Weather History: November 7: Record Heat, Snow, Blizzard, Severe Storms, Flooding & Typhoon Lingling

November 6, 10:23 PMWilmington Weather ExaminerCharlie Wilson

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Listed are Meteorological events that happened on November 7th:

1837
One of the most intense hurricanes ever to strike Hawaii brought winds of 115 mph to Hilo.  730 people were missing or killed.

1940
The Galloping Gertie Bridge at Tacoma, WA collapsed in strong winds resulting in a $6 million dollar loss, just 4 months after the grand opening of the new bridge.  The winds caused the evenly sized spans of the bridge to begin to vibrate until the central one collapsed.  From that point on bridges were constructed with spans of varying size.

1943
An early season snowstorm dropped up 2 feet of snow over Minnesota and South Dakota. In eastern South Dakota a million thanksgiving turkeys were smothered by the heavy snowfall.  Grand Meadow, MN reported 6 inches.

1951
At 7am local time, a blinding flash, a huge ball of fire, and a terrific roar occurred over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, caused by a disintegrating meteor. Windows were broken in and near Hinton, OK.

1975
A ridge of high pressure along the east coast was responsible for record highs from the southern Plains to the East Coast.  Daily record highs included: Del Rio, TX: 90°, Austin (Bergstrom), TX: 88°, Brownsville, TX: 88°-Tied, Dallas, TX: 87°, Shreveport, LA: 84°, Pensacola, FL: 83°, Fort Smith, AR: 82°, Wilmington, NC: 80°-Tied, Richmond, VA: 79°, Cape Hatteras, NC: 78°, Norfolk, VA: 78°-Tied, Baltimore, MD: 77°-Tied, Avoca, PA: 76°, Reading, PA: 75°, Wilmington, DE: 75°-Tied, Hartford, CT: 74°, Binghamton, NY: 72°, Buffalo, NY: 72°-Tied, Mt. Pocono, PA: 71°, New York (LaGuardia Airport), NY: 68°, Bridgeport, CT: 68° and New York (Kennedy Airport), NY: 66°.
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1986
An early season blizzard struck the Northern Plains Region into Southern Manitoba Canada.  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.  Further to the north, Winnipeg, Manitoba reported a foot of snow with winds gusting to 56 mph creating whiteout conditions.
A Bermuda heat ridge brought record highs temperatures to the south.  Orlando, FL tied their record high for November with 89°.  Other daily record high temperatures for the date included: Tampa, FL: 88°, Jacksonville, FL: 87°-Tied, New Orleans, LA: 86°, Augusta, GA: 86°, Savannah, GA: 86°, Columbus, GA: 85°, Macon, GA: 85°, Charleston, SD: 84°, Columbia, SC: 84° and Meridian, MS: 83°.
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1987
Heavy snow fell across parts of eastern New York State during the overnight hours, with 12 inches reported at the town of Piseco, located in the Mohawk Valley. 

Visibilities 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.

A storm in the southwestern U.S. left 9 inches of snow at the Winter Park ski resort in Colorado. 

1988
Unseasonably warm weather continued from Texas to California.  Ten cities reported record high temperatures for the date.  McAllen, TX was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 96°.
Borrego Springs, CA hit 98°, their hottest reading for November and Waco, TX tied their November record high with 92°.
Other daily record highs included: Del Rio, TX: 92°, San Angelo, TX: 91°, Corpus Christi, TX: 91°, Austin, TX: 89°, Dallas, TX: 88°, Dallas (DFW), TX: 88°-Tied, San Antonio, TX: 88°-Tied and Palomar Mountain, CA: 78°.

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, which triggered flash flooding across a 5 county area.  8 to 12 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 6,000 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.

Tumbleweeds piled up in drifts 14 feet high near Mobridge, SD behind a cold front.

Little Rock, AR set a record high for the date with 85°.

1991
A ridge of high pressure out west brought record high temperatures to parts of the southwest.  Palm Springs, CA hit 100°, their latest triple digit reading on record.
Other record highs included: Redding, CA: 83°, Las Vegas, NV: 83°-Tied and Reno, NV: 76°.
Out ahead of a strong cold front, Fort Smith, AR set a record high with 83°.

1996
Heavy rains across Hawaii were the result of rare southerly winds that blocked the usual northeasterly trade winds and allowed humid air to move across the state from the south.

1999
A very strong unseasonable heat ridge brought unusual November heat across the nation’s mid-section as temperatures ran 25 to 30 degrees above normal over a large area from Nebraska to Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota.  Several locations tied or broke their all-time record highs for November including: Winner, SD: 85°, Bismarck, ND: 79°, Minot, ND: 78° and Williston, ND: 76°.  Locations tying record highs for November included: Valentine, NE: 86°-Tied, Rapid City, SD: 83°-Tied and Billings, MT: 77°-Tied.
Locations reporting daily record highs included: Tucson, AZ: 89°-Tied, North Platte, NE: 81°, Paducah, KY: 81°, Tupelo, MS: 81°, Memphis, TN: 81°-Tied, Chattanooga, TN: 79°, Scottsbluff, NE: 79°-Tied, Denver, CO: 78°, Boise, ID: 76°, Great Falls, MT: 76°, Sheridan, WY: 74°, Glasgow, MT: 73°, Cheyenne, WY: 73°, Grand Forks, ND: 73°, Casper, WY: 72°, Huron, SD: 72°, Fargo, ND: 70° and Burns, OR: 66°.
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2001
Typhoon Lingling struck the southern Philippines killing 171 people with 118 missing in Camiguin.  The typhoon struck Vietnam 5 days later killing an additional 18 people.
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2004
The Aurora Borealis, also know as the northern lights, were seen over the skies of Oklahoma. The light show was even seen across parts of California, New Mexico, and as far east as Alabama.