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December 23

16 entries from the federal record fall on December 23, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 2015EF4, 75.1 mile path, 9 killed Tate, MS; Marshall, MS; Benton, MS
  2. 2014EF3, 12.5 mile path, 3 killed Marion, MS
  3. 2015EF3, 61.6 mile path, 2 killed Bolivar, MS; Coahoma, MS; Quitman, MS
  4. 1982F3, 20 mile path Hot Spring, AR
  5. 1982F3, 14 mile path Saline, AR
  6. 2009EF3, 4.1 mile path Angelina, TX
  7. 2015EF3, 48.4 mile path Wayne, TN; Lawrence, TN; Lewis, TN
  8. 2014EF2, 5.9 mile path, 2 killed Jones, MS
  9. 2015EF2, 14.9 mile path, 2 killed Perry, TN; Hickman, TN

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2022Blizzard, 44 deaths, $15.5 million Cattaraugus; Chautauqua; Erie; Genesee
  2. 2007Avalanche, 8 deaths Box Elder; Cache; Davis; Morgan
  3. 2022Blizzard, 8 deaths Ashland; Ashtabula; Crawford; Cuyahoga
  4. 2008Winter Weather, 3 deaths, $185,000 Breckinridge; Fayette; Jefferson; Scott
  5. 2015Flash Flood, 3 deaths, $44,000 Dickson; Jackson; Lawrence; Maury

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1905M5.8, Near Bakersfield, California Kern County, CA
  2. 1972M5.2, near Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI