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- ↑ http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/121225_rpts.html SPC Storm Reports Reports for 12/25/12
- ↑ NWS Birmingham
- ↑ "Christmas Afternoon EF-2 Confirmed By The NWS". National Weather Service Mobile, Alabama. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ↑ "Midtown Mobile Tornado (Mobile County)". National Weather Service Mobile, Alabama. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.