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  • 1949 – A major tornado outbreak impacted the central and southern United States. An F4 tornado devastated Warren, Arkansas, killing at least 55 people and injuring 435. About 120 homes were destroyed. Five others were killed and dozens injured by tornadoes across Louisiana and Arkansas.

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  • 1946 – Several strong tornadoes hit Texas. An F4 tornado killed 15 people and injured 60 in and near Palestine. Another F4 tornado devastated Nacogdoches, killing 10 people, injuring 200, and destroying about 150 homes. Three others were killed by an F3 tornado in Clawson and another two by a tornado in Limestone County. Damage totaled $2.55 million.

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  • 1972 – An F2 tornado hit Fort Rucker and two nearby trailer parks that housed army dependents, killing 4 people and injuring 88. This was the first of three significant tornadoes to hit the fort in two years. Another F2 tornado destroyed several homes and injured 21 people near Wadley and Waynesboro, Georgia.

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  • 1932 – An F4 tornado destroyed several homes near Eaton, Tennessee. All 10 deaths were in a single home that was swept away.

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  • 2017 – Four EF0 tornado tornadoes touched down in eastern Texas. One caused $300,000 in damage near Mexia. No deaths or injuries were reported.

January 17

  • 1999 – A deadly tornado outbreak hit the southeastern United States, resulting in 8 deaths and 131 injuries. Most of the casualties were from an F4 tornado that hit the south side of Jackson, Tennessee, killing 6 people, injuring 106, and costing $10 million. Another tornado, rated F3, hit the north side of Jackson and caused $25 million in damage across Madison County.

January 18

  • 1999 – An F4 tornado destroyed much of Mount Ayliff, South Africa, killing 21 people, injuring 350, and leaving 95% of the population homeless.

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  • 2010 – An small outbreak of 11 tornadoes hit parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. An EF3 tornado severely damaged or destroyed several homes and businesses near Waskom, Texas before crossing into Louisiana. An EF2 tornado damaged about 150 homes across Van Zandt County, Texas, injuring one person, and a short-lived EF2 tornado badly damaged homes and a church near Larue, Texas.

January 21

  • 1999 – The first round three-day tornado outbreak brought 82 tornadoes to the southeastern United States. All eight tornadic deaths on this day were in Arkansas. Two tornadoes, rated F2 and F3, struck the Little Rock area with the stronger of the two killing 3 people and injuring 72. Another F3 tornado killed 2 people and injured 29 in Beebe, Arkansas.

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  • 1969 – A long-track F4 tornado traveled more than 100 mi (160 km) across central Mississippi, killing 32 people and injuring 241. The worst damage was in Hazelhurst, where 11 people died and 140 were injured. Damage was otherwise limited to rural areas.

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  • 2019 – An EF4 tornado struck Havana, Cuba, killing 8 people and injuring at least 190. It was the first F4 or EF4 tornado to hit Cuba since 1940.

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  • 1974 – An outbreak of 10 tornadoes hit the eastern United States, resulting in 11 injuries. An F3 tornado destroyed several homes in Jackson, Mississippi, injuring five people. An F2 tornado injured three people near Adaton, Mississippi.

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  • 1947 – Several strong tornadoes formed across parts of the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. An F4 tornado traveled 45 miles across northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, resulting in a fatality and 19 injuries. An F3 tornado killed five people near Montier, Missouri. Strong tornadoes continued to form overnight and into the next day.

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