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December 2
- 1950 – A small tornado outbreak hit Illinois and Arkansas. An F3 tornado damaged about 100 homes in Greenville, Illinois, killing two people and injuring 25. An F2 tornado threw a car from the road near Mount Olive, Illinois, killing one occupant and injuring three others.
- 1952 – A tornado struck Payneville in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa killing 11 people and throwing cattle into the air. This was the second killer tornado to strike Gauteng in three days, with another tornado killing at least 20 people on November 30.
- 1982 – A tornado outbreak caused significant damage in Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois. An F3 tornado tore through Alexander, Arkansas and the west side of Little Rock, killing two people and injuring 53. It severely damaged or destroyed 86 mobile homes and more than 100 houses, with about 750 buildings damaged overall. Another F3 tornado killed two people and injured 70 as it caused major damage in New Baden, Illinois, where it destroyed 44 apartment units, 16 houses, and more than 70 mobile homes.