alabama Шаблон:Dts 22:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
49+ deaths – This violent, long-tracked tornado—the first in a series that paralleled each other—was the deadliest on record in Alabama until the Hackleburg–Phil Campbell EF5 on April 27, 2011. Rural communities were reportedly obliterated, small homes swept away, and entire families extirpated; one family lost seven members. 150 injuries were reported, and additional fatalities may have occurred.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[5][6]
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Шаблон:Unk Lewis Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 23:00–? Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
This strong tornado destroyed a tenant house, injuring eight people.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Near Hunt City to near Kibbie to Annapolis Jasper, Crawford Illinois Шаблон:Dts 23:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
This tornado generated only F1-level damage in Jasper County, wrecking a chicken coop and partially unroofing a house. As it entered Crawford County the tornado unroofed another house and damaged four farmsteads. Only one person was injured along the path.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 Southwestern Columbiana Shelby, Talladega Alabama Шаблон:Dts 23:10–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
14 deaths – This narrow-but-violent tornado damaged or destroyed more than 240 houses, 20 of which were leveled. Farmsteads were damaged as well. 75 people were injured.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 W of Plantersville to Marble Valley Perry, Chilton, Coosa Alabama Шаблон:Dts 23:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
31+ deaths – This violent, long-lived tornado killed 19 people in and near Stanton and Lomax, injured at least 200 others, and destroyed numerous homes, many of which were obliterated. Both the Cox–Union Grove F4 and this may have been tornado families; as in the first event, whole families were killed.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 W of Pulaski Giles Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 23:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
6 deaths – This violent tornado, as severe on hilltops as in valleys, leveled 10 houses. One of the homes was reportedly swept away. At least 18 people were injured.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 SW of Leiper's Fork to W of Hunters Point Williamson, Davidson, Wilson Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 00:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
3 deaths – This strong tornado damaged or destroyed homes and barns on five farmsteads. One of the farms abutted a neighboring property that featured a death in a separate tornado on April 29, 1909. Eight people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 S of Lewisburg to NE of Belfast Marshall Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 00:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
1 death – This intense tornado destroyed 13 or more houses and injured 20 people. A rug was carried Шаблон:Convert away and left in a treetop.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Northeastern Evansville Vanderburgh Indiana Шаблон:Dts 00:15–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
This brief-but-strong tornado destroyed a garage; unroofed a house and a furniture store; and shifted four houses off their foundations.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Uniontown Union Kentucky Шаблон:Dts 00:15–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
2 deaths – This tornado destroyed 15 small houses, a hotel, and four businesses. Seven people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 Near Beaverdale (GA) to near Conasauga (TN) Whitfield (GA), Murray (GA), Polk (TN) Georgia, Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 00:15–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
15 deaths – This large, exceptionally violent tornado, up to Шаблон:Convert in width, leveled houses beside the Conasauga River, killed a family of five, and injured 50 people. Small homes were reportedly obliterated in both Tennessee and Georgia.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 N of Seney to western Rydal to ENE of Funkhouser Polk, Floyd, Bartow Georgia Шаблон:Dts 00:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
12 deaths – This intense tornado destroyed or damaged 60 houses, injuring 80 people. Most of the fatalities occurred in the Macedonia community. Parts of a church were carried Шаблон:Convert away.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Near Taylorsville to Salacoa Bartow, Cherokee Georgia Шаблон:Dts 00:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
4 deaths – This intense tornado paralleled the preceding event and destroyed or damaged 20 homes, including a nine-room residence. At least 30 people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 ENE of Woodbury Cannon Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 01:00–? Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
2 deaths – This strong tornado destroyed 10 houses in and near Sugar Tree and Mount Ararat. 10 people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Greensboro Hale, Perry Alabama Шаблон:Dts 01:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
1 death – This tornado unroofed part of a high school and several houses. One person was injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 W of Faunsdale to near Laneville to Scotts Prairie Marengo, Hale, Perry Alabama Шаблон:Dts 01:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
10+ deaths – This intense tornado, which may have reached F4 intensity, leveled temporary housing on a plantation and swept away a well-built farmhouse. Numerous barns were wrecked as well. The number of dead unofficially ranged from 12 to 20, and 30 other people were injured. Losses from three tornadoes in Marengo County totaled $400,000.[4]Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 Gantts Quarry to northwestern Sylacauga to Chandler Springs Talladega Alabama Шаблон:Dts 01:10–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
41+ deaths – This violent tornado likely formed from the same storm as the Stanton–Marble Valley F4. It destroyed or damaged 635 houses and left 1,300 people homeless, primarily in Sylacauga but also in a number of remote communities. At least 325 people were injured.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Piney Grove Lawrence, Morgan Alabama Шаблон:Dts 01:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Unk
4 deaths – This tornado destroyed small houses and injured 10 people.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Near Corinth to near Battleground Winston, Cullman, Morgan Alabama Шаблон:Dts 01:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
8 deaths – This intense tornado injured 25 people and destroyed approximately 30 houses. One of the dead was reportedly carried Шаблон:Convert away.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 W of Huntsville Scott Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 01:50–? Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
A strong tornado destroyed small houses and injured 13 people. Items of clothing were found in trees more than Шаблон:Convert distant.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Southeastern Charleston to eastern Calhoun Bradley, McMinn Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 01:50–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
1 death – This intense tornado destroyed 20 houses. Debris was found Шаблон:Convert away. At least 21 people sustained injuries.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 ENE of Sylacauga to Newell Talladega, Clay, Randolph Alabama Шаблон:Dts 02:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
13 deaths – This long-tracked, violent tornado destroyed 75 houses, as well as structures on 110 farms, in the communities of Bulls Gap, Quenelda, Hassell Gap, and Bellview. Many small homes were leveled along the path. Nearly 400 people were left homeless by the tornado, and at least 150 others were reportedly injured.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F4 SW of Lacey's Spring (AL) to Ladds (TN) Morgan (AL), Madison (AL), Jackson (AL), Marion (TN) Alabama, Tennessee Шаблон:Dts 02:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
38+ deaths – This long-tracked tornado family likely consisted of up to three tornadoes. It injured 500 others and destroyed 125 houses, but mainly impacted very remote areas. Personal items were found Шаблон:Convert away.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Near Green Hill Lauderdale Alabama Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
A cotton mill and a home were wrecked.Шаблон:Sfn
color|unk}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| FU Rosebloom Tallahatchie Mississippi Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
Details are unknown.Шаблон:Sfn
color|unk}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| FU Goodman Holmes Mississippi Шаблон:Dts Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk Шаблон:Unk
Details are unknown.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Fairmont Spartanburg South Carolina Шаблон:Dts 06:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
2 deaths – This tornado destroyed 20 tenant houses and injured 30 people.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 E of Cowpens to NW of Gaffney Cherokee South Carolina Шаблон:Dts 06:30–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Unk
1 death – Five people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F3 Southern Athens to Paoli Clarke, Madison Georgia Шаблон:Dts 06:45–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
12 deaths – This intense tornado passed near the University of Georgia and destroyed or damaged approximately 100 houses. At least 35 people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn
color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| F2 Шаблон:Unk Jones, Baldwin Georgia Шаблон:Dts 08:00–? Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Nts
1 death – A strong tornado destroyed seven houses, including a historic structure. Most of the homes were small. Five people were injured.Шаблон:Sfn

