On October 28 in history ..
1846 - A group of inexperienced travelers is caught unawares by a major storm which dumped five feet of snow on the Donner Pass in California. Their wagons and cattle are trapped along with them and only 45 of the 79 people in the party survived the winter. The group came to be known as the Donner Party, apart of western folklore.
1936 - 9 degrees at Layton NJ was a record for the coldest reading ever in the Garden State in October.
1971 - Extremely severe blizzard strikes the plains and Rocky Mountain States. 27 inches of snow at Lander WY. -15 degrees at Big Piney WY. Railroads and highways blocked.
1973 - Several inches of snow fell in the Georgia mountains.
1982 - A severe thunderstorm struck Al-Khafqi in Saudi Arabia, producing hail to the size of teacups and flooding rains for nearly 4 hours. 11 people were killed as vehicle and buildings were destroyed.
1988 - The morning low at Estes Park CO was 15 degrees, but the mercury warmed 30 degrees in less than 30 minutes in the warm fall sunshine.
1989 - Warmth in the Upper Midwest. 75 in Alpena MI was a record for the date. Meanwhile, nearly two feet of snow fell across parts of Wyoming and the Rockies.
1991 - 2.4 inches of snow at Yakima WA was enough to tie the record for most ever snowfall in the entire month of October.
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weatherlover427
On October 29 in history ..
1917 - -33F at Soda Butte Wyoming is an October record for the lower 48 states.
1942 - Berryville AR struck by tornado that killed 29 people and injured over 200. 137 buildings were destroyed.
1956 - Family of tornadoes cut a 100 mile path across Nebraska. What made this outbreak so unusual was the fact that it was so far to the northwest for so late in the year.
1959 - 800 villagers in the tiny town of Minatitlan Mexico are buried by a massive mudslide. Many others died from snakebites and scorpions that were unearthed the slide.
1965 - Southern California Heat Waves comes to an end. Los Angeles had suffered through 90 degrees readings each day during the Heat Wave and horrible smog.
1991 - Bismarck ND sets its October snowfall record on this date as 15.9 inches of snow falls on the 28th and 29th, bringing the total for the month to 23.5 inches.
1917 - -33F at Soda Butte Wyoming is an October record for the lower 48 states.
1942 - Berryville AR struck by tornado that killed 29 people and injured over 200. 137 buildings were destroyed.
1956 - Family of tornadoes cut a 100 mile path across Nebraska. What made this outbreak so unusual was the fact that it was so far to the northwest for so late in the year.
1959 - 800 villagers in the tiny town of Minatitlan Mexico are buried by a massive mudslide. Many others died from snakebites and scorpions that were unearthed the slide.
1965 - Southern California Heat Waves comes to an end. Los Angeles had suffered through 90 degrees readings each day during the Heat Wave and horrible smog.
1991 - Bismarck ND sets its October snowfall record on this date as 15.9 inches of snow falls on the 28th and 29th, bringing the total for the month to 23.5 inches.
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weatherlover427
On October 30 in history ..
1844 - 30 inches of snow fell during a three day storm at Buffalo Barracks NY.
1925 - Earliest measurable snow ever for Nashville TN (1 inch).
1947 - Denora smog disaster comes to an end. 20 people were killed and 2000 made sick by smog trapped in the Monongehela Valley by a temperature inversion.
1988 - 2 degrees at International Falls MN broke their previous record for the date by 11 degrees. 20 at South Bend IN Fort Wayne IN as well as 18 at Grand Rapids MI were all record lows for the month of October.
1991 - Major low pressure system batters New England with high winds and tides of 4-7 feet above normal. Winds had been gusting to 50 mph along the coast for a couple of days and tides were already high when the storm moved in from the east. Major coastal flooding and beach erosion resulted. Over 1000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Winds reached hurricane force at Chatham and Gloucester MA. Waves offshore were reported to be as high as 63 feet! Damage totaled $200 million.
1993 - Early winter in south Texas. San Antonio saw its earliest snowflakes ever and Amarillo recorded a low temperature of 12 degrees, its lowest ever in October. Cincinnati OH picked up 5.9 inches of snow to establish an October record there. The 18 degrees at Laramie WY was the coldest October reading on record there.
1844 - 30 inches of snow fell during a three day storm at Buffalo Barracks NY.
1925 - Earliest measurable snow ever for Nashville TN (1 inch).
1947 - Denora smog disaster comes to an end. 20 people were killed and 2000 made sick by smog trapped in the Monongehela Valley by a temperature inversion.
1988 - 2 degrees at International Falls MN broke their previous record for the date by 11 degrees. 20 at South Bend IN Fort Wayne IN as well as 18 at Grand Rapids MI were all record lows for the month of October.
1991 - Major low pressure system batters New England with high winds and tides of 4-7 feet above normal. Winds had been gusting to 50 mph along the coast for a couple of days and tides were already high when the storm moved in from the east. Major coastal flooding and beach erosion resulted. Over 1000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Winds reached hurricane force at Chatham and Gloucester MA. Waves offshore were reported to be as high as 63 feet! Damage totaled $200 million.
1993 - Early winter in south Texas. San Antonio saw its earliest snowflakes ever and Amarillo recorded a low temperature of 12 degrees, its lowest ever in October. Cincinnati OH picked up 5.9 inches of snow to establish an October record there. The 18 degrees at Laramie WY was the coldest October reading on record there.
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weatherlover427
On October 31 in history ..
1846 - The Donner Party Tragedy occurred as barely half of the 87 pioneers trapped in heavy early season snows in the Sierra Mountains survived. The snows amounts totaled 5 feet and drifts were measured to 40 feet!
1884 - Brownsville TX reported 15.71 inches of rain for the month, nearly five times normal.
1887 - Weather records have been kept at Charlotte NC since 1878. The only snow ever to occur there in October happened on this date.
1925 - Record Halloween temperatures in the Northeast. Van Buren ME dropped to 1 degree.
1950 - Unusual warmth for Halloween in the Central part of the nation. 83 at Minneapolis MN was the warmest reading ever for so late in the season.
1963 - 28 day dry streak comes to an end at Philadelphia PA. The streak still stands as the longest in their history.
1965 - More heavy rains fell in Fort Lauderdale FL, just two weeks after another major flooding even had occurred there. 13.81 inches of rain fell during this event over a two day period. There was extensive damage. The rainfall brought their total for the month to an amazing 42.43 inches.
1989 - 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies . 5 to 10 inches fell in the Foothills. It caused an icy commute in Denver. Meanwhile, record warmth continued at Alpena MI where the high was 73 degrees, the sixth consecutive record high at that location.
1991 - Pueblo CO reported 16.5 inches of snow during the month to set a record for October.
1993 - Southern Plains cold wave continues. 43 record lows set. 28 degrees in Corpus Christi Texas was the coldest ever in October or November at that location. Brownsville recorded 35 degrees to also set a monthly record.
1984 - According to Tom Grazulis of the Tornado Project, there has only been one fatal aircraft accident involving a tornado. A tornado was nearby when a single-engine plane crashed south of Topeka, KS., on this date, killing all three people on board. The tornado killed two people on the ground. The airplane was about 10 miles south of the Topeka airport, and probably about a mile from the tornado as the pilot talked by radio with to air traffic control. A minute later people in a house head a crash in a nearby field, but thought it was debris from trailers they had seen the tornado hitting. They didn't investigate. The next morning the wreckage of the airplane was found in the field.
1991 - "Halloweeen Mega Storm" strikes the Upper Midwest. Minnesota endured full blizzard conditions with winds gusting as high as 50 mph. Duluth picked up 37 inches of snow, Minneapolis 28 inches and International Falls had 18 inches. Duluth and Minneapolis set new single storm records and picked up half their normal annual snowfall from this one storm. 35 inches of snow was recorded at Superior WI.
1846 - The Donner Party Tragedy occurred as barely half of the 87 pioneers trapped in heavy early season snows in the Sierra Mountains survived. The snows amounts totaled 5 feet and drifts were measured to 40 feet!
1884 - Brownsville TX reported 15.71 inches of rain for the month, nearly five times normal.
1887 - Weather records have been kept at Charlotte NC since 1878. The only snow ever to occur there in October happened on this date.
