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Mar 21, 1932:
Series of tornadoes hits Southeast U.S.
A storm system arising in the Gulf of Mexico spawns a devastating
series of tornadoes that kills more than 350 people across the
Southeast over two days. Thousands were seriously injured and
many were left homeless by this deadly rash of twisters.
The tornadoes began late on a Monday afternoon near the
Mississippi and Alabama border. Warm air from the Gulf of Mexico
collided with a cold front to the north, setting up perfect
tornado conditions. The first twister touched down in Marion,
Alabama, where 18 people were killed and 150 were injured at a
large plantation farm. Next hit was Tuscaloosa--the Druid City
Hospital there was inundated with victims. Moving northeast in
Alabama, tornadoes caused such destruction in the town of
Northport that it had to be sealed and National Guard troops
called in.
Twenty-nine people were killed in Demopolis, Alabama, with
reports of boxcars from nearby train tracks flying through the
air. In Chilton County, witness William Lyon reported "large
timber 200 feet in the air." Churches and schools were demolished
across the county and 40 people were killed. In Sylacauga, 100
homes were leveled and 19 people killed. The final death toll in
Alabama was 299.
In northern Alabama, the storm front split into two parts. The
first part moved toward Tennessee and Kentucky, while the other
pushed toward Georgia and the Carolinas. A total of 359 people
died in six different states from the 33 recorded tornadoes that
persisted through the night. The horrific spate of tornadoes also
did heavy damage to livestock and crops. The disaster came at a
particularly tough time for the people and economy of the region;
they were already reeling from the effects of the Great
Depression.
73, K.O. and Billie...
...."on the road again".
E-mail: kohiggs@gmail.com
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