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December 8

• 1851 – Two destructive tornadoes came ashore at Marsala, Sicily (then part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) and crossed a portion of the island before returning to the sea at Castellammare del Golfo. An estimated 500 people were killed, including 200 at Castellammare, where half the down was destroyed.
• 1917 – An F2 tornado destroyed several homes and other buildings in Atlanta, Louisiana, killing a child and injuring two others. This event came exactly one year after another F2 tornado hit Atlanta. The 1916 storm was more destructive, destroying 35 homes and many smaller structures; two people were killed and 15 were injured.