March 1917 tornado outbreak
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationMarch 23, 1917
Tornadoes
confirmed
≥ 9
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Fatalities≥ 47 fatalities, ≥ 300+ injuries
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedOhio Valley
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The March 1917 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that occurred on March 23, 1917. It affected the Ohio Valley and produced several strong tornadoes, the worst of which devastated the city of New Albany, Indiana.[1]

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
 ? 0  ? 5 3 1 0 ≥ 9

March event

F# States Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
F2 IL NW to N of Vienna Johnson 1230 4 miles Five farms were hit, and one house was destroyed.
F3 IL, IN NE of Flat Rock IL to Pleasantville IN Crawford IL, Sullivan IN 1315 22 miles 1 death — At least 40 farms were hit, and one man was killed near Flat Rock, Illinois
F2 IN W to N of Pittsboro Henricks 1345 8 miles Forty farms were damaged or destroyed, and one person was injured. The highly visible funnel gave people time to seek shelter.
F2 IN NNE of Swayzee Grant 1430 2 miles One house was damaged, and two men were injured while trying to escape from the tornado
F2 IN SSW of Preble to E of Monmouth Adams 1455 10 miles Twelve houses and one school were damaged. Six of the seven people injured were students huddled in a school basement
F4 IN, KY W of New Albany IN to near Prospect KY Floyd IN, Clark IN, Jefferson KY 1508 15 miles 46 deaths — Major damage to the town of New Albany. Two schools, a factory, and 300 houses were destroyed. Some of the houses were nearly wiped clean off their foundations. Greater than 250 people were injured.
F3 IN SE of DeSoto Delaware 1530 3 miles A mother and child were injured when their farmhouse was damaged.
F3 IN WNW of Corydon to NE of Lanesville Harrison 1530 7 miles A quarter-mile-wide tornado left path of damage across the county. A farmhouse was destroyed, and a mother and her baby were blown 200 yards away from it. A total of 20 people were injured.
F2 TN SE of Hartsville Trousdale 1700 5 miles Two homes were destroyed, and eight people sustained injuries.

See also

References

  1. Grazulis 1993, pp. 1–3

Bibliography

  • Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1
  • National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11

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