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Meteorological events that happened on November 26th:
1703
400 windmills were destroyed by the greatest gale in the history of England caused by an intense low that passed just north of London. Many of the huge structures burned down from fires which started as their blades turned wildly in 80 mph winds. In London, roofs blew off and chimneys were toppled. The famed Eddystone Lighthouse was toppled by heavy seas. 123 people died on land, and another 8,000 died at sea as hundreds of vessels from the British fleet were lost, including four Men-Of-War.
1888
A late season hurricane brushed the East Coast with heavy rain and gale force winds. A hurricane passed inside Nantucket Island and over Cape Cod. The storm later crossed Nova Scotia. Winds at Block Island, RI reached 84 mph and Providence recorded a low pressure of 29.15 inHg.
1896
Snow and high winds hit the Northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley, with a Thanksgiving Day blizzard across North Dakota. The storm was followed by a severe cold wave in the Upper Midwest. The temperature at Pokegama Dam, MI plunged to -45°.
1970
The world's wettest minute on record occurred as 1.50 inches of rain fell in just 60 seconds at Barot on Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.
1974
A record early snow hit Caribou, ME with 22.3 inches falling in 24 hours and a storm total of 30 inches. This storm was the major contributor to Caribou's snowiest November on record at 34.9 inches.
1979
A strong cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon bringing thunderstorms and gusty winds. Kutztown, PA reported a gust to 70 mph, Reading, PA gusted to 65 mph, Allentown, PA gusted to 62 mph and Philadelphia, PA reported a gust to 59 mph. The gusts tore the roofs or portions of roofs off houses and other buildings. Many trees were uprooted or broken off. Rain ruined a large amount of chemicals when the roof of a storage building was blown away.
1983
A major snowstorm hit from Colorado to Wisconsin through the 28th. A fairly consistent 1 to 2 feet of snow was reported. Sydney, NE had the most with 27 inches. Blizzard conditions prevailed with wind gusts as high as 60 mph. Limon, CO reported near zero visibility in snow and blowing snow for a solid 24 hours.
1984
Lake-effect snows produced by Utah's Great Salt Lake dropped up to 20 inches at Copper City.
1987
A Thanksgiving Day storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in northern New England and upstate New York. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 20 inches at Flagstaff Lake. Totals in New Hampshire ranged up to 18 inches at Errol. Gales lashed the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. A second storm, over the Southern and Central Rockies, produced 9 inches of snow at Kanosh UT, and 13 inches at Divide CO, with 5 inches reported at Denver CO.
1988
Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Central Gulf Coast States during the late morning and afternoon hours. 5 tornadoes were reported in Mississippi, causing a million dollars damage at Ruleville, and in Warren County.
In Utah, the town of Alta was blanketed with 15 inches of snow during the overnight hours, and during the day was buried under another 16.5 inches.
1989
A massive storm over the western U.S. produced heavy snow in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. The storm produced more than 2 feet of snow in the higher elevations of northern and central Utah, bringing more than 60 inches to the Alta Ski Resort in the Wasatch Mountains. Winds in Utah gusted to 60 mph at Bullfrog. The storm brought much needed snow to the ski resorts of Colorado, with 19 inches reported at Beaver Creek.
2001
Tropical Storm Olga strengthened into a hurricane in the central Atlantic, making this the third hurricane to form this month. This was the first time three hurricanes had formed in the Atlantic basin in the month of November.
2005
On this date through the 28th, Great Falls, MT experienced its heaviest snowstorm on record with a 3-day total of 18.1 inches.
2006
A powerful storm blanketed British Columbia’s southern coastal areas and across the Lower Mainland as much as 15.7 inches of snow. Abbotsford received 16.1 inches; the snowfall set a new one-day storm record for November. Vancouver received 7.5 inches.
The morning temperature hit a daily record low of -44° in Dawson, Yukon Canada. For the month, Dawson was the coldest spot in Canada, averaging an incredible record-shattering average temperature of -19.1°.
2007
Lightning and heavy rain delayed the start of the Monday Night Football game at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field between the Miami Dolphins and the Pittsburgh Steelers by 25 minutes. The muddy field conditions contribute to one of the lowest scoring NFL games won by the Steelers, 3-0, the game being scoreless until the last seconds.
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