Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/March 30

March 30

• 1897 – A multiple-vortex F4 tornado damaged or destroyed every building in Chandler, Oklahoma, killing at least 14 (possibly 16) people. Many buildings were swept away.
• 1938 – A tornado outbreak killed 37 people across the Midwestern United States. An F4 tornado devastated Columbus, Kansas, killing 10 people and damaging or destroying 180 homes. An F3 tornado destroyed three blocks of South Pekin, Illinois and killed 9 people.