1925 - Record Halloween temperatures in the Northeast. Van Buren ME dropped to 1 degree.
1950 - Unusual warmth for Halloween in the Central part of the nation. 83 at Minneapolis MN was the warmest reading ever for so late in the season.
1963 - 28 day dry streak comes to an end at Philadelphia PA. The streak still stands as the longest in their history.
1965 - More heavy rains fell in Fort Lauderdale FL, just two weeks after another major flooding even had occurred there. 13.81 inches of rain fell during this event over a two day period. There was extensive damage. The rainfall brought their total for the month to an amazing 42.43 inches.
1989 - 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies . 5 to 10 inches fell in the Foothills. It caused an icy commute in Denver. Meanwhile, record warmth continued at Alpena MI where the high was 73 degrees, the sixth consecutive record high at that location.
1991 - Pueblo CO reported 16.5 inches of snow during the month to set a record for October.
1993 - Southern Plains cold wave continues. 43 record lows set. 28 degrees in Corpus Christi Texas was the coldest ever in October or November at that location. Brownsville recorded 35 degrees to also set a monthly record.
1984 - According to Tom Grazulis of the Tornado Project, there has only been one fatal aircraft accident involving a tornado. A tornado was nearby when a single-engine plane crashed south of Topeka, KS., on this date, killing all three people on board. The tornado killed two people on the ground. The airplane was about 10 miles south of the Topeka airport, and probably about a mile from the tornado as the pilot talked by radio with to air traffic control. A minute later people in a house head a crash in a nearby field, but thought it was debris from trailers they had seen the tornado hitting. They didn't investigate. The next morning the wreckage of the airplane was found in the field.
1991 - "Halloweeen Mega Storm" strikes the Upper Midwest. Minnesota endured full blizzard conditions with winds gusting as high as 50 mph. Duluth picked up 37 inches of snow, Minneapolis 28 inches and International Falls had 18 inches. Duluth and Minneapolis set new single storm records and picked up half their normal annual snowfall from this one storm. 35 inches of snow was recorded at Superior WI.
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weatherlover427
On November 1 in history ..
1861 - A hurricane near Cape Hatteras NC batters Union ships attacking ports in North and South Carolina, and produced high tides and high winds in New York State and New England.
1870 - United States Army Signal Corps observers at 24 sites around the country simultaneously made weather reports and transmitted them to Washington where a national weather map would be drawn. This started the process of sending out weather reports by telegraph to metropolitan newspapers. This would be the beginning of our present day National Weather Service.
1889 - Famous "White Winter" began with unusually cold temperatures and tremendous snows to parts of Nevada from November 1889 - March 1990, devastating the state's cattle industry.
1966 - Santa Ana winds cause record heat in parts of coastal California. 86 degrees at San Francisco, 97 degrees at San Diego, and 101 degrees at the International airport in Los Angeles are new records. Tragedy strikes when fires caused by the winds claim the lives of sixteen firefighters.
1987 - Early morning thunderstorms in central Arizona produced hail an inch in diameter at Williams and Gila Bend, and drenched Payson AZ with 1.86 inches of rain. Hannagan Meadows AZ, meanwhile, was blanketed with three inches of snow. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the Ohio Valley. Afternoon highs of 76 degrees at Beckley WV, 77 degrees at Bluefield WV, and 83 degrees at Lexington KY were records for the month of November.
1988 - Low pressure brought gales and locally heavy rain to the northeastern U.S. The rainfall total of 1.46 inches at Newark NJ was a record for the date. New York City was soaked with more than two inches of rain.
1989 - A strong cold front ushered snow and arctic air into the north central U.S. Snow whitened North Dakota and the Central High Plains Region. Up to five inches of snow blanketed Denver CO. Yellowstone Park WY was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 4 degrees below zero.
1991 - A coastal storm made an amazing transformation into a tropical cyclone as deep convection developed around the storm center and an eye formed. Winds to 75 mph were reported by Air Force Reconnaissance.
1991 - Smoke from West Virginia wildfires limited visibilities to 1/8 of a mile at Charleston WV. Most outdoor activities had to be curtailed.
1993 - Heavy snows occurred over the Northeast and Ohio Valley, including 19.5 inches at Ellenburg Depot NY and 10.3 inches at Mansfield OH. 9 inches at Burlington VT was a record for so early in the season.
1861 - A hurricane near Cape Hatteras NC batters Union ships attacking ports in North and South Carolina, and produced high tides and high winds in New York State and New England.
1870 - United States Army Signal Corps observers at 24 sites around the country simultaneously made weather reports and transmitted them to Washington where a national weather map would be drawn. This started the process of sending out weather reports by telegraph to metropolitan newspapers. This would be the beginning of our present day National Weather Service.
1889 - Famous "White Winter" began with unusually cold temperatures and tremendous snows to parts of Nevada from November 1889 - March 1990, devastating the state's cattle industry.
1966 - Santa Ana winds cause record heat in parts of coastal California. 86 degrees at San Francisco, 97 degrees at San Diego, and 101 degrees at the International airport in Los Angeles are new records. Tragedy strikes when fires caused by the winds claim the lives of sixteen firefighters.
1987 - Early morning thunderstorms in central Arizona produced hail an inch in diameter at Williams and Gila Bend, and drenched Payson AZ with 1.86 inches of rain. Hannagan Meadows AZ, meanwhile, was blanketed with three inches of snow. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the Ohio Valley. Afternoon highs of 76 degrees at Beckley WV, 77 degrees at Bluefield WV, and 83 degrees at Lexington KY were records for the month of November.
1988 - Low pressure brought gales and locally heavy rain to the northeastern U.S. The rainfall total of 1.46 inches at Newark NJ was a record for the date. New York City was soaked with more than two inches of rain.
1989 - A strong cold front ushered snow and arctic air into the north central U.S. Snow whitened North Dakota and the Central High Plains Region. Up to five inches of snow blanketed Denver CO. Yellowstone Park WY was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 4 degrees below zero.
1991 - A coastal storm made an amazing transformation into a tropical cyclone as deep convection developed around the storm center and an eye formed. Winds to 75 mph were reported by Air Force Reconnaissance.
1991 - Smoke from West Virginia wildfires limited visibilities to 1/8 of a mile at Charleston WV. Most outdoor activities had to be curtailed.
1993 - Heavy snows occurred over the Northeast and Ohio Valley, including 19.5 inches at Ellenburg Depot NY and 10.3 inches at Mansfield OH. 9 inches at Burlington VT was a record for so early in the season.
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weatherlover427
On November 2 in history ..
1810 - The sleighs came out early in New York City as 7 inches of snow fell.
1946 - Heavy wet snow in the Southern Rockies with up to three feet of snow in the mountains of New Mexico. Denver records 31 inches in three days, their second greatest snowstorm on record.
1976 - A lady is shocked while talking on the phone when a lightning strike hits a telephone pole nearby. The strange thing is that it occurred during a snowstorm.
1987 - A dozen cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date. Record highs included 83 degrees at Paducah KY and 84 degrees at Memphis TN. Temperatures reached 70 degrees as far north as southern Lower Michigan. Showers and thundershowers over southern Florida, associated with a tropical depression, produced 4.77 inches of rain at Tavernier, located in the Upper Florida Keys.
1988 - A very intense low pressure system brought heavy rain, snow, and high winds, to parts of the northeastern U.S. Portland ME established a record for November with 4.52 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds along the coast of Maine gusted to 74 mph at Southwest Harbor. Heavy snow blanketed parts of northern Vermont and upstate New York, with 15 inches reported at Spruce Hill NY.
1989 - Squalls in the Upper Great Lakes Region the first three days of the month buried Ironwood MI under 46 inches of snow, and produced 40 inches at Hurley WI. Arctic cold invaded the Southern Plains Region. Midland TX reported a record low of 22 degrees.
1992 - Another of the famous November Great Lakes Gales was bringing near-hurricane conditions to Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreline. 70 mph winds were causing waves to crash over 130 foot walls along the shore.
1810 - The sleighs came out early in New York City as 7 inches of snow fell.
1946 - Heavy wet snow in the Southern Rockies with up to three feet of snow in the mountains of New Mexico. Denver records 31 inches in three days, their second greatest snowstorm on record.
