Moulton tornado photograph   Save
Tornadoes
Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of March 1920. Two men in suits and a boy in short pants pose in front of several piles of lumber and tree limbs. One man and the boy are standing on a tree trunk; the second man stands slightly apart from the others, on the ground. A fourth figure is barely visible in the far right background. Cleanup after the tornado appears to have begun; the lumber is stacked somewhat neatly. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05951
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)