December 11 in Weather History

160 events on record, 1681 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for December 11, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.

  • Tornadoes
  • Hurricanes and tropical storms
  • Floods
  • Severe storms
  • Winter storms and snow
  • Cold
  • Wildfires
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes
  • Tsunamis
  • Other weather

The most significant

By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.

Tornadoes

1949F4 tornado, Butler County, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Butler County, Missouri and tracked 10 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Poplar Bluff, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
6
Injuries
30
Path
10 mi
Width
400 yd

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Tornadoes

1949F3 tornado, White, Jackson counties, Arkansas

An F3 tornado touched down in White, Jackson counties, Arkansas and tracked 15.2 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Providence to N Bradford, AR.

Rating
F3
Deaths
4
Injuries
11
Path
15.2 mi
Width
500 yd

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Tsunamis

1999December 11, 1999 Tsunami at Luzon Island, Philippines

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Luzon Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters. It killed 5 people, injured 40 and did $1.8 million in damage.

When
December 11, 1999
Magnitude
7.3
Water height
1.5 m
Deaths
5
Damage
$1.8 million
Where
Luzon Island, Philippines

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Other weather

1997Dense Fog in California, December 11, 1997

Patchy dense fog was a main contributing factor in a major chain reaction collision on northbound Interstate 5 near Lambert, CA, 17 miles south of downtown Sacramento. The crash involved 8 tractor trailers, 1 tanker truck, and 28 automobiles and small trucks.

Deaths
5
Injuries
26
Damage
$1.5 million
Events
1

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Tornadoes

1931F2 tornado, Bowie, Miller counties, Texas

An F2 tornado touched down in Bowie, Miller counties, Texas and tracked 7.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Texarkana, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
15
Path
7.5 mi
Width
200 yd

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By kind

Tornadoes

30 on December 11, oldest first.

1931F2 tornado, Bowie, Miller counties, Texas

An F2 tornado touched down in Bowie, Miller counties, Texas and tracked 7.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Texarkana, AR.

Rating
F2
Deaths
2
Injuries
15
Path
7.5 mi
Width
200 yd

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1949F4 tornado, Butler County, Missouri

An F4 tornado touched down in Butler County, Missouri and tracked 10 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Poplar Bluff, MO.

Rating
F4
Deaths
6
Injuries
30
Path
10 mi
Width
400 yd

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1949F3 tornado, White, Jackson counties, Arkansas

An F3 tornado touched down in White, Jackson counties, Arkansas and tracked 15.2 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 4 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Providence to N Bradford, AR.

Rating
F3
Deaths
4
Injuries
11
Path
15.2 mi
Width
500 yd

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2008Tornado in North Carolina, December 11, 2008

A brief tornado affected areas north of Concord. The tornado developed in association with a low topped shower as it moved along a sharp boundary separating cold air over the foothills and warmer and slightly unstable air surging in from the coast.

Strongest
EF1
Events
1

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20212021 Bowling Green tornadoes

, located in Warren County, Kentucky, United States. The first tornado cut a swath of EF3-rated damage on the Enhanced Fujita scale through the city, killing 16 people, while the second tornado produced EF2 damage but no injuries or fatalities.

Where
Bowling Green
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

1 on December 11, oldest first.

Floods

10 on December 11, oldest first.

2003Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, December 11, 2003

A cold front slowly moved northeast through the area on the 11th. It brought 1.5 to 3 inches of rain to the county. 2.8 inches of rain fell in Tunkhannock. The rain and warmer weather also melted most of the snow that fell earlier in the week.

Damage
$100,000
Events
1

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2003Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, December 11, 2003

A cold front slowly moved northeast through the area on the 11th. It brought 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain to the southwest quarter of the county. The rain and warmer weather also melted most of the snow that fell earlier in the week.

Damage
$50,000
Events
1

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2007Debris Flow in Oregon, December 11, 2007

An unusually strong combination of storms brought an extended period of rainfall to northwest Oregon. Accumulations from this recent rainfall in the north Oregon Coast Range were around a foot or more of water, which fell in a relatively short period of time--just over two days.

