Portal:Weather/On this day list/November
November 1: Start of the Australian region and South Pacific cyclone seasons
[edit]1570: The All Saints' Flood, possibly causing the highest storm surge in the history of the Netherlands, killed around 20,000 people.
November 2
[edit]2000: Nearly 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain, partially due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Paul, led to major flooding on the Big Island of Hawaii.
November 3
[edit]2007: The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Noel struck Atlantic Canada and eastern New England, bringing hurricane-force winds to many coastal areas, as well as snow in Maine and parts of Canada.
November 4
[edit]1935: The Yankee Hurricane, so-called because of its unusual path traveling from the northeast, made landfall near Miami Beach, Florida, killing 19 people in Florida and The Bahamas.
November 5
[edit]2009: Hurricane Ida made landfall in Nicaragua, causing major damage that left 40,000 people homeless.
November 6
[edit]2005: An early-morning tornado killed 25 people in Evansville, Indiana.
November 7
[edit]2013: Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon to make landfall anywhere in recorded history (tied with 2016's Typhoon Meranti), struck the island of Samar in the Philippines. More than 6,000 people were killed by the storm, mostly in Eastern Samar.
November 8
[edit]2018: A fast-moving firestorm known as the Camp Fire burned thousands of buildings and killed 85 people in and near the town of Paradise, California. It was the deadliest wildfire in the United States in 100 years.
November 9
[edit]2005: An unusually late-season tornado struck the city of Hamilton, Ontario.
November 10
[edit]1979: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a severe gale on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members.
November 11
[edit]2013: A tropical cyclone made landfall in eastern Somalia, killing 140 people. The storm was one of only five storms in recorded history to strike the country, and by far the deadliest.
November 12
[edit]1909: A hurricane made landfall in northwestern Haiti, killing hundreds.
November 13
[edit]1984: Hurricane Klaus dissipated in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
November 14
[edit]1969: The Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 12 mission into space was struck by lightning, nearly causing a mission abort.
November 15: Start of the South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
[edit]2006: Hurricane Sergio, the strongest Pacific hurricane on record in the month of November, reached its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h).
November 16
[edit]1937: A plane attempting to land in bad weather near Ostend, Belgium, hit the chimney of a factory and crashed, killing several members of the Belgian royal family, including a baby born during the flight.
November 17
[edit]2013: An outbreak of 72 tornadoes killed 8 people and caused more than $1 billion in damage in the Midwestern United States.
November 18
[edit]2014: A major cold snap through much of the US reached its peak, with some temperatures reaching 45 degrees below normal.
November 19
[edit]2016: The GOES-16 geostationary weather satellite was launched.
November 20
[edit]1996: Hurricane Marco, the longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean in November, reached its peak intensity while meandering over the Caribbean Sea.
November 21
[edit]1992: Cyclone Forrest, which had prompted unprecedented evacuations in Bangladesh before veering eastward, made landfall in northwestern Myanmar causing relatively minor damage.
November 22
[edit]1970: Typhoon Patsy struck the coast of Vietnam, causing major damage and killing more than 200 people.
November 23
[edit]1984: An unusually strong early-season Nor'easter reached its peak intensity off the coast of Florida.
November 24
[edit]1703: An intense European windstorm began to affect southern England and the English Channel. This storm or series of storms would last for more than a week, killing as many as 15,000 at sea.
November 25
[edit]2003: Typhoon Lupit passed close to Ulithi, FSM, completely inundating the atoll.
November 26
[edit]2009: Typhoon Nida, one of the most powerful typhoons of the decade, reached peak intensity over the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with maximum sustained winds of 285 kilometres per hour (180 mph).
November 27
[edit]1997: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite was launched.
November 28
[edit]1905: The Mataafa Storm struck the North American Great Lakes, sinking or damaging 29 ships and killing 36 people.
November 29
[edit]2001: Cyclone Trina formed near the Cook Islands, eventually causing severe flooding on the island of Mangaia after 8 days of heavy rain.
November 30: End of the East Pacific, Central Pacific and Atlantic hurricane seasons
[edit]1961: Ansett-ANA Flight 325 flew into a severe thunderstorm shortly after takeoff from Sydney Airport, breaking up and crashing due to turbulence, killing all 15 people aboard.