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December 21

• 1967 – Widespread tornadoes formed across much of the eastern half of the United States with the most intense activity in Missouri and Illinois. An F4 tornado destroyed the city hall and a large portion of the business district of Potosi, Missouri, killing 3 people and injuring 52. An F3 tornado injured 15 people in rural areas as it traveled from near Lithium, Missouri to near Pinckneyville, Illinois. A brief F2 tornado destroyed a few homes in Pisgah, Mississippi; one person was crushed under a wall.
• 1990 – A tornado outbreak hit Louisiana and Mississippi. An F3 tornado destroyed 55 homes and trailers in Vaiden, Mississippi and damaged 89 others. A 12-year-old girl was killed and 15 other people were injured. An F1 tornado killed one person near Belzoni, Mississippi.