Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/March 23

March 23

• 1913 – Part of a larger outbreak sequence, an F4 (possibly F5) tornado devastated the western and northern portions of Omaha, Nebraska, killing 103 people. Other tornadoes on that day killed a total of 89 people, mostly across the Midwestern United States. These included an F4 tornado that killed 24 people in Terre Haute, Indiana and another that killed 25 people in several communities in Nebraska and Iowa, including 17 in Yutan, Nebraska.
• 1917 – An F4 tornado moved through the north side of New Albany, Indiana, destroying 300 homes, many of which were swept away. At least 46 people (possibly up to 53) were killed and 250 were injured.