Damage
$1.5 million
Events
1

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2012Flash Flood in Florida, December 11 to 12, 2012

A stationary pre-frontal trough was located along a line from near Naples in Southwest Florida to extreme northeast Palm Beach County which provided a convergence zone for the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Damage
$504,000
Events
1

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Severe storms

37 on December 11, oldest first.

2000High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000

A strong low pressure system dragged a sharp cold front across the region dropping temperatures by 30 degrees. Very strong winds occurred along and behind the front with numerous locations receiving gusts over 58 mph.

Deaths
1
Damage
$100,000
Strongest
58 kt wind
Events
32

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2000High Wind in West Virginia, December 11 to 12, 2000

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common in the wake of a strong cold front. Stronger gusts, on the order of 50 to 70 mph were seen in Wood County and across the central mountainous counties. The Wood County Airport measured a gust to 66 mph at 0101E.

Damage
$20,000
Strongest
57 kt wind
Events
34

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2000High Wind in Indiana, December 11 to 12, 2000

A strong low pressure system pushed a sharp cold front through the region dropping temperatures by around 30 degrees. Strong winds occurred with the front and continued for several hours after the frontal passage. The highest measured wind gust was 66 mph in Franklin county.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
8

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2000High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common in the wake of a strong cold frontal passage. However, a few stronger gusts were seen in Washington County, with some speeds reaching near 60 mph. One house in Belpre and one in Reno sustained severe roof damage.

Damage
$75,000
Events
9

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2000High Wind in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2000

A strong low pressure system dragged a sharp cold front across the region dropping temperatures around 30 degrees. Along and behind the cold front, winds gusted to near 60 mph. Trees were knocked down and windows were blown out.

Damage
$25,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
12

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2014High Wind in Oregon, December 11, 2014

A 974 millibar surface low moved northward paralleling the coast around 80 miles offshore, and resulted in one of the strongest wind storms that Northwest Oregon had experienced in past several of years. The strongest winds occurred as high pressure filled in behind the low.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$96,000
Strongest
78 kt wind
Events
8

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2018High Wind and Strong Wind in Wyoming, December 11 to 12, 2018

Strong winds mainly across the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming were howling with intensity through the 11th and 12th. Several Wyoming Department of Transportation sensors along both Interstate 80 and Interstate 25 had measured gusts into the upper 50s and low 60 mph range.

Deaths
1
Strongest
54 kt wind
Events
5

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2021Damaging Wind and High Wind in Ohio, December 11, 2021

A strong area of low pressure was located over southern Lake Michigan during the early morning hours of December 11th. This low moved quickly northeast to north of Lake Ontario by mid-afternoon, deepening at a rate of almost 1 mb per hour.

Deaths
1
Damage
$220,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
14

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2021High Wind in Michigan, December 11, 2021

A strong low pressure system and attendant cold front tracked across the central Great Lakes on December 11th. Widespread 50-60 mph gusts were observed, with isolated higher gusts up to 64 mph (measured at both Harbor Beach and Detroit Metro Airport).

Damage
$5.1 million
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
17

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2021High Wind in New York, December 11, 2021

A strong low pressure system passed to the north of Central New York and dragged a strong cold front through the region. High winds aloft were able to mix down resulting in gusts as high as 62 mph.

Injuries
1
Damage
$27,000
Strongest
54 kt wind
Events
25

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2021High Wind and Strong Wind in Indiana, December 11, 2021

Wind gusts of 50 mph or more were common beginning before sunrise on December 11 as a cold front moved through and an area of low pressure deepened as it moved from Illinois through Michigan. Over land, the greatest reported wind speed was 61 mph at both Lima, OH and Fort Wayne.

Injuries
1
Strongest
53 kt wind
Events
25

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2021High Wind in Michigan, December 11, 2021

A strong cold front that raced across lower Michigan also brought high winds that reached 72 mph in Saugatuck. Numerous other locations saw wind gusts in the 60 to 69 mph range. This caused scattered power outages and localized wind damage.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
63 kt wind
Events
14

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2021High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 11, 2021

A strong area of low pressure was located over southern Lake Michigan during the early morning hours of December 11th. This low moved quickly northeast to north of Lake Ontario by mid-afternoon, deepening at a rate of almost 1 mb per hour.

