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Listed are Meteorological events that happened on November 10th:
1911
A strong cold front dropped the temperature 68 degrees at Denver, CO from a high of 66° at 12:40 pm to 23° at midnight and -2° at 7:15 am the next morning. The low temperature of 23° at midnight was also the high temperature on the 11th. Winds gusted over 50 mph with the frontal passage.
1915
An unusually late season tornado struck Great Bend, KS killing 11 people along its 35 mile track. The tornado destroyed 160 homes and caused a million dollars damage. Hundreds of dead ducks dropped from the sky northeast of the track's end.
1956
A strong ridge of high pressure brought record warmth from the northern Rockies to the West Coast. Escondido, CA hit 98° tying their highest temperature on record for November with 11/2/1997. Other daily record highs for the date included: Santa Ana, CA: 94°, Riverside, CA: 94°, Los Angeles (LAX), CA: 93°, Downtown Los Angeles, CA: 93°, San Diego, CA: 91°, Long Beach, CA: 91°, Yuma, AZ: 91°, Fresno, CA: 83°, Stockton, CA: 80°-Tied, Idyllwild, CA: 79°, Palomar Mountain, CA: 75°, Winnemucca, NV: 74°, Sheridan, WY: 72°, Ely, NV: 71°, Chinook, MT: 70°, Fort Benton, MT: 70°, Helena, MT: 67°, Havre, MT: 67°-Tied and Kalispell, MT: 58°.
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1975
A large ore carrier on Lake Superior, “The Edmund Fitzgerald”, sank near Crisp Point with the loss of its crew of 29 men. The ship ran into winds of up to 90 mph and high waves and foundered at about 7:30 pm north of Whitefish Point. Eastern Upper Michigan and coastal Lower Michigan were hardest hit by the storm, which produced wind gusts to 78 mph at Grand Rapids, MI and 71 mph at Sault Ste Marie, MI toppling trees and power lines. Severe land and road erosion occurred along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The Fitzgerald's last voyage began at Superior, WI when it sailed for Detroit hauling 26,116 tons of iron ore. By the next day, it was being pounded by 90-mph wind gusts and 30-foot waves. “Fitzgerald” Capt. Ernest Mc Sorley radioed a trailing freighter, “The Arthur M. Anderson”, his ship had sustained topside damage and was listing. At 7:10 p.m., he told the Anderson: "We are holding our own." Shortly after that, the Fitzgerald disappeared from radar without issuing an SOS. Several days later, a vessel with sonar located it 15 miles from Whitefish Bay. A Coast Guard investigation concluded the Fitzgerald's cargo hold probably flooded when waves swept over the deck and water leaked through improperly fastened hatch covers. A popular hit song by Gordon Lightfoot was inspired by the storm.
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1987
A cold front brought snow to the Appalachian Region and freezing temperatures to the central U.S. Up to 9 inches of snow blanketed Garrett County in extreme western Maryland. Freezing temperatures were reported as far south as El Paso and San Angelo, TX. Gale force winds lashed the Mid-Atlantic Coast and the coast of southern New England. Rain and drizzle in the Poconos changed to snow and became heavy during the
afternoon. Total amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches.
Thunderstorms brought fire quenching rains to Alabama, and produced large hail and damaging winds to eastern North Carolina. Ahead of the cold front, seven cities in Florida and Georgia reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 80s. Record highs included: West Palm Beach, FL: 88°, Miami, FL: 88°-Tied, Vero Beach, FL: 87°, Key West, FL: 87°-Tied, Daytona Beach, FL: 86°, Augusta, GA: 84° and Macon, GA: 81°-Tied.
1988
Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure system in southeastern Ontario buffeted the northeastern U.S., with the Lower Great Lakes Region hardest hit. Winds in western New York State gusted to 78 mph at Brockport, NY, 69 mph at Niagara Falls and 68 mph at Buffalo, NY. Four people were injured at Rome, NY when a tree was blown onto their car.
1989
Strong southwesterly winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Montana and Wyoming. Winds of 80 to 90 mph prevailed across the northwest Chinook zone of Montana, with gusts to 112 mph. Unseasonably warm weather accompanied the high winds. Record highs from the Rockies to the West Coast included: Palm Springs, CA: 96°, Santa Maria, CA: 92°, Long Beach, CA: 91°-Tied, Phoenix, AZ: 90°, Bishop, CA: 78°-Tied, Yakima, WA: 73°, Burns, OR: 68°, Billings, MT: 66°, Lewiston, ID: 66°, Portland, OR: 65°, Glasgow, MT: 65°-Tied, Pocatello, ID: 64°, Salem, OR: 64°, Lincoln Ranger Station, MT: 61° and Kalispell, MT: 59°.
