This Day in Weather History: November 3rd

Weather History - November 3rd

Local and Regional Events:

November 3rd, 2003:

Heavy snow fell across the area, including 6 to 9 inches across Big Stone County in Minnesota, with nine inches in Ortonville. Heavy snow of up to eight inches fell across Grant County in South Dakota. Six inches fell at Big Stone City, and 8 inches fell at Milbank. Heavy snow also fell from the early morning to around noon across parts of central South Dakota. Six inches of snow fell at Kennebec, Fort Thompson, Gann Valley, and Miller.

U.S.A and Global Events for November 3rd:

1927: Historic flooding occurred across Vermont from November 2nd through the 4th. The flood washed out 1285 bridges, miles of roads and railways, and several homes and buildings. Eighty-four people were killed from the flooding, including Lt. Governor S. Hollister Jackson. Click HERE for additional information by Tom Moore. Click HERE for more information from the University of Vermont's Landscape Change Program.

Nov 3, 1927 Vermont Rain

The image above is from the NWS Office in Burlington, Vermont.

1966: An early season snowfall, which started on the 2nd, whitened the ground from Alabama to Michigan. Mobile, Alabama, had their earliest snowflakes on record. Louisville, Kentucky measured 13.1 inches, Nashville; Tennessee reported 7.2 inches, and Huntsville, Alabama, had 4 inches of snow.

Nov 3, 1966 Snowstorm 2

2001: Hurricane Michelle reached peak intensity on this day as a Category 4 storm. Michelle made landfall on November 4-5, between Playa Larga and Playa Giron, Cuba, as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest to strike the country since 1952's Hurricane Fox. The storm caused an estimated $2 billion US dollars in damage to Cuba.

Nov 3, 2001 Hurricane Michelle

2002: A Magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central Alaska. The quake is the 9th largest to be recorded in the US.

Nov 3, 2002 Alaska Earthquake

The image above is courtesy of NASA's Earth Observatory.

2007: Dense fog in the early morning hours resulted in a 100 vehicle pile-up just north of Fowler, CA on I-99. Two people were killed, and 41 others were injured. The thick seasonal fog is known as "Tule fog" and typically occurs in Central California in late fall and winter. Click HERE for more information from CBS News.

2011: Floodwaters by Tropical Depression Keila's heavy rainfall were responsible for several deaths in Oman. Click HERE for more information from NASA.

Nov 2, 2011 Cyclone Keila Nov 2, 2011 Cyclone Keila 2

2013: The town of Arnhem in the Netherlands was hit with several tornadoes. Click HERE for more information from the website, Severe-Weather.eu

Click HERE for more This Day in Weather History from the Southeast Regional Climate Center.