The 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak is a deadly tornado outbreak that struck the southern United States on March 21–22, 1932. The outbreak produced tornadoes from Texas to South Carolina, and as far north as Illinois. Alabama was hardest-hit; the outbreak is considered to be the deadliest ever in the state, and among the worst ever in the US, trailing only the Tri-State Tornado in 1925 and the Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak in 1936 whilst producing a similar number of fatalities to the 1974 Super Outbreak and the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak. Over 330 people were killed in the 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak, including 268 in Alabama alone.
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