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September 28
 * 1884 – An F3 tornado, described as "a monster top boring over the earth's surface" destroyed homes, businesses, a church, and a bridge in Alton, Pennsylvania north of Bradford. Twelve people were injured. An F3 tornado destroyed much of Shongo, New York (now called Willing), killing 3 people and injuring 30.
 * 1923 – An F3 tornado destroyed small homes on the southeast side of Council Bluffs, Iowa, killing six people and injuring ten. A mother and her three sons were crushed by a tree.
 * 1972 – An F4 tornado (rated F2 by Thomas P. Grazulis) hit North Chicago, Illinois, where it injured 20 people, most of them at the Great Lakes Naval Base.