| March 1917 tornado outbreak | |
| Type: | Tornado outbreak |
| Active: | March 23, 1917 |
| Tornadoes: | ≥ 9 |
| Fujitascale: | F4 |
| Total Fatalities: | ≥ 47 fatalities, ≥ 300+ injuries |
| Damages: | Unknown |
| Affected: | Ohio Valley |
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.
| Location | County / Parish | State | Time (UTC) | Path length | Width | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2 | NW to N of Vienna | Johnson | Illinois | 18:30–? | 4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| Five farms were hit, and one house was wrecked. An injury was reported. | ||||||||
| F2 | W to N of Pittsboro | Henricks | Indiana | 18:45–? | 8abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| and one person was injured. The tornado killed 50 head of livestock and unroofed or severely damaged approximately 20 homes. The highly visible funnel gave people time to seek shelter. | ||||||||
| F3 | NE of Flat Rock (IL) to Pleasantville (IN) | Crawford (IL), Sullivan (IN) | Illinois, Indiana | 19:15–? | 22abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| 1 death — At least 40 farms were impacted, about half of which were shorn of a barn, the roof of the farmhouse, or both. A man was killed near Flat Rock, Illinois, and 20 other people were injured. | ||||||||
| F2 | NNE of Swayzee | Grant | Indiana | 20:30–? | 2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| One house was unroofed, and a barn wrecked. A pair of men were injured while trying to escape from the tornado. | ||||||||
| F2 | SSW of Preble to E of Monmouth | Adams | Indiana | 20:55–? | 10abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| 12 houses and one school were destroyed or unroofed. Six of the seven people injured were students huddled in a school basement. | ||||||||
| F4 | W of New Albany (IN) to near Prospect (KY) | Floyd (IN), Clark (IN), Jefferson (KY) | Indiana, Kentucky | 21:08–? | 15abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| 46 deaths — Major damage occurred in the town of New Albany. Two schools, a factory, and 300 houses were destroyed. Many of the houses were wiped clean off their foundations. More than 250 people were injured. | ||||||||
| F3 | SE of DeSoto | Delaware | Indiana | 21:30–? | 3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| A mother and child were injured when their farmhouse was damaged. | ||||||||
| F3 | WNW of Corydon to NE of Lanesville | Harrison | Indiana | 21:30–? | 7abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 600abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| A farmhouse was destroyed, and a mother and her baby were blown 200yd away from it. A total of 20 people were injured. | ||||||||
| F2 | SE of Hartsville | Trousdale | Tennessee | 23:00–? | 5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
| Two homes were destroyed, and eight people sustained injuries. | ||||||||