Windy and wet weather prevailed across Washington State. Strong southerly winds gusted to 70 mph at Rattlesnake Ridge, near Hanford. Six rivers in western Washington State rose above flood stage between the 9th and the 11th of the month, following 8 days of moderate to heavy rain. Rainfall over the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains between the 3rd and the 10th ranged from 14 to 24 inches. High freezing levels also caused the early snowpack to melt, adding to the runoff in the rain-swollen rivers. Damage was heaviest in Whatcom County, where the Nooksack River caused nearly $6 million dollars damage, mostly to roads and bridges.
1990
A strong F2 tornado touched down on Hatteras Island in North Carolina. Winds gusted to 78 mph at the nearby airport.
1995
A strong cold front moved across the southern Plains during the late afternoon and early evening bringing a dramatic drop in temperatures. The afternoon high at Oklahoma City, OK was a warm 83°, but by late evening, over an inch of snow covered on the ground. The night’s football games were played in heavy snow that reduced visibilities to less than the length of a football field. In north Texas, temperatures rose into the 80s during the afternoon and then dropped into the 30s by mid evening. Strong winds associated with the cold front caused structural damage at Crowell and Henrietta, TX.
Ahead of the front, a severe thunderstorm with one to two inch hail heavily damaged homes in and around Lockwood, MO. Also, a tornado skipped across the Lebanon area, destroying several buildings including the Tracker Marine plant, and heavily damaged another 30 homes.
1997
A waterspout came ashore at Newport Pier, CA becoming a tornado. It quickly dissipated over western Costa Mesa. Winds were estimated at 60 to 70 mph. There were minor power outages and little damage. A fisherman was blown from one end of the Newport Pier to another.
1998
A November superstorm lashed the Great Lakes with wind gusts in excess of hurricane force. 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 at 28.43 inHg. The high winds literally blew much of the water out of Saginaw Bay, with the water level dropping several feet and large sections of the Bay becoming dry land for a time. A waterspout on Lake Michigan briefly moved inland near Muskegon, but rapidly dissipated and caused no damage. The storm brought sustained winds of 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph across northern Illinois. A squall line moved through during the early morning hours also bringing winds gusts to 65 mph. Structural damage was reported. Very strong winds also moved across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and western Wisconsin. Wind gusts greater then 90 mph were recorded, with property damage estimated at $1.7 million dollars.
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1999
Record autumn warmth moved eastward to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast courtesy of a southwesterly flow around high pressure over the Carolinas. Record highs for the date included: Atlantic City, NJ: 76°, Washington, D.C.: 76°-Tied, Baltimore, MD: 75°, New York (LaGuardia Airport), NY: 75°, Wilmington, DE: 74°, Philadelphia, PA: 73°, Providence, RI: 73°, Wallops Island, VA: 73°-Tied, Newark, NJ: 73°-Tied, Islip, NY: 72° and New York (Kennedy Airport), NY: 72°.
2002
A late-season, major outbreak of tornadoes caused damage in 13 states across the Ohio and Tennessee Valley. A total of 105 tornadoes struck from the 9th through the 11th, resulting in at least 36 deaths.
Four tornadoes spun from Blackford to Henry County, Ohio, including an F4 twister that devastated the west side of Van Wert. Four people were killed, and 26 were injured. For the complete story, click here. The superstition in the small Ohio town of Fostoria was that tornadoes didn't strike there because the town sits on an Indian burial ground. A tornado dispelled that myth when it caused heavy damage in the town and derailed a CSX freight train in the center of town. Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees down one mile north of Decatur. 81mph downburst winds derailed a train two miles southeast of Hamler. Thunderstorm winds tore down trees and power lines in Cairo and Lima.
Residents of the small East Tennessee towns of Mossy Grove believed the legends that the mountains that towered over their secluded homes held magical powers. Powers that would protect them from bad things, like storms. But as an F3 tornado roared down Lone Mountain and into their little valley, their sense of security was shattered along with their homes killing 7 people.
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2006
An area of low pressure moved from the Southern Plains to across northern Indiana by evening. Precipitation developed to the north and west of this low center, moving into southeast Minnesota and northern Iowa overnight and then into western Wisconsin early in the next morning. Mild air was in place across the Upper Mississippi River Valley as the low moved in, resulting in a wide variety of precipitation types for the region. Showers and even a few thunderstorms affected parts of northeast Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois for much of day. Sleet was mixed in at times with these showers. To the north and northwest of there, enough colder air had been entrained into the storm system to create snow. A band of heavy snow set up from northern Iowa into north central Wisconsin. The movement of the surface low was such that this band sat nearly stationary over these areas for much of Friday morning. With accumulations of 1 to 2 inches per hour common, snow quickly accumulated. A 10 to 14 inch swath of snow was centered along an axis from near Austin, MN to around Withee, WI.
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