Damage
$150,000
Strongest
56 kt wind
Events
1

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2021Damaging Winds in North Carolina, December 11, 2021

A line of strong to severe storms moved across central North Carolina in advance of a strong cold front in an environment characterized by high shear and low CAPE. Several of the storms became strong enough to produce severe wind gusts across portions of the northwest Piedmont.

Damage
$60,000
Strongest
50 kt wind
Events
6

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Winter storms and snow

46 on December 11, oldest first.

1999Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11, 1999

An area of low pressure intensified over northern Maine Friday night (December 10, 1999) and moved into New Brunswick, Canada on Saturday (December 11, 1999). Moisture wrapped around this system with snow across the area.

Damage
$30,000
Events
1

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2000Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 11, 2000

The first of three significant winter storms hit south-central Nebraska early on December 11th. Snow, wind and cold all infiltrated the area. Snow amounts of 3 to 6 inches were common east of a Loup City to Red Cloud line, with the heaviest snow around York, Aurora and Polk.

Events
24

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2000Ice Storm in Ohio, December 11, 2000

A deep area of low pressure moved across Lake Erie during the evening hours. Freezing rain fell for several hours along a warm front stretching east from the low. Ice accumulations in excess of one quarter inch fell over Lucas County.

Damage
$250,000
Events
1

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2002Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, December 11, 2002

Freezing rain and sleet started to accumulate just before dawn on the 11th. The ice reached a quarter inch thick at the storm times shown for each county. Precipitation changed to rain or ended by late morning or afternoon.

Injuries
40
Events
9

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2004Winter Storm in New York, December 11, 2004

A storm system over western Virginia Friday morning, December 10th moved northeast across northern New York Saturday morning, December 11th. A mixture of snow, sleet and rain developed across the area the evening of December 10th and changed to a steady wet snow overnight.

Damage
$40,000
Events
4

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2004Winter Weather in New York, December 11, 2004

A storm system over western Virginia Friday morning, December 10th moved northeast across northern New York Saturday morning, December 11th. A mixture of snow, sleet and rain developed across the area the evening of December 10th and changed to a steady wet snow overnight.

Damage
$25,000
Events
5

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2007Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 11, 2007

The second significant winter storm/ice storm to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin in December, 2007, struck on December 11-12th (December 1st was the other one). It generated a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.

Damage
$200,000
Events
7

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2007Winter Weather in New York, December 11 to 12, 2007

An upper level disturbance moved across northern New York and helped initiate the development of a weak surface low which moved along a frontal boundary across New York during the night of December 11th and into the early morning hours of the 12th.

Damage
$45,000
Events
9

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2008Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11 to 12, 2008

An area of high pressure was located across New England and New York on the morning of December 11th. Meanwhile, complex low pressure that originated in the Mississippi River, traveled north along the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the morning of December 11th.

Damage
$515,000
Events
16

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2008Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2008

A strong low pressure system brought heavy, wet snow to portions of Eastern Kentucky on the evening of December 11th. The snow occurred as colder air moved in behind the departing storm system. Earlier in the day, rain, and some freezing rain, fell across the area.

Damage
$150,000
Events
9

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2008Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 11 to 12, 2008

A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico, the evening of the 10th, through the Carolinas on the 11th, to New England on the 12th. |This storm brought a variety of wintry precipitation to northeast Pennsylvania from the morning of the 11th to the morning of the 12th.

Damage
$50,000
Events
2

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2010Winter Storm in Illinois, December 11 to 12, 2010

A strong winter storm moved across northern Illinois on December 11th and 12th, producing snowfall totals generally in the 1 to 3 inch range. As the storm moved east, very strong winds developed causing whiteout and near blizzard conditions in open areas.