1976 - A lady is shocked while talking on the phone when a lightning strike hits a telephone pole nearby. The strange thing is that it occurred during a snowstorm.
1987 - A dozen cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date. Record highs included 83 degrees at Paducah KY and 84 degrees at Memphis TN. Temperatures reached 70 degrees as far north as southern Lower Michigan. Showers and thundershowers over southern Florida, associated with a tropical depression, produced 4.77 inches of rain at Tavernier, located in the Upper Florida Keys.
1988 - A very intense low pressure system brought heavy rain, snow, and high winds, to parts of the northeastern U.S. Portland ME established a record for November with 4.52 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds along the coast of Maine gusted to 74 mph at Southwest Harbor. Heavy snow blanketed parts of northern Vermont and upstate New York, with 15 inches reported at Spruce Hill NY.
1989 - Squalls in the Upper Great Lakes Region the first three days of the month buried Ironwood MI under 46 inches of snow, and produced 40 inches at Hurley WI. Arctic cold invaded the Southern Plains Region. Midland TX reported a record low of 22 degrees.
1992 - Another of the famous November Great Lakes Gales was bringing near-hurricane conditions to Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreline. 70 mph winds were causing waves to crash over 130 foot walls along the shore.
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weatherlover427
On November 3 in history ..
1890 - The temperature at Los Angeles CA soared to 96 degrees. This would stand as the record for the month until 1966.
1927 - As much as 15 inches of rain fell during a two day period over western New England resulting in devastating flooding in Winooski Valley. 8-10 feet of water was standing in downtown Montpelier VT. The "Great Vermont Flood" resulted in 200 deaths in New England, including 84 in Vermont. In addition, 8.77 inches of rain fall at Somerset, VT to establish a 24 hour record for the state.
1961 - Thunderstorms cause snow at Casper WY.
1966 - Snow and ice sometime make a November appearance in parts of the Upper South. On this date, parts of Kentucky got up to 18 inches of snow tying a 24-hour record. 4 inches of snow fell in an early season snowstorm at Huntsville AL and 7.2 inches fell in Nashville TN.
1978 - 7 inches of rain fall on Memphis, Tennessee causing widespread flooding. A church congregation was stranded inside their church.
1987 - Twenty-one cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Columbus OH was their warmest reading of record for so late in the season. Showers and thundershowers associated with a tropical depression south of Florida produced 4.28 inches of rain at Clewiston FL in 24 hours.
1988 - A sharp cold front brought about an abrupt end to "Indian Summer" in the north central U.S. Up to a foot of snow blanketed Yellowstone Park WY, and winds in the mountains near the Washoe Valley of southeastern Wyoming gusted to 78 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the south central U.S. Del Rio TX tied Laredo TX and McAllen TX for honors as the hot spot in the nation with a record warm afternoon high of 91 degrees.
1989 - Cold weather prevailed in the central U.S. Six cities in Texas, Minnesota, and Michigan, reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 7 above zero at Marquette MI was their coldest reading of record for so early in the season.
1991 - Snow flurries fell in Brownsville TX as the Confederate Air Force was preparing their vintage planes for an air show. It was the first time snowflakes had fallen in the month of November since 1976. There was no measurable accumulations in either event in Brownsville. The last measurable snow in Brownsville was way back in February 1895 when the local paper reported 5 inches on the ground. This broke the old record of 3 inches which had occurred back in about the 1860s. Brownsville did not receive measurable snow in the 20th century.
1991 - Record cold had Colorado in its grips. In Alamosa CO, the mercury plunged to -26 degrees, shattering the old record by 18 degrees.
1890 - The temperature at Los Angeles CA soared to 96 degrees. This would stand as the record for the month until 1966.
1927 - As much as 15 inches of rain fell during a two day period over western New England resulting in devastating flooding in Winooski Valley. 8-10 feet of water was standing in downtown Montpelier VT. The "Great Vermont Flood" resulted in 200 deaths in New England, including 84 in Vermont. In addition, 8.77 inches of rain fall at Somerset, VT to establish a 24 hour record for the state.
1961 - Thunderstorms cause snow at Casper WY.
1966 - Snow and ice sometime make a November appearance in parts of the Upper South. On this date, parts of Kentucky got up to 18 inches of snow tying a 24-hour record. 4 inches of snow fell in an early season snowstorm at Huntsville AL and 7.2 inches fell in Nashville TN.
1978 - 7 inches of rain fall on Memphis, Tennessee causing widespread flooding. A church congregation was stranded inside their church.
1987 - Twenty-one cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Columbus OH was their warmest reading of record for so late in the season. Showers and thundershowers associated with a tropical depression south of Florida produced 4.28 inches of rain at Clewiston FL in 24 hours.
1988 - A sharp cold front brought about an abrupt end to "Indian Summer" in the north central U.S. Up to a foot of snow blanketed Yellowstone Park WY, and winds in the mountains near the Washoe Valley of southeastern Wyoming gusted to 78 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the south central U.S. Del Rio TX tied Laredo TX and McAllen TX for honors as the hot spot in the nation with a record warm afternoon high of 91 degrees.
1989 - Cold weather prevailed in the central U.S. Six cities in Texas, Minnesota, and Michigan, reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 7 above zero at Marquette MI was their coldest reading of record for so early in the season.
1991 - Snow flurries fell in Brownsville TX as the Confederate Air Force was preparing their vintage planes for an air show. It was the first time snowflakes had fallen in the month of November since 1976. There was no measurable accumulations in either event in Brownsville. The last measurable snow in Brownsville was way back in February 1895 when the local paper reported 5 inches on the ground. This broke the old record of 3 inches which had occurred back in about the 1860s. Brownsville did not receive measurable snow in the 20th century.
1991 - Record cold had Colorado in its grips. In Alamosa CO, the mercury plunged to -26 degrees, shattering the old record by 18 degrees.
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weatherlover427
On November 4 in history ..
1927 - A decaying tropical system dumps more than 15 inches on the Green Mountain area of Vermont. Flooding causes 200 deaths and 45 million in damage. The cities of Vernon and Montpelier among hardest hit areas.
1935 - The "Yankee" Hurricane hits Miami. The storm was so-named because it came from a northeasterly direction. This was rare, because hurricanes almost never approach south Florida from the northeast. The wind speed exceeds 95 mph at Miami.
1983 - Billings, MT sets their high temperature record for November with a temperature of 77.
1985 - Remnants of Tropical Storm Juan drops more than 15 inches of rain in mountains of West Virginia and Virginia causing record flooding and over 40 deaths.
1987 - Fort Smith, Arkansas records high of 86 which is a record for the month of November.
1988 - 19 tornadoes recorded in the southeast ahead of fast moving cold front. One tornado narrowly missed a high school football game in McComb MS. Another tornado F3 tornado struck a school at New Site MS just as it was dismissing. Alert teachers rushed the students back into hallways just in time. One woman is killed in Lee, Florida and sixteen people are injured in Alabama. Meanwhile, McAllen, Texas reaches a high of 102 degrees.
1927 - A decaying tropical system dumps more than 15 inches on the Green Mountain area of Vermont. Flooding causes 200 deaths and 45 million in damage. The cities of Vernon and Montpelier among hardest hit areas.
1935 - The "Yankee" Hurricane hits Miami. The storm was so-named because it came from a northeasterly direction. This was rare, because hurricanes almost never approach south Florida from the northeast. The wind speed exceeds 95 mph at Miami.
1983 - Billings, MT sets their high temperature record for November with a temperature of 77.
1985 - Remnants of Tropical Storm Juan drops more than 15 inches of rain in mountains of West Virginia and Virginia causing record flooding and over 40 deaths.
1987 - Fort Smith, Arkansas records high of 86 which is a record for the month of November.
1988 - 19 tornadoes recorded in the southeast ahead of fast moving cold front. One tornado narrowly missed a high school football game in McComb MS. Another tornado F3 tornado struck a school at New Site MS just as it was dismissing. Alert teachers rushed the students back into hallways just in time. One woman is killed in Lee, Florida and sixteen people are injured in Alabama. Meanwhile, McAllen, Texas reaches a high of 102 degrees.
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weatherlover427
On November 5 in history ..
1894 - "Election Day Snowstorm" in Connecticut. Southern New England is hit by a blizzard with 10-12 inches of snow in Connecticut and winds over 60 mph in Rhode Island.
