3 years since the nation's deadliest December tornado outbreak

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It's been three years since an EF4 tornado devastated the town of Mayfield, Kentucky, amid an outbreak of 66 confirmed tornadoes across multiple states.

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00:00Well, three years ago this evening, the nation's deadliest December tornado outbreak on record

00:05occurred continuing into December 11th.

00:08Eighty-nine people were killed.

00:09There were 66 confirmed tornadoes, most severely impacting states like Missouri, Arkansas,

00:14Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois.

00:16Just devastating scenes there.

00:17Several long-track tornadoes also occurred, most notably an EF4 tornado that devastated

00:23Mayfield, Kentucky.

00:25Bowling Green, Kentucky, was also severely impacted by a separate tornado.

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