Weather History
For Monday,November 21,2016
For Monday,November 21,2016
1798
- A four day storm was in progress in the northeastern U.S. The storm
dropped a foot of snow on New York City and New Haven, and as much as
three feet in Maine and New Hampshire. The snowstorm ushered in a long
and severe winter, in some places the ground remained covered with snow
until the following May. (David Ludlum)
1967
- Excessive rains in southern California caused the most severe
flooding and the most damaging mmud slidesin 33 years. Downtown Los
Angeles received eight inches of rain, and 14 inches fell in the
mountains. (David Ludlum)
1985
- Hurricane Kate made landfall during the evening hours near Mexico
Beach, FL. Wind gusts to 100 mph were reported at Cape San Blas FL. It
was the latest known hurricane to hit the U.S. so far north. (The
Weather Channel)
1987
- Squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region and the Upper Ohio Valley
produced 14 inches of snow at Snowshoe WV, and nearly eight inches at
Syracuse NY. Eleven cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. Record lows included 21 degrees at Pinson AL,
9 degrees at Syracuse NY, and 8 degrees at Binghamton NY. Gale force
winds lash the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast, and the strong
northwesterly winds produced wind chill readings as cold as 30 degrees
below zero. Winds gusting to 60 mph at Trumansburg NY toppled a chimney
onto a nearby truck. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- High winds accompanied rain and snow in the northeastern U.S. Caribou
ME received eight inches of snow in six hours, and Fort Kent ME was
blanketed with a total of fourteen inches of snow. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- The storm which produced thunderstorms and high winds in the
northeastern U.S. the previous day, produced snow and high winds in New
England, with blizzard conditions reported in Maine. Winds gusted to 55
mph at Boston MA, and reached 58 mph at Augusta ME, and hurricane force
winds were reported off the coast of Maine. Snowfall totals ranged up to
18 inches at Vanceboro ME, with 17 inches at South Lincoln VT. There
were thirty-five sstormrelated injuries in Maine. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
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