1961 - Dry Santa Ana winds spread fires in the Bel Air / Brentwood area of southern California destroying a large number of homes. Burbank reports a relative humidity of 3%.
1987 - Flash floods strand 8000 people in Death Valley National park in southern California as over an inch of rain fell. The average annual rainfall at the National Park is just over 2 inches. Many roads were washed out.
1988 - Powerful storm causes high winds and heavy snow across parts of the eastern US. Wind gust of 64 mph in Knoxville, TN and 80 mph and Pleasant Valley, VT.
1991 - Early Eastern cold snap as low temperatures reach 8 at Elkins, West Virginia. 11 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was their coldest reading ever for so early in the season. 17 at Jackson, Kentucky was a record for the date.
1998 - Rejuvenated Tropical Storm Mitch, a mere shadow of its former killer self, made landfall near Naples FL with top winds of 65 mph. Five tornadoes were spawned by Mitch in South Florida: two in the Florida Keys, one each in Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier Counties. The most significant of these (F2
1894 - "Election Day Snowstorm" in Connecticut. Southern New England is hit by a blizzard with 10-12 inches of snow in Connecticut and winds over 60 mph in Rhode Island.
1961 - Dry Santa Ana winds spread fires in the Bel Air / Brentwood area of southern California destroying a large number of homes. Burbank reports a relative humidity of 3%.
1987 - Flash floods strand 8000 people in Death Valley National park in southern California as over an inch of rain fell. The average annual rainfall at the National Park is just over 2 inches. Many roads were washed out.
1988 - Powerful storm causes high winds and heavy snow across parts of the eastern US. Wind gust of 64 mph in Knoxville, TN and 80 mph and Pleasant Valley, VT.
1991 - Early Eastern cold snap as low temperatures reach 8 at Elkins, West Virginia. 11 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was their coldest reading ever for so early in the season. 17 at Jackson, Kentucky was a record for the date.
1998 - Rejuvenated Tropical Storm Mitch, a mere shadow of its former killer self, made landfall near Naples FL with top winds of 65 mph. Five tornadoes were spawned by Mitch in South Florida: two in the Florida Keys, one each in Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier Counties. The most significant of these (F2
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weatherlover427
On November 6 in history ..
1951 - Midwestern snowstorm causes heavy snows in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. Totals included 12.5 inches at St. Louis, Missouri and 20 inches at Nevada, MO. The snow at St. Louis MO was the greatest ever for so early in the season.
1953 - Early east coast snow storm dumps 27 inches of snow in Pennsylvania mountains and wind gusts of 98 mph at Block Island, RI. Other snowfall totals -- Philadelphia 8 inches, Washington DC 4 inches, Richmond VA 3 inches.
1961 - Strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California fanned fires that burned many homes in the Brentwood and Bel Air areas.
1977 - 5 to 9 inches of rain caused an earthen dam above the town of Toccoa, Georgia to burst during the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning, flooding the town and killing 37 people. The Toccoa Falls Bible College was flooded and several people perished there. There were many bridge and road washouts in North Georgia during the event, including 18 in Madison County GA alone.
1988 - Great Lakes storm drops 17.3 inches at Marquette for a record. Snow totals of 2-3 feet common along Lake Superior and in the Porcupine Mountains of Upper Michigan.
1994 - San Francisco sets 24 hour rainfall record with 6.19 inches.
1951 - Midwestern snowstorm causes heavy snows in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. Totals included 12.5 inches at St. Louis, Missouri and 20 inches at Nevada, MO. The snow at St. Louis MO was the greatest ever for so early in the season.
1953 - Early east coast snow storm dumps 27 inches of snow in Pennsylvania mountains and wind gusts of 98 mph at Block Island, RI. Other snowfall totals -- Philadelphia 8 inches, Washington DC 4 inches, Richmond VA 3 inches.
1961 - Strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California fanned fires that burned many homes in the Brentwood and Bel Air areas.
1977 - 5 to 9 inches of rain caused an earthen dam above the town of Toccoa, Georgia to burst during the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning, flooding the town and killing 37 people. The Toccoa Falls Bible College was flooded and several people perished there. There were many bridge and road washouts in North Georgia during the event, including 18 in Madison County GA alone.
1988 - Great Lakes storm drops 17.3 inches at Marquette for a record. Snow totals of 2-3 feet common along Lake Superior and in the Porcupine Mountains of Upper Michigan.
1994 - San Francisco sets 24 hour rainfall record with 6.19 inches.
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weatherlover427
On November 7 in history ..
1940 - "Galloping Gertie" bridge in Tacoma WA collapses after vibrating wildly in high winds, causing six million dollars in damage. It was later found that the bridge was vibrating because the spans were evenly spaced, bridges later would be built with uneven spans.
1943 - Early snowstorm drops up to 2 feet of snow over Minnesota and South Dakota. In eastern South Dakota a million thanksgiving turkeys are smothered by the heavy snowfall.
1951 - Huge meteor breaks up over Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas causing a blinding light. In Hinton OK the concussion from the explosion shatters windows.
1986 - An early season blizzard struck the Northern Plains Region. North Dakota took the brunt of the storm with wind gusts to 70 mph, and snowfall totals ranged up to 25 inches at Devils Lake.
1986 - New Orleans LA recorded its highest November temperature ever with a reading of 86 degrees.
1987 - Heavy snow fell across parts of eastern New York State overnight, with twelve inches reported at the town of Piseco, located in the Mohawk Valley. A storm in the southwestern U.S. left nine inches of snow at the Winter Park ski resort in Colorado. Smoke from forest fires reduced visibilities to less than a mile at some locations from North Carolina to Ohio and Pennsylvania.
1987 - Visbilities over a large part of the Eastern United States were reduced as a result of a temperature inversion combined with smoke from forest fires in Kentucky and West Virginia. Visibilities in some areas were reduced to less than one mile.
1989 - Shortly after daybreak strong thunderstorms developed over a narrow, but almost stationary, east-west band across New Orleans, in southeastern Louisiana. As a result, heavy rains persisted over the same area until mid-afternoon before tapering off, and triggered flash flooding across a five county area. Eight to twelve inch rains deluged the area between 9 AM and 6 PM, and totals for the 48 hour period ending at 7 AM on the 8th ranged up to 19.78 inches, between Lake Lexy and Lake Borgne. Approximately 6000 homes in the area reported water damage. The rainfall total for November of 19.81 inches at New Orleans was their highest total for any given month of the year.
1989 - Tumbleweeds piled up in drifts 14 feet high near Mobridge SD behind a cold front.
1996 - Heavy rains across Hawaii were the result of rare southerly winds that block the usual northeasterly trade winds and allow humid air to move across the state from the south.
1999 - Unusual Novmber heat across the nation's mid-section. 85 in Winner SD, 81 in Rapid City SD, 78 in Bismarck ND and 78 in Minot ND all were records for November at those locations. Astoria OR set a record for the date at midnight with a reading of 65 degrees. Temperatures were running 25-30 degrees above normal over a large area from Nebraska to North Dakota and Minnesota.
1940 - "Galloping Gertie" bridge in Tacoma WA collapses after vibrating wildly in high winds, causing six million dollars in damage. It was later found that the bridge was vibrating because the spans were evenly spaced, bridges later would be built with uneven spans.
1943 - Early snowstorm drops up to 2 feet of snow over Minnesota and South Dakota. In eastern South Dakota a million thanksgiving turkeys are smothered by the heavy snowfall.
1951 - Huge meteor breaks up over Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas causing a blinding light. In Hinton OK the concussion from the explosion shatters windows.
1986 - An early season blizzard struck the Northern Plains Region. North Dakota took the brunt of the storm with wind gusts to 70 mph, and snowfall totals ranged up to 25 inches at Devils Lake.
1986 - New Orleans LA recorded its highest November temperature ever with a reading of 86 degrees.
1987 - Heavy snow fell across parts of eastern New York State overnight, with twelve inches reported at the town of Piseco, located in the Mohawk Valley. A storm in the southwestern U.S. left nine inches of snow at the Winter Park ski resort in Colorado. Smoke from forest fires reduced visibilities to less than a mile at some locations from North Carolina to Ohio and Pennsylvania.
