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November 17

• 1921 – An F4 tornado destroyed two homes near Wickes, Arkansas. Eight people died in one of the homes, including seven members of the same family. A child's body was carried half a mile (0.8 km). An F3 tornado or tornado family killed one person near DeGray, Arkansas and two others near Lonsdale.
• 1927 – An F2 tornado damaged or destroyed 350 homes across parts of Alexandria, Virginia and Washington D.C., injuring 150 people. The tornado missed the Capitol Building by nine blocks.
• 2013 – A significant tornado outbreak impacted the Midwestern United States. A high-end EF4 tornado leveled whole neighborhoods in Washington, Illinois, killing three people and causing $935 million in damage. The low death toll was attributed to warnings and many people being in church at the time. Another EF4 tornado killed two people near New Minden, Illinois. A long-track EF3 tornado killed three people in Brookport, Illinois and caused damage at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.