|duration= parameter from the infobox header or from another 'History' box instead.| Tornado outbreak | |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes | ≥ 38 |
| Maximum rating | F4 tornado |
| Duration | March 21–22, 1932 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | > 330 |
| Injuries | 2,141 |
| Damage | ≥ $4.34 million ($96,920,000 in 2024 USD)[nb 1] |
| Areas affected | Midwestern and Southern United States |
Part of the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1932 | |
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.[nb 2]
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