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May 28

• 1880 – A short-lived F4 tornado, described as "a funnel blazing with balls of fire," touched town in Savoy, Texas and rapidly intensified, leveling the business district and the northeastern part of town. Thirteen people were killed in Savoy, and one other was killed just outside of town. The body of a child was reportedly carried half a mile (0.8 km).