Alabama Tornado Database |
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1932 Tornado Occurrences (28) () Indicates Total Path Data Multi-State | |||||||||||
Tornado # in Year | Year | Month | Day | Time (CST) | County | Damage Scale | Path Length (Miles) | Maximum Path Width(Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Location |
28 | 1932 | 10 | 31 | 1130 | Houston | F2 | 4.0 | 350 | 1 | 16 | Cowarts A young girl was killed in one of 6 homes that were destroyed. At least 400 acres of timber was leveled. |
27 | 1932 | 9 | 1 | 0800 | Pike 1932 Hurricanes Hurricane Summaries |
F2 | 6.0 | 200 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 SW Troy A hurricane produced a tornado in the Alred community. Two homes and several barns were destroyed. |
26 | 1932 | 3 | 27 | 1600 | Cleburne | F2 | 6.0 | 500 | 1 | 10 | Abel-Chulafinnee Several small homes were destroyed and debris scattered for at least a mile in the Abel community. One home and a church were destroyed in Chulafinnee, where one woman was killed. |
25 | 1932 | 3 | 27 | 1500 | Tallapoosa-Chambers | F2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Dadeville-White Plains At least a dozen small homes were leveled. The tornado affected the towns of Dadeville, Marcoot, Five Points, Penton, and White Plains. |
24 | 1932 | 3 | 27 | 1430 | Bibb-Chilton-Coosa | F3 | 30.0 | 150 | 5 | 20 | W Lawley-S Jemison-Marble Valley Eight homes destroyed in Lawley where four were killed. One death occurred just south of Jemison. |
23 | 1932 | 3 | 27 | 1415 | Elmore | F2 | 5.0 | 60 | 0 | 8 | NE Speigner At least a half dozen homes were destroyed. |
22 | 1932 | 3 | 27 | 1400 | Elmore | F2 | 10.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | W Speigner-E Holtville-Lake Jordan One barn and one home were unroofed. Several fishing camps were destroyed. |
21 | 1932 | 3 | 27 | 1200 | Morgan | F2 | NA | 125 | 0 | 5 | Neel 3 homes were destroyed. |
20 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 2000 | Morgan-Madison-Jackson Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report **(continued into Marion Co, Tn) |
F4 (F4) |
61.5 (75) |
400 (400) |
36 (38) |
500 (500) |
Laceys Spring-Paint Rock-Bridgeport-6 E Jasper A couple died in Lacey Springs. 4 people were killed in Paint Rock. Multiple deaths occurred in Bolivar, Kyle Springs, Carnes, Tupelo, Boxes Coves, Maynard's Cove, Washington Cove, and the Ridges. One couple was killed in Tn. |
19 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 2000 | Talladega-Clay-Randolph Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Information Storm Report |
F4 | 45.0 | 400 | 13 | 160 | 5.0 ESE Sylacauga-Newell-4.0 N Ashland-1.0 N Lineville Deaths occurred Bool's Gap, Quenalda, Hassell Gap, and Bellview. At least 110 farms reported buildings destroyed and 75 homes were destroyed. |
18 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1930 | Winston-Cullman-Morgan Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F3 | 10.0 | 200 | 8 | 25 | NE Addison-SW Falkville At least 30 homes were destroyed causing damage in Corinth and Battleground. |
17 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1930 | Lawrence-Morgan Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F2 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | Piney Grove Several small homes were destroyed. |
16 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1910 | Talladega Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F4 | 25.0 | 400 | 41 | 325 | Sylacauga One person died at Gants Quarry where 35 homes were damaged or destroyed. At least 29 people died in Sylacauga and 11 were killed in rural communities in surrounding areas. 600 homes were damaged or destroyed along the path. |
15 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1900 | Marengo-Hale-Perry Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F3 | 20.0 | 100 | 10 | 30 | W Faunsdale-Scotts Station Several barns were destroyed. Near the Laneville community, 10 to 20 people died as numerous tenant homes were demolished. |
14 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1900 | Hale-Perry Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F2 | 10.0 | 400 | 1 | 1 | Greensboro Several homes and the high school sustained major roof damage. A tenant home was destroyed where one person was killed. |
13 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1730 | Perry-Chilton-Coosa Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F4 | 50.0 | 800 | 31 | 200 | W Plantersville-Stanton-Lomax-Marble Valley At least 12 people were killed just west of Plantersville. 19 were killed in the Stanton and Lomax areas where entire homes were swept away with families inside. Numerous trees blocked roads. |
12 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1710 | Shelby-Talladega Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F4 | 15.0 | 200 | 14 | 75 | SW Columbiana At least 40 homes were destroyed and 200 damaged. 20 of the homes were totally leveled. |
11 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1630 | Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Shelby-Coosa Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F4 | 60.0 | 800 | 49 | 150 | 3 N Marion-Lawley-Jemison-Union Grove 21 people were killed in Perry County, with 7 dead in one family. 9 died near Lawley as the Cox community was leveled. 21 were killed in Jemison and Union Grove. |
10 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1630 | Cullman-Morgan-Marshall Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F4 | 25.0 | 600 | 18 | 100 | 4 S Cullman-3 W Arab Rural homes were demolished in Phelan, Bolti, Berlin, and Fairview. Many people were injured in a box factory south of Berlin and one home was leveled and 6 people were killed. A teacher was killed in Fairview. All deaths occurred in Cullman County and 74 homes were demolished. |
9 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1600 | Tuscaloosa Information Article Information Article Information Articlebr /> Information Article Storm Report |
F4 | 20.0 | 400 | 37 | 200 | Ralph-Tuscaloosa-Northport 100 homes were destroyed and 300 were damaged. |
8 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1530 | Marengo-Perry Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F2 | 20.0 | 200 | 3 | 12 | 3 SW Linden-Faunsdale-W Perry Co. 2 people were killed running for cover. 15 people were injured in homes. A man was killed by a falling chimney in Faunsdale. |
7 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | 1515 | Marengo-Greene-Hale Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F3 | 7.0 | 125 | 3 | 9 | Demopolis 15 homes were damaged or destroyed. |
6 | 1932 | 3 | 21 | NA | Lauderdale Information Article Information Article Information Article Storm Report |
F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | Green Hill A home and cotton gin were destroyed. |
5 | 1932 | 2 | 21 | 2200 | Houston | F3 | 5.0 | 400 | 0 | 5 | Cowarts Several homes were destroyed and many acres of timber were knocked down. |
4 | 1932 | 1 | 12 | 2000 | Elmore | F2 | 11.0 | 400 | 0 | 9 | Millbrook 35 homes were damaged or destroyed and debris was thrown miles. |
3 | 1932 | 1 | 12 | 1830 | Marengo-Perry | F2 | 8.0 | 250 | 1 | 12 | Faunsdale-Uniontown 5 tenant homes and 4 barns were destroyed. |
2 | 1932 | 1 | 12 | 1715 | Hale-Tuscaloosa | F3 | 8.0 | 400 | 9 | 29 | Moundville At least 30 homes were severely damaged or destroyed. The Moundville elementary school was heavily damaged. Deaths occurred in at least 5 different homes. In the Guinea community just south of Moundville, 9 people were killed and a number of dwellings were destroyed. |
1 | 1932 | 1 | 12 | 1100 | Pickens | F2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Fellowship-W Gordo At least one home was totally destroyed. |