1987 - Visbilities over a large part of the Eastern United States were reduced as a result of a temperature inversion combined with smoke from forest fires in Kentucky and West Virginia. Visibilities in some areas were reduced to less than one mile.
1989 - Shortly after daybreak strong thunderstorms developed over a narrow, but almost stationary, east-west band across New Orleans, in southeastern Louisiana. As a result, heavy rains persisted over the same area until mid-afternoon before tapering off, and triggered flash flooding across a five county area. Eight to twelve inch rains deluged the area between 9 AM and 6 PM, and totals for the 48 hour period ending at 7 AM on the 8th ranged up to 19.78 inches, between Lake Lexy and Lake Borgne. Approximately 6000 homes in the area reported water damage. The rainfall total for November of 19.81 inches at New Orleans was their highest total for any given month of the year.
1989 - Tumbleweeds piled up in drifts 14 feet high near Mobridge SD behind a cold front.
1996 - Heavy rains across Hawaii were the result of rare southerly winds that block the usual northeasterly trade winds and allow humid air to move across the state from the south.
1999 - Unusual Novmber heat across the nation's mid-section. 85 in Winner SD, 81 in Rapid City SD, 78 in Bismarck ND and 78 in Minot ND all were records for November at those locations. Astoria OR set a record for the date at midnight with a reading of 65 degrees. Temperatures were running 25-30 degrees above normal over a large area from Nebraska to North Dakota and Minnesota.
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On November 8 in history ..
1870 - The U.S. Signal Corps Weather Service issued the first storm warning. It was a storm warning for the Great Lakes. Professor Increase Latham issued the warning.
1914 - It finally rained on this date in Bagdad, California, breaking an incredible rain-free streak of 767 days, the U.S. record!
1953 - 10 days of smog kills 200 people in New York City.
1966 - San Francisco hits 86 for a November record.
1986 - Wind gust of 124 mph sets Utah record on 11,000 ft. Hidden Peak near Snowbird.
1986 - 25 inches of snow in North Dakota as the state is blasted by one of its worst ever November storms. Winds gusted to 70 mph.
1989 - Late afternoon thunderstorm spawns a tornado in central Georgia which kills one person and injures 8 in Pineview.
1991 - Iowa finished its coldest first week of November in history as temperatures averaged nearly 25 degrees below normal for the week.
1992 - Rare thunderstorm at St. Paul Island off the Alaskan Coast.
1999 - 85 record high temperatures fell across the Midwest as Indian Summer weather was felt across the region. Many locations set new high temperature records for the month of November, not just for the date, including Valetine NE, where the mercury topped out at 86 degrees. Other records included 82 in Omaha NE and 86 in Huron SD. Pierre SD was the nation's hot spot, with a high of 87 degrees that was a record for November. For the second day in a row, Winner SD set a new November record.
1870 - The U.S. Signal Corps Weather Service issued the first storm warning. It was a storm warning for the Great Lakes. Professor Increase Latham issued the warning.
1914 - It finally rained on this date in Bagdad, California, breaking an incredible rain-free streak of 767 days, the U.S. record!
1953 - 10 days of smog kills 200 people in New York City.
1966 - San Francisco hits 86 for a November record.
1986 - Wind gust of 124 mph sets Utah record on 11,000 ft. Hidden Peak near Snowbird.
1986 - 25 inches of snow in North Dakota as the state is blasted by one of its worst ever November storms. Winds gusted to 70 mph.
1989 - Late afternoon thunderstorm spawns a tornado in central Georgia which kills one person and injures 8 in Pineview.
1991 - Iowa finished its coldest first week of November in history as temperatures averaged nearly 25 degrees below normal for the week.
1992 - Rare thunderstorm at St. Paul Island off the Alaskan Coast.
1999 - 85 record high temperatures fell across the Midwest as Indian Summer weather was felt across the region. Many locations set new high temperature records for the month of November, not just for the date, including Valetine NE, where the mercury topped out at 86 degrees. Other records included 82 in Omaha NE and 86 in Huron SD. Pierre SD was the nation's hot spot, with a high of 87 degrees that was a record for November. For the second day in a row, Winner SD set a new November record.
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On November 9 in history ..
1864 - Tornado struck ferry on Mississippi River near Chester IL. 4 people died in the town.
1913 - The "Freshwater fury", a large storm on the Great Lakes, caused eight large ore carriers to sink drowning 270 sailors. Cleveland Ohio had 17.4 inches of snow in 24 hours. Winds in Cleveland averaged 50 mph with gust to 79 mph. 22 inches of snow fell at Cleveland. The highest storm total was 36 inches at Pickens WV.
1926 - 14 people were killed in an F3 tornado at a school in La Plata MD that struck about 3pm. The tornado's path length was 18 miles from near La Plata to Cedarville MD. The building was lifted, blown into a grove of trees and destroyed. Desks were found 7 miles away and other debris as far as 50 miles away. One child's body was blown 300 yards. Papers from the school were found 36 miles away at Bowie.
1982 - In southern California seven tornadoes touchdown near Los Angeles. Three of the tornadoes began as waterspouts, one moved as far as 10 miles inland.
1989 - Gusty winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies with gust of 97 mph at Fritz Peak near Rollinsville and 78 mph near Fort Collins.
1998 - Tremendous storm system moves across the Plains states on the 9th and 10th, producing record low barometric pressure readings across parts of Iowa (28.54 inches) and Minnesota (28.43 inches). The storm, one of the strongest on record in the Midwest, was reminiscent of the storm that caused the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
1999 - More record warmth across the Midwest. For the third day in a row, un-November like weather treated residents of the Midwest. Some of the record highs included Green Bay WI with 74 degrees and Marquette MI with 73. The Marquette high was also a record for November.
1864 - Tornado struck ferry on Mississippi River near Chester IL. 4 people died in the town.
1913 - The "Freshwater fury", a large storm on the Great Lakes, caused eight large ore carriers to sink drowning 270 sailors. Cleveland Ohio had 17.4 inches of snow in 24 hours. Winds in Cleveland averaged 50 mph with gust to 79 mph. 22 inches of snow fell at Cleveland. The highest storm total was 36 inches at Pickens WV.
1926 - 14 people were killed in an F3 tornado at a school in La Plata MD that struck about 3pm. The tornado's path length was 18 miles from near La Plata to Cedarville MD. The building was lifted, blown into a grove of trees and destroyed. Desks were found 7 miles away and other debris as far as 50 miles away. One child's body was blown 300 yards. Papers from the school were found 36 miles away at Bowie.
1982 - In southern California seven tornadoes touchdown near Los Angeles. Three of the tornadoes began as waterspouts, one moved as far as 10 miles inland.
1989 - Gusty winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies with gust of 97 mph at Fritz Peak near Rollinsville and 78 mph near Fort Collins.
1998 - Tremendous storm system moves across the Plains states on the 9th and 10th, producing record low barometric pressure readings across parts of Iowa (28.54 inches) and Minnesota (28.43 inches). The storm, one of the strongest on record in the Midwest, was reminiscent of the storm that caused the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
1999 - More record warmth across the Midwest. For the third day in a row, un-November like weather treated residents of the Midwest. Some of the record highs included Green Bay WI with 74 degrees and Marquette MI with 73. The Marquette high was also a record for November.
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On November 10 in history ..
1835 - The Great Lakes are plagued by frequent November storms that move across the area, augmented by the heat and moisture from the lakes, which are warm relative to the colder air. On this date, a Great Lakes storm struck with devastating effect. 19 ships were sunk and 254 sailors drowned.
1915 - Late season tornado strikes Great Bend, Kansas killing 11 people and a million dollars of damage. Hundreds of dead ducks dropped from the sky as the tornado ended.
1975 - "The lake it is said never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy" These words were part of a song entitled "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald", by Gordon Lightfoot that immortalized the sinking of this ship in a horrible storm on this date. Twenty nine crewmen lost their lives on November 10, 1975 when the big ship went down in the icy waters of Lake Superior near Crisp Point. Most now consider the Edmund Fitzgerald the Great Lakes most famous sunken ship. Links: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/fitz.html
1989 - Wind gusts to 112 mph occur in Montana as strong Chinook winds blow across the Rockies. Warm weather accompanied the winds with Kallispel, MT reaching 59 at midnight.
