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October 31

  • 1932 – An F2 tornado destroyed 29 small homes south of Cairo, Georgia, killing one person, injuring 30, and leaving about 100 homeless.
  • 1934 – A complex family of tornadoes and [[microburst]s began near Gilpin, Kentucky and traveled to northern Laurel County, killing 6 people and injuring 32. A mother and four children died when their home was destroyed and caught fire.

November 1

  • 1922 – An F3 tornado hit the south side of Webb City, Missouri, destroying 25 homes and killing one person. It lifted and passed over the business district before striking the northeast side of town, where another home was destroyed.

November 2

  • 1997 – An F3 tornado douched down in New Smyrna Beach, Florida shortly before 1:00 AM. It injured 32 people, destroyed 31 homes, damaged 290, and caused major damage to a condominium, with furniture blown into the Indian River Lagoon. Damage totaled $14 million.
  • 2018 – Tornadoes struck Florida, Virginia, and Maryland. An EF1 tornado struck an Amazon sorting facility, on the southeast side of Baltimore, peeling off part of the roof and causing a wall to collapse, which killed two workers. One person elsewhere along the path suffered minor injuries.


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