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2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak
2002Nov, 10

Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during the early to mid afternoon and destroys a movie theater, which had been evacuated.

The Tornado outbreak of November 9–11, 2002 was a large, widespread, and rare outbreak of storms in the eastern United States that occurred from the late afternoon hours on November 9 through the early morning hours on Veterans Day, November 11, 2002. The event is commonly referred to as the Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak of 2002. In all, 88 tornadoes hit 17 states, including 12 tornadoes that killed 36 people in five states. The event ranks as the third largest outbreak ever recorded in November.

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