Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for November 1, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal. It killed 50,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal, with a maximum water height of 18.3 meters. It killed 50,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Angela reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 5 storm.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru. It killed 233 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Pamela reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 960 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Keith reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 5 storm.
Wildfires
The Old Fire, which began on October 25, was not fully contained until November 5. During the first few days of November, another 2 deaths and 7 injuries occurred and 143 structures were lost.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Jasper County, Missouri and tracked 2.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Webb City, MO.
Winter storms and snow
The 2025 Nepal snowstorm disaster occurred in Nepal on 1-3 November 2025 and resulted in the deaths of at least 9 people of various nationalities. Injuries and fatalities resulted from severe snowstorms and avalanches on and around the mountains of Panbari, in Gandaki Pradesh and at the base camp of Yalung Ri, Dolakha District in the Himalayan Range.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Gilgit, Pakistan. It killed 11 people, injured 40 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China. It killed 7 people, injured 5 and destroyed 73 houses.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Volusia County, Florida and tracked 3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 32.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Jasper County, Missouri and tracked 2.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Webb City, MO.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bowie County, Texas and tracked 5.9 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest.
Nickel-sized hail, combined with wind gusts up to 60 mph, occurred at Catonsville in southwestern Baltimore Co.
A 24 foot long sailboat capsized during a severe thunderstorm on the Delaware River. The boat set sail from Pyne Poynt Marina in Camden. One person on board drowned when he became entangled in the lines and was submerged beneath the capsized boat. (M53O)
An F3 tornado touched down in Volusia County, Florida and tracked 3 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 32.
Storm spotters observed golfball size hail at the Albany Mall.
Tornado touched down in a sparsely developed area in open country along highway 1