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November 19

• 1930 – An F4 tornado damaged or destroyed about a quarter of the buildings in Bethany, Oklahoma, killing 23 people and injuring 125. Another person was killed by an F2 tornado that destroyed about 500 buildings in Ola, Arkansas.
• 1973 – An F3 tornado moved across the western part of Blanchard, Oklahoma and then into Moore, Oklahoma City, and Del City, killing five people and injuring 46. Damage was most extensive, and most of the deaths and injuries were in Blanchard and a trailer park in Moore with 31 homes and 37 trailer homes destroyed. This was one of several destructive tornadoes to strike Moore.