Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries
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February 15
- 2021 – An EF3 tornado destroyed two homes in Sunset Beach, North Carolina and damaged dozens of others, killing three people and injuring ten. An EF2 tornado injured five people near Damascus, Georgia.
February 16
- 1995 – An F3 tornado struck Joppa and Arab, Alabama killing 6 people and injuring 130. Most of the deaths were in mobile homes. A newborn, whose mother was injured, died on delivery. About 160 homes and businesses were destroyed.
February 17
- 1927 – A tornado outbreak resulted in 41 deaths across the Southeastern United States. A strong tornado (at least F3 and probably F4) killed 14 people in Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 7 in one family. An F2 tornado killed 13 people near Lake Bruin.
- 1938 – An F4 tornado destroyed a large portion of Rodessa, Louisiana, killing 21 people. The corrugated metal that made up many of the buildings dismembered many victims.