1990 - A strong F2 tornado touched down on Hatteras Island in North Carolina and winds gusted to 78 mph at the airport.
1995 - The afternoon high at Oklahoma City OK was a toasty 83 degrees, but by late evening, over an inch of snow lay on the ground. Friday night football games were played in heavy snow that reduced visibilities to less than the length of a football field.
1998 - Twenty three years to the day after the storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald, another "superstorm" across the upper Midwest roared to life and took a similar path to its infamous predecesor. Winds gusted to 95 mph on Mackinac Island, MI. Waves on Lake Michigan ran as high as 20 feet. A state record low pressure was measured at Austin and Albert Lea MN with 28.43 inches.
1999 - Record high temperatures moved eastward to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. A scattering of record high temperatures were measured, including 75 at BWI airport in Baltimore and 76 in Atlantic City NJ.
1835 - The Great Lakes are plagued by frequent November storms that move across the area, augmented by the heat and moisture from the lakes, which are warm relative to the colder air. On this date, a Great Lakes storm struck with devastating effect. 19 ships were sunk and 254 sailors drowned.
1915 - Late season tornado strikes Great Bend, Kansas killing 11 people and a million dollars of damage. Hundreds of dead ducks dropped from the sky as the tornado ended.
1975 - "The lake it is said never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy" These words were part of a song entitled "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald", by Gordon Lightfoot that immortalized the sinking of this ship in a horrible storm on this date. Twenty nine crewmen lost their lives on November 10, 1975 when the big ship went down in the icy waters of Lake Superior near Crisp Point. Most now consider the Edmund Fitzgerald the Great Lakes most famous sunken ship. Links: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/fitz.html
1989 - Wind gusts to 112 mph occur in Montana as strong Chinook winds blow across the Rockies. Warm weather accompanied the winds with Kallispel, MT reaching 59 at midnight.
1990 - A strong F2 tornado touched down on Hatteras Island in North Carolina and winds gusted to 78 mph at the airport.
1995 - The afternoon high at Oklahoma City OK was a toasty 83 degrees, but by late evening, over an inch of snow lay on the ground. Friday night football games were played in heavy snow that reduced visibilities to less than the length of a football field.
1998 - Twenty three years to the day after the storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald, another "superstorm" across the upper Midwest roared to life and took a similar path to its infamous predecesor. Winds gusted to 95 mph on Mackinac Island, MI. Waves on Lake Michigan ran as high as 20 feet. A state record low pressure was measured at Austin and Albert Lea MN with 28.43 inches.
1999 - Record high temperatures moved eastward to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. A scattering of record high temperatures were measured, including 75 at BWI airport in Baltimore and 76 in Atlantic City NJ.
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On November 11 in history ..
1911 - In Texas, a powerful cold front that sweeps across the treeless plains on strong north winds is called a "blue norther." On this date, one of the most powerful cold fronts in history was doing just that. The temperature contrasts across the front were incredible. Kansas City recorded a temperature of 68 degrees while North Platte at the same time was only 4 above. Kansas city rose to 76 by late morning, the temperature then began to drop and it was snowing by early afternoon. By midnight the temperature was 11 above zero. Oklahoma City recorded a record high (83) and a record low (17) on the same day. At Independence, Kansas the temperature dropped from 83 to 33 degrees in one hour. An F4 tornado killed 9 and injured 50. Survivors of the tornado had to dig through the rubble in zero degree temperatures and blizzard conditions.
1940 - One of the most powerful blizzards on record killed 154 people across the Great Lakes area and the Upper Midwest. 49 people died in Minnesota and shipwrecks on Lake Michigan claimed 69 people. 17 inches of snow fell in parts of Iowa and the barometer dropped to 28.66 inches at Duluth, MN. Subzero temperatures and gale force winds made the blizzard one of the most destructive in Iowa history.
1955 - Arctic outbreak sets records across Oregon and Washington. Readings were near zero in western Washington and 19 below zero in eastern Washington.
1987 - A Veteran's Day storm brought 17 inches of snow to Washington, DC. Thunderstorms produced five inches of snow in three hours. Norfolk, VA has earliest snow ever on record. Thousands of motorists were stranded.
1990 - An extremely unusual F4 tornado struck Mobara, Japan, causing severe damage. 60 people were injured.
1991 - Large hail to the size of golfballs fell in Connecticut during the predawn hours.
1996 - Heavy snows across the Great Lakes. Cleveland, Erie and Syracuse blanketed under amazing snowfall totals caused by lake effect snows. 3 days storm totals included 68.9 inches at Chardon OH, 54.8 inches at Edinboro PA and 50 inches at Shaker Heights OH. 41 inches fell at Erie (city) and 27 inches at the Erie Airport. 20.8 inches fell at Cleveland. Syracuse is the snowiest big city on average in the lower 48 states with about 112 inches per year of the white stuff.
1999 - High temperature records continued to fall across the Central and Western United States. Several spectators at the Veteran's Day Parade in Dallas had to be treated for heat exhaustion!
1911 - In Texas, a powerful cold front that sweeps across the treeless plains on strong north winds is called a "blue norther." On this date, one of the most powerful cold fronts in history was doing just that. The temperature contrasts across the front were incredible. Kansas City recorded a temperature of 68 degrees while North Platte at the same time was only 4 above. Kansas city rose to 76 by late morning, the temperature then began to drop and it was snowing by early afternoon. By midnight the temperature was 11 above zero. Oklahoma City recorded a record high (83) and a record low (17) on the same day. At Independence, Kansas the temperature dropped from 83 to 33 degrees in one hour. An F4 tornado killed 9 and injured 50. Survivors of the tornado had to dig through the rubble in zero degree temperatures and blizzard conditions.
1940 - One of the most powerful blizzards on record killed 154 people across the Great Lakes area and the Upper Midwest. 49 people died in Minnesota and shipwrecks on Lake Michigan claimed 69 people. 17 inches of snow fell in parts of Iowa and the barometer dropped to 28.66 inches at Duluth, MN. Subzero temperatures and gale force winds made the blizzard one of the most destructive in Iowa history.
1955 - Arctic outbreak sets records across Oregon and Washington. Readings were near zero in western Washington and 19 below zero in eastern Washington.
1987 - A Veteran's Day storm brought 17 inches of snow to Washington, DC. Thunderstorms produced five inches of snow in three hours. Norfolk, VA has earliest snow ever on record. Thousands of motorists were stranded.
1990 - An extremely unusual F4 tornado struck Mobara, Japan, causing severe damage. 60 people were injured.
1991 - Large hail to the size of golfballs fell in Connecticut during the predawn hours.
1996 - Heavy snows across the Great Lakes. Cleveland, Erie and Syracuse blanketed under amazing snowfall totals caused by lake effect snows. 3 days storm totals included 68.9 inches at Chardon OH, 54.8 inches at Edinboro PA and 50 inches at Shaker Heights OH. 41 inches fell at Erie (city) and 27 inches at the Erie Airport. 20.8 inches fell at Cleveland. Syracuse is the snowiest big city on average in the lower 48 states with about 112 inches per year of the white stuff.
1999 - High temperature records continued to fall across the Central and Western United States. Several spectators at the Veteran's Day Parade in Dallas had to be treated for heat exhaustion!
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On November 12 in history ..
1906 - Temperature rises to 106 degrees at Craftonville CA, a November record for the U.S.
1959 - A winter storm buried Helena MT under 21.5 inches of snow, which surpassed their previous 24 hour record by seven inches.
1968 - A nor'easter (a strong coastal storm producing northeasterly winds) produced high winds and record early snows from Georgia all the way up the eastern seaboard to Maine. Winds reached 90 mph in Massachusetts, and ten inches of snow blanketed interior Maine.
1970 - The infamous "Bangladesh Cyclone" of 1970 strikes the Bay of Bengal of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean are called cyclones. An estimated 300,000 persons were killed as a wall of water 20 feet high swept across the low islands and settlements in the Ganges Delta.
1974 - A storm in the Bering Sea caused the worst coastal flooding of memory at Nome AK with a tide of 13.2 feet. The flooding caused 12 million dollars damage, however no lives are lost.
1980 - A rain band from Hurricane Jeannie dropped 23.38 inches of rain in 24 hours at Key West, Florida for an all-time 24 hour record.