Aftermath and recovery

The outbreak was the most damaging on record in the Southeastern United States since February 19–20, 1884.Шаблон:Sfn At least 25 cities and communities in Alabama reported one fatality or more during the day, including Demopolis, Union Grove, Linden, Plantersville, Sycamore, Northport, Huntsville, Marion, Stanton, Scottsboro, Paint Rock, Columbiana, Faunsdale, Bethel Church, Jemison, Falkville, Sylacauga, Bridgeport, Lineville, Gantts Quarry, Cullman, and Corinth. 11 counties were particularly hard hit, with 7,000 homes and businesses destroyed statewide.[2] Seven tornadoes each caused at least 100 injuries in Alabama and Tennessee, with a total of 1,750 injuries in Alabama alone.[4] In all, the 38 recorded tornadoes caused at least $4.34 million (1932 USD) in damages for the entire outbreak.Шаблон:Sfn

Oddities/records

The March 21 outbreak is also nicknamed a Super Outbreak by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham, the only other episodes thusly designated being those of April 3, 1974, and April 27, 2011. While Alabama was the hardest-hit state with 86 fatalities, 75 of which were tornado-related, during the 1974 event, there were nearly three times as many fatalities in the state on March 21, 1932. Also, many tornadoes in rural areas this day likely caused more injuries and probably higher fatalities than reported, as newspapers paid little attention to the deaths of Black sharecroppers, whose families and identities were often unknown. Such a racial aspect was common during natural disasters in the South before desegregation in the late 20th century. The 1932 outbreak was also known for its violence: it set a 24-hour record for violent touchdowns in a single state until the 1974 Super Outbreak produced 11 F4 or F5 tornadoes in Kentucky.

Just six days later, on March 27, several other tornadoes struck Alabama again, with an F3 tornado traveling Шаблон:Convert, passing south of Jemison, and killing five people near Thorsby and Collins Chapel. Sightseers who visited the area to view damage from March 21 were forced to take shelter as the funnel cloud neared. This tornado was photographed and incorrectly labeled as the F4 tornado that hit the area, also near Jemison in Shelby County, on March 21.[7]

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