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NOVEMBER 6TH, 1951 |
Snow fell from the Texas panhandle to the Lower Great Lakes, leaving record totals of 12.5 inches at Saint Louis MO, and 14.1 inches at Springfield MO. Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Nevada MO, 13.5 inches at Sedan KS, 13 inches at Decature IL, and 10 inches at Alva OK. In the Saint Louis area, up to 20 inches was reported in Washington County.
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NOVEMBER 6TH, 1953 |
Early arriving storm from Florida, carrying 50 mph northeasterly winds, extensively damages widespread area east of the Appalachian Mountains as temperatures plummet to the low 20s F. At Atlantic City hurricane force winds churn waves into 30 ft. columns, smashing the boardwalk and submerging the city under 2 ft. of water. The storm sweeps a 50 ft. cruiser upriver from Manasquan, NJ, where it crashes into a bridge, toppling the span, before both sink.
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NOVEMBER 5TH, 1961 |
Strong Santa Ana winds fanned the flames of the Bel Air and Brentwood fires in southern California destroying many homes. At 10 PM the Los Angeles Civic Center reported a temperature of 74 degrees along with a dewpoint of 5 degrees. On the 6th, Burbank reported a relative humidity of three percent.
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NOVEMBER 5TH, 1977 |
A slow moving storm produced five to nine inch rains across northern Georgia causing the Toccoa Dam to burst. As the earthen dam collapsed the waters rushed through the Toccoa Falls Bible College killing three persons in the dorms. Thirty-eight persons perished at a trailer park along the stream.
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NOVEMBER 4TH, 1927 |
A great Vermont flood occurred. Tropical rains deluged the Green Mountain area of Vermont causing the worst flood in the history of the state. Torrential rains, up to 15 inches in the higher elevations, sent streams on a rampage devastating the Winooski Valley. Flooding claimed 200 lives and caused 40 million dollars damage. The town of Vernon reported 84 deaths. Flooding left up to eight to ten feet of water in downtown Montpelier VT.
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NOVEMBER 4TH, 1985 |
A strong Gulf storm dumped upwards of fifteen inches of rain in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia causing devastating damage and claiming forty lives.
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NOVEMBER 3RD, 1890 |
The temperature at Los Angeles CA reached 96 degrees, a November record for 76 years.
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NOVEMBER 3RD, 1927 |
Somerset VT was deluged with 8.77 inches of rain to establish a 24 hour record for the state.
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NOVEMBER 2ND, 1743 |
Benjamin Franklin becomes first to observe that storms travel across the U.S. continent, from west to east.
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NOVEMBER 2ND, 1946 |
A heavy wet snow began to cover the Southern Rockies. Up to three feet of snow blanketed the mountains of New Mexico, and a 31 inch snow at Denver CO caused roofs to collapse.
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NOVEMBER 1ST, 1861 |
A hurricane near Cape Hatteras NC battered a Union fleet of ships attacking Carolina ports, and produced high tides and high winds in New York State and New England.
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