1987 - Heavy snow spread across much of New England. Totals in Massachusetts ranged up to 14 inches in Plymouth County. The seven inch total at the Logan Airport in Boston was their highest of record for so early in the season, and the 9.7 inch total at Providence RI was a record for November. Roads were clogged with traffic and made impassable as snowplow operators were caught unprepared for the early season snowstorm.
1989 - Thirty-three cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 70s and 80s from the Southern and Central Plains to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast Region. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Scottsbluff NE was a record for November, and highs of 76 degrees at Rapid City SD and 81 degrees at Chattanooga TN were the warmest of record for so late in the season.
1990 - 14 typhoons hit the Philippines in 1990. Late season Typhoon Mike was the worst, striking n this date with winds of up to 144 mph. 436 people perished in the storm.
1992 - Intense low pressure over Canada brought high winds across the Great Lakes to the Northeast on the 11th and 12th. The intense winds created a 3 foot seiche on Lake Erie.
1998 - Heavy rains in Texas plagued many of the same areas that had been struck by severe flooding in late October. 8.44 inches of rain fell between the 12th and 14th in Victoria TX, adding to their monthly total of 10.11 inches which established a new November record. The San Bernard River surged to a record flood stage of 24.7 feet, five feet above the pervious record stage.
1999 - Record warmth in parts of the West made lots of people happy, but not the ski resorts. The World Cup races at Park City UT had to be moved because of a lack of snow. More records were set on this date, including 81 at Sheridan WY, which was an all-time November record for that location. Other all-time November records were set at Pendleton OR (80), Glasgow MT (79), Lweiston ID (77), and Missoula MT (71).
1906 - Temperature rises to 106 degrees at Craftonville CA, a November record for the U.S.
1959 - A winter storm buried Helena MT under 21.5 inches of snow, which surpassed their previous 24 hour record by seven inches.
1968 - A nor'easter (a strong coastal storm producing northeasterly winds) produced high winds and record early snows from Georgia all the way up the eastern seaboard to Maine. Winds reached 90 mph in Massachusetts, and ten inches of snow blanketed interior Maine.
1970 - The infamous "Bangladesh Cyclone" of 1970 strikes the Bay of Bengal of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean are called cyclones. An estimated 300,000 persons were killed as a wall of water 20 feet high swept across the low islands and settlements in the Ganges Delta.
1974 - A storm in the Bering Sea caused the worst coastal flooding of memory at Nome AK with a tide of 13.2 feet. The flooding caused 12 million dollars damage, however no lives are lost.
1980 - A rain band from Hurricane Jeannie dropped 23.38 inches of rain in 24 hours at Key West, Florida for an all-time 24 hour record.
1987 - Heavy snow spread across much of New England. Totals in Massachusetts ranged up to 14 inches in Plymouth County. The seven inch total at the Logan Airport in Boston was their highest of record for so early in the season, and the 9.7 inch total at Providence RI was a record for November. Roads were clogged with traffic and made impassable as snowplow operators were caught unprepared for the early season snowstorm.
1989 - Thirty-three cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 70s and 80s from the Southern and Central Plains to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast Region. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Scottsbluff NE was a record for November, and highs of 76 degrees at Rapid City SD and 81 degrees at Chattanooga TN were the warmest of record for so late in the season.
1990 - 14 typhoons hit the Philippines in 1990. Late season Typhoon Mike was the worst, striking n this date with winds of up to 144 mph. 436 people perished in the storm.
1992 - Intense low pressure over Canada brought high winds across the Great Lakes to the Northeast on the 11th and 12th. The intense winds created a 3 foot seiche on Lake Erie.
1998 - Heavy rains in Texas plagued many of the same areas that had been struck by severe flooding in late October. 8.44 inches of rain fell between the 12th and 14th in Victoria TX, adding to their monthly total of 10.11 inches which established a new November record. The San Bernard River surged to a record flood stage of 24.7 feet, five feet above the pervious record stage.
1999 - Record warmth in parts of the West made lots of people happy, but not the ski resorts. The World Cup races at Park City UT had to be moved because of a lack of snow. More records were set on this date, including 81 at Sheridan WY, which was an all-time November record for that location. Other all-time November records were set at Pendleton OR (80), Glasgow MT (79), Lweiston ID (77), and Missoula MT (71).
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On November 13 in history ..
1833 - Tremendous display of Leonids Meteor Shower in western United States.
1881 - Hailstones from a tremendous storm that hit Georgia on the 8th were still visible nearly a week later at Dry Pond GA.
1933 - A dust storm that had rumbled across Montana and the Ohio Valley the day before reached a large area from Georgia to Maine resulting in black rain in New York and brown snow in Vermont.
1946 - GE scientists possibly produce snow in the Berkshire mountains in a cloud seeding experiment. A 4 mile cloud was converted into snow flurries.
1953 - Winds reach 70 mph in Sacramento CA with a strong Pacific cold front which tied the all-time record.
1981 - A low pressure system with a central pressure of 28.22 inches (956mb) brings high winds to Oregon and Washington. Winds gusted to 97 mph and 12 deaths were reported from the winds.
1999 - Over 135 daily record highs were established across the western and central United States. Lincoln NE and Omaha NE set their all-time November high temperature records with 85 and 83 degrees respectively. Springfield MO also set an all-time November record with 81 degrees. It was a springlike 75 in Denver and unheard of 68 in Green Bay WI.
1833 - Tremendous display of Leonids Meteor Shower in western United States.
1881 - Hailstones from a tremendous storm that hit Georgia on the 8th were still visible nearly a week later at Dry Pond GA.
1933 - A dust storm that had rumbled across Montana and the Ohio Valley the day before reached a large area from Georgia to Maine resulting in black rain in New York and brown snow in Vermont.
1946 - GE scientists possibly produce snow in the Berkshire mountains in a cloud seeding experiment. A 4 mile cloud was converted into snow flurries.
1953 - Winds reach 70 mph in Sacramento CA with a strong Pacific cold front which tied the all-time record.
1981 - A low pressure system with a central pressure of 28.22 inches (956mb) brings high winds to Oregon and Washington. Winds gusted to 97 mph and 12 deaths were reported from the winds.
1999 - Over 135 daily record highs were established across the western and central United States. Lincoln NE and Omaha NE set their all-time November high temperature records with 85 and 83 degrees respectively. Springfield MO also set an all-time November record with 81 degrees. It was a springlike 75 in Denver and unheard of 68 in Green Bay WI.
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On November 14 in history ..
1964 - Ely, Nevada reaches -15, a record low for November.
1972 - Heavy snow fell in parts of New England as a major coastal storm moved up the coast. 18 inches of wet snow fell in Vermont and New Hampshire. Power lines were felled and communication disrupted.
1974 - Storm produces 15 inches of snow at Buffalo, NY and 30 inches on the south shore of Lake Erie.
1979 - Severe flooding in Hawaii after 40 inches or more of rain fell over the mountainous areas of the northeastern islands. A new road to Waipio Lookout was severely damaged.
1987 - The temperature at Washington, DC reaches 68 degrees. Just 3 days before they had nearly 3 feet of snow on the ground.
1989 - Dallas/Fort Worth reaches 89 and Waco reaches 91 degrees in a late season warm spell. Dallas tied their November record and Waco's was broken.
1995 - An early season snowstorm drops 20-30 inches of snow in sections of Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. Some totals included 32 inches at Somerset County, PA 28 inches at Garrett County, MD, and 21 inches at Coudersport, PA.
1999 - The twelveth named storm of the North Atlantic Hurricane Season formed in the Caribbean on this date. Within a few hours, Tropical Storm Lenny was upgraded to a hurricane, with maximum winds of 80 mph. The hurricane was moving eastward and was threatening the island of Jamaica.
1999 - For the eight straight day, record highs were set across a large area of the nation. It was 91 in Phoenix AZ to establish a new record. 83 in Little Rock AR tied their record for the date. Memphis TN broke their record with a high of 81. Over 300 record daily highs were set during the week, including over three dozen new records for November.
1964 - Ely, Nevada reaches -15, a record low for November.
1972 - Heavy snow fell in parts of New England as a major coastal storm moved up the coast. 18 inches of wet snow fell in Vermont and New Hampshire. Power lines were felled and communication disrupted.
