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Your daily dose of historical weather and climate events.
NWS Meteorologist ~ Scott Doering
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Saturday 7:14 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: Cold front is surging south, cold north wind will arrive ~5 am. Slight brief shower chance, then cloudy, 50’s all day, showers late Sunday night/dawn Monday as upper level disturbance moves above our hilly north wind.
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Many roads in the region are currently 100% snow and/or ice covered according to state DOTs. Tow bans presently exist in several counties too. You can receive free travel condition information from the Iowa DOT 511 app or the Iowa DOT 511 website at 511ia.org.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
November 29-30th, 2010:

An outbreak of 32 tornadoes impacted the Southeast and Midwest. Six of the tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi were significant (EF2+). An EF4 (the 13th of the year in the US) leveled several homes near Atlanta, LA. 32 people were injured.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
November 29-30, 2022:

An outbreak of 25 tornadoes struck the Southeastern US. Seven tornadoes were significant (EF2+),the strongest of which were intense EF3s near Clarks, Louisiana, and Fruitdale, Alabama. Two people were killed by an EF2 north of Montgomery, AL.
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
November 27th, 1701:

Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, was born on this day. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741 and, in 1742, proposed the Celsius temperature scale, which bears his name.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
November 27-28th, 1912:
Snow fell from Mississippi to North Carolina. The storm produced a white Thanksgiving (Nov 28) in Atlanta, Georgia, and flurries fell in northern Florida.
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
November 27-28th, 2005:

The fourth major outbreak of November 2005 in the US struck KS, MO, and AR. Training supercells north/west of Little Rock produced multiple damaging SigTors (F2+), while a cold-core event dropped many weak tors west of Topeka. 2 people were killed.
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
November 26-27th, 1973:

An outbreak of 23 tornadoes struck the Southern US. Thirteen tornadoes were significant (F2+), three of which in Mississippi and Alabama were F3s. A weather service office in Huntsville lost its roof. One person was killed and 133 were injured.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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A great deep dive on the Appalachian Thanksgiving snow storm, one of the historical holiday storms I talked about yesterday.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
November 25-26th, 1926:
The deadliest documented November tornado outbreak in the United States impacted the Ozarks and the Southeast. Thomas Grazulis identified 24 tornadoes during this event, two of which were F4s at Enders, AR, and Brandsville, MO. 91 people lost their lives.
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
November 25, 1987:

Typhoon Nina peaked as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 145 knots. The storm slammed into the Philippines, causing heavy damage to several islands and killing 979 people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
November 24, 1928:
An estimated F4 tornado damaged at least four homes in Hostrup, near Esbjerg in western Denmark. A two-story Brick masonry farmhouse was destroyed, with only some exterior walls remaining. A pump was ripped off the ground and thrown 10 meters.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
November 23rd, 1981:

The largest tornado outbreak in European history (and one of the largest single-day outbreaks ever) impacted the United Kingdom. Over 6 hours, 104 tornadoes (all F0-F2) touched down around England and Wales. Eight people were injured.
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
November 23-24th, 2001:

An outbreak of 68 tornadoes impacted numerous states from Arkansas to Georgia. 24 were strong (F2+), three of which were devastating F4s. Notably, dozens of homes were destroyed (some completely swept away) in Madison, MS. 13 people were killed.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
November 22-23, 1992:

Continued tornadic activity impacted numerous states in the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic US. Over a dozen intense (F3+) twisters were part of this onslaught, including three violent F4s in Kentucky and Georgia. Ten people were killed.
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
November 22nd, 1963:
Light rain/drizzle and chilly temperatures greeted an estimated crowd of 5,000 in front of Hotel Texas in Fort Worth. The crowd gathered to see John F Kennedy before the President attended breakfast at the hotel. The rain would end a short time later.
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
November 22, 1874:

A pair of intense tornadoes occurred west of Huntsville and south of Birmingham, Alabama. Many homes and other structures were destroyed at Tuscumbia and Montevalle by the two wedges. Sixteen people were killed and several dozen more were injured.
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
November 20-21st, 1900:

An outbreak of at least ten tornadoes impacted Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. Two of the tornadoes were estimated F4s, striking hard southeast of Memphis and near Columbia, TN. 77 people were killed, and at least 376 were injured.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A “lost” tornado from 2011 was surveyed and confirmed 14+ years later by NWS Birmingham. They wrote, “It is important to correct the record for both accuracy and credibility.”

More details here: www.facebook.com/share/p/17KG...
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
November 19th, 1998:

”Mr. Tornado,” Famed tornado researcher Theodore Fujita, passed away after a long illness on this date. Fujita was 78.
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
November 18-19th, 1421:

The notorious St. Elizabeth’s flood occurred in what is now known as the Netherlands. A strong storm on the North Sea coast caused several dikes to break. Some villages around Dordrecht were lost, causing an estimated 6,000 casualties.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
November 18, 1957:

An outbreak of 22 tornadoes struck the Southern US. Ten of these tornadoes were significant (F2+), the strongest of which was an F4 that destroyed 40 homes in Blount County, AL. Four people were killed and 61 were injured.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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54" at Orchard Park, NY, home of the Buffalo Bills.

Generally in Buffalo the Thruway (I-90) is open in snows of 12" or more, and cleared within hours of snow stopping.

The Thruway was closed for 4 days.
November 17-19, 2014:

A massive lake effect snow event impacted Buffalo, New York. Over the course of 3 days, bands from Lake Erie produced snowfall rates up to 3-6" per hour. Totals in many areas peaked at over five feet. Tragically, thirteen people were killed.
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM