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The outbreak began on November 21 with a cluster of 6 tornadoes (ranging from F1 to F4 intensities - see Fujita Scale ) that struck parts of the Houston, TX area. Later on the 21st, the deadliest tornado of the outbreak (also F4 intensity) struck Brandon, MS , causing 10 deaths, 98 injuries and over $25 million in damage. Other F4 tornadoes struck Cobb County , GA in the Atlanta suburbs, and Switzerland County , IN, just southwest of Cincinnati . Of the 5 tornadoes reported in North Carolina (on the 22nd and 23rd), the last left a damage path over 160 miles in length (at consistent F2-F3 intensity), the longest tornado damage track to have ever been recorded in the state, producing damage in Wilson, NC and Elizabeth City, NC . The last tornado of the outbreak, a short-lived F1, touched down in Prince George's County, Maryland . CONFIRMED TORNADOES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS AND SOURCES
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