Deaths
1
Injuries
8
Events
18

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2010Blizzard in Wisconsin, December 11 to 12, 2010

An upper-level trough deepened over the central Plains, developing a deep area of surface low pressure that tracked from Iowa across Illinois. The system produced heavy snow across all of Wisconsin, with portions of the south initially seeing rain, limiting snow amounts there.

Deaths
1
Injuries
7
Events
17

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2010Blizzard and Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 11 to 13, 2010

A strong winter storm produced heavy snow and blizzard conditions across parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota on December 11-12, 2010. A widespread snowfall of 8 to 14 inches along with frequent wind gusts over 40 mph affected much of northeast and central Wisconsin.

Deaths
1
Damage
$50,000
Strongest
61 kt wind
Events
32

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2010Blizzard in Iowa, December 11 to 12, 2010

The seasons first widespread major storm struck the state on the 11th, and continued into the early morning hours of the 12th. A strong upper level system intensified over the central U.S. from the 10th into the 11th.

Damage
$3.3 million
Events
43

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2010Blizzard in Minnesota, December 11, 2010

Snowfall ranging from 5 to 10 inches was accompanied by sustained northwest winds which reached 40 mph at times, with gusts as high as 55 mph. The snowfall, strong winds, and existing snow cover resulted in widespread blizzard conditions.

Injuries
2
Events
8

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2013Winter Weather in Montana, December 11, 2013

A 3-year-old girl who was injured in a highway collision on December 11th died of her injuries on December 30th. The collision occurred just north of the train crossing underpass on Highway 212/310 in icy conditions.

Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Events
1

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2016Avalanche in Montana, December 11, 2016

A skier was killed by an avalanche on Henderson Mountain outside Cooke City on December 11th. The skier was in a party of 5 and his descent was the 7th track on the slope when it avalanched. He was carried into trees and buried under 5' of snow.

Deaths
1
Events
1

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Cold

2 on December 11, oldest first.

2000Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 11 to 31, 2000

Very cold arctic air spread over the area starting on the 11th and remained entrenched through the end of the month. A number of days the mercury fell to below zero readings. Strong winds on several days also sent wind chill readings to as low as 30 degrees below zero.

Events
23

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Wildfires

4 on December 11, oldest first.

2006Harper Fire

The Harper Fire was discovered on December 11, 2006, in Mora County, New Mexico, and burned 1,120 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

When
December 11, 2006
Acres
1,120

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2017Legion Lake Fire

The Legion Lake Fire was reported on December 11, 2017, in Custer County, South Dakota, and burned 54,023 acres.

When
December 11, 2017
Acres
54,023

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2017Nat Out Nine Fire

The Nat Out Nine Fire was reported on December 11, 2017, in Lincoln County, Nevada, and burned 1,776 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
December 11, 2017
Acres
1,776

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Earthquakes

8 on December 11, oldest first.

Volcanoes

1 on December 11, oldest first.

Tsunamis

5 on December 11, oldest first.

1999December 11, 1999 Tsunami at Luzon Island, Philippines

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Luzon Island, Philippines, with a maximum water height of 1.5 meters. It killed 5 people, injured 40 and did $1.8 million in damage.

When
December 11, 1999
Magnitude
7.3
Water height
1.5 m
Deaths
5
Damage
$1.8 million
Where
Luzon Island, Philippines

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Space weather and aurora

9 on December 11, oldest first.

Other weather

7 on December 11, oldest first.

1997Dense Fog in California, December 11, 1997

Patchy dense fog was a main contributing factor in a major chain reaction collision on northbound Interstate 5 near Lambert, CA, 17 miles south of downtown Sacramento. The crash involved 8 tractor trailers, 1 tanker truck, and 28 automobiles and small trucks.

Deaths
5
Injuries
26
Damage
$1.5 million
Events
1

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2011Dense Fog in Texas, December 11, 2011

Dense fog developed during the early morning hours over the Rolling Plains and South Plains. In Dickens county, a fatality vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 264 and U.S. Highway 82 at 805am CST.

Deaths
2
Events
1

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Sources

Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.