1974 - Storm produces 15 inches of snow at Buffalo, NY and 30 inches on the south shore of Lake Erie.
1979 - Severe flooding in Hawaii after 40 inches or more of rain fell over the mountainous areas of the northeastern islands. A new road to Waipio Lookout was severely damaged.
1987 - The temperature at Washington, DC reaches 68 degrees. Just 3 days before they had nearly 3 feet of snow on the ground.
1989 - Dallas/Fort Worth reaches 89 and Waco reaches 91 degrees in a late season warm spell. Dallas tied their November record and Waco's was broken.
1995 - An early season snowstorm drops 20-30 inches of snow in sections of Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. Some totals included 32 inches at Somerset County, PA 28 inches at Garrett County, MD, and 21 inches at Coudersport, PA.
1999 - The twelveth named storm of the North Atlantic Hurricane Season formed in the Caribbean on this date. Within a few hours, Tropical Storm Lenny was upgraded to a hurricane, with maximum winds of 80 mph. The hurricane was moving eastward and was threatening the island of Jamaica.
1999 - For the eight straight day, record highs were set across a large area of the nation. It was 91 in Phoenix AZ to establish a new record. 83 in Little Rock AR tied their record for the date. Memphis TN broke their record with a high of 81. Over 300 record daily highs were set during the week, including over three dozen new records for November.
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On November 15 in history ..
1900 - Record lake-effect snows occur with Watertown, NY receiving 45 inches in 24 hours. This would remain a record snowfall event for New York State until 1976.
1987 - Major severe weather outbreak in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana produces 49 tornadoes killing 12 and injuring 292. An F3 tornado tracked 49.5 miles through eastern Texas into Louisiana and kills 34,000 chickens. Winds gusted to 102 mph in Galveston, Texas.
1988 - An F2 tornado hits Topeka, KS injuring 22 people. At least two F2 tornadoes move through central Arkansas and killing 6. Power is knocked out over a wide area. One tornado struck the gym of a high school in Van Buren County AR. Luckily, the basketball team was playing an away game, or 400 fans would have been in serious danger from the F3 tornado.
1989 - As a line of severe thunderstorms moved eastward from the Central to Eastern United States during the afternoon of November 15th, a powerful tornado touched down southwest of Huntsville, Alabama at 430 PM CST and plowed through a busy business and residential area in the southern part of the city. The F4 tornado had winds between 207 and 260 mph. It killed 21 people and injured 463. Twelve of the 21 fatalities occurred in automobiles as many persons were homeward bound during the afternoon rush hour. Tragically, many motorists were caught on congested streets and highways in the nearly pitch black conditions of the on-rushing storm. Undoubtedly, many never saw the tornado, making escape virtually impossible with such little time to react. The damage path was 18.5 miles long and 1/2-mile wide. Total damage was around 100 million dollars. The tornado struck Jones Valley Elementary School on Garth Road. Thirty-seven children, five teachers, and seven painters were in the school when the tornado struck. The children were part of an Extended Daycare Program conducted at the school. The lead teacher of the day-care program moved the children from the second floor of the school building into a small open area under the stairway on the first floor. This action, first suggested by the school principal as she left for the day, saved the lives of the children. Following the tornado, temperatures dropped quickly, and late night news reports showed snow showers falling around the terrible damage.
1999 - Hurricane Lenny was churning eastward through the Caribbean, passing south of Jamaica and threatening Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. During the day, reconnaissance planes found a central pressure of 971 mb and top winds of 100 mph.
1900 - Record lake-effect snows occur with Watertown, NY receiving 45 inches in 24 hours. This would remain a record snowfall event for New York State until 1976.
1987 - Major severe weather outbreak in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana produces 49 tornadoes killing 12 and injuring 292. An F3 tornado tracked 49.5 miles through eastern Texas into Louisiana and kills 34,000 chickens. Winds gusted to 102 mph in Galveston, Texas.
1988 - An F2 tornado hits Topeka, KS injuring 22 people. At least two F2 tornadoes move through central Arkansas and killing 6. Power is knocked out over a wide area. One tornado struck the gym of a high school in Van Buren County AR. Luckily, the basketball team was playing an away game, or 400 fans would have been in serious danger from the F3 tornado.
1989 - As a line of severe thunderstorms moved eastward from the Central to Eastern United States during the afternoon of November 15th, a powerful tornado touched down southwest of Huntsville, Alabama at 430 PM CST and plowed through a busy business and residential area in the southern part of the city. The F4 tornado had winds between 207 and 260 mph. It killed 21 people and injured 463. Twelve of the 21 fatalities occurred in automobiles as many persons were homeward bound during the afternoon rush hour. Tragically, many motorists were caught on congested streets and highways in the nearly pitch black conditions of the on-rushing storm. Undoubtedly, many never saw the tornado, making escape virtually impossible with such little time to react. The damage path was 18.5 miles long and 1/2-mile wide. Total damage was around 100 million dollars. The tornado struck Jones Valley Elementary School on Garth Road. Thirty-seven children, five teachers, and seven painters were in the school when the tornado struck. The children were part of an Extended Daycare Program conducted at the school. The lead teacher of the day-care program moved the children from the second floor of the school building into a small open area under the stairway on the first floor. This action, first suggested by the school principal as she left for the day, saved the lives of the children. Following the tornado, temperatures dropped quickly, and late night news reports showed snow showers falling around the terrible damage.
1999 - Hurricane Lenny was churning eastward through the Caribbean, passing south of Jamaica and threatening Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. During the day, reconnaissance planes found a central pressure of 971 mb and top winds of 100 mph.
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On November 16 in history ..
1958 - Tuscon, Arizona records 6.4 inches of snow.
1959 - In the middle of the most severe November cold wave in history, Lincoln MT reached 53 degrees below zero, which established an all-time record low temperature for the nation for the month of November. The high for the day was one degree above zero.
1987 - A blizzard across eastern Colorado drops 37 inches at Echo Lake and causes wind of 68 mph at Pueblo.
1989 - Continuation of previous day's severe weather outbreak produced 22 tornadoes from Virginia to New York State. At 12:05pm, a straight-line wind gust blew down the cafeteria wall at the East Oldenham Elementary School near Newburg NY. 9 students were killed. A lady was killed in Manhattan when an I-beam was blown from a 21 story building.
1999 - Hurricane warnings were in effect as late-season Hurricane Lenny was threatening Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Lenny was a Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 115 mph. Lenny was not only unusual because of its late-season strength, but because of its forward movement. Lenny was moving from west to east across the Caribbean. Lenny was the first hurrincane in recorded history to threaten Puerto Rico from the west, as most storms move east to west across the Caribbean. The unusual motion meant that some harbors normally protected from hurricanes were threatened.
1999 - The calendar said November, but you couldn't tell it by the temperature readings over the western United States. More record highs were set across the west, including 89 in Phoenix, 74 in Provo UT and 70 in Cheyenne WY.
1958 - Tuscon, Arizona records 6.4 inches of snow.
1959 - In the middle of the most severe November cold wave in history, Lincoln MT reached 53 degrees below zero, which established an all-time record low temperature for the nation for the month of November. The high for the day was one degree above zero.
1987 - A blizzard across eastern Colorado drops 37 inches at Echo Lake and causes wind of 68 mph at Pueblo.
1989 - Continuation of previous day's severe weather outbreak produced 22 tornadoes from Virginia to New York State. At 12:05pm, a straight-line wind gust blew down the cafeteria wall at the East Oldenham Elementary School near Newburg NY. 9 students were killed. A lady was killed in Manhattan when an I-beam was blown from a 21 story building.
1999 - Hurricane warnings were in effect as late-season Hurricane Lenny was threatening Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Lenny was a Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 115 mph. Lenny was not only unusual because of its late-season strength, but because of its forward movement. Lenny was moving from west to east across the Caribbean. Lenny was the first hurrincane in recorded history to threaten Puerto Rico from the west, as most storms move east to west across the Caribbean. The unusual motion meant that some harbors normally protected from hurricanes were threatened.
1999 - The calendar said November, but you couldn't tell it by the temperature readings over the western United States. More record highs were set across the west, including 89 in Phoenix, 74 in Provo UT and 70 in Cheyenne WY.
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