December 10
Dec 10
Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021
On the night of December 10 into the morning of December 11, 2021, a rare and violent tornado outbreak swept from the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. A long-track, multiple-vortex tornado carved a destructive path through parts of Arkansas, Missouri and western Kentucky — striking towns such as Mayfield, Princeton and Dawson Springs — while dozens of other tornadoes tore across the region. The overnight timing, a powerful synoptic setup, and the destruction of critical workplaces combined to make this one of the deadliest single-night tornado events in recent U.S. history.
Dec 10
Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash
On the evening of December 10, 2005, Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145, a McDonnell Douglas DC‑9 carrying 110 people from Abuja, attempted an instrument approach to Port Harcourt International Airport (Omagwa) in heavy thunderstorms. The aircraft struck terrain short of the runway in severe convective weather and broke apart; 108 people were killed and two survived. The accident raised hard questions about decision‑making in the cockpit, weather reporting, and Nigeria’s aviation safety environment.
Dec 10
Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse (the loss of Force Z)
On December 10, 1941, two of Britain’s most powerful surface ships — the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Repulse — were attacked by land-based Japanese aircraft in the South China Sea off Kuantan, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula (roughly 150 nautical miles northeast of Singapore). The striking loss of Force Z, with hundreds killed and both capital ships sunk, exposed a fatal mismatch between prewar naval doctrine and the reality of air power and helped seal the fate of British defenses in Southeast Asia.
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