Weather History
For Friday,November 25,2016
For Friday,November 25,2016
1950
- A great storm hit the Northern and Central Appalachians with snow and
high winds. Winds reached hurricane force along eastern slopes of the
Appalachians, with gusts to 100 mph at Hartford CT, 110 mph at Concord
NH, and 160 mph at Mount Washington NH. Heavy rain also hit the eastern
slopes, with eight inches reported at Slide Mountain NY. The western
slopes were buried under heavy snow. The storm produced record snowfall
totals of 27.7 inches at Pittsburgh PA, and 36.3 inches at Steubenville
OH. The snow, and record cold temperatures, resulted in 160 deaths.
(25th-26th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1970
- The temperature at Tallahassee, FL, dipped to 13 degrees, following a
high of 40 degrees the previous day. The mercury then reached 67
degrees on the 26th, and highs were in the 70s the rest of the month.
(The Weather Channel)
1983
- The Great Thanksgiving Weekend Blizzard hit Denver, CO. The storm
produced 21.5 inches of snow in 37 hours, closing Stapleton Airport for
24 hours. The snow and wind closed interstate highways around Denver.
Visibility at Limon CO was down to zero for 24 hours. (The Weather
Channel)
1987
- An early morning thunderstorm in southeastern Texas produced high
winds which rolled a mobile home east of Bay City killing two of the
four occupants. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in central
and eastern Texas, with nine inches reported at Huntsville, and 8.5
inches at Wimberly. Snow fell across northern and central Lower
Michigan, with totals ranging up to nine inches at Cadillac. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma
and northwest Texas during the day and into the night. Thunderstorms in
Texas produced softball size hail at Alba, and wind gusts to 80 mph at
Krum. Hail and high winds caused nearly five million dollars damage at
Kaufman TX, and strong downburst winds derailed twenty-eight freight
cars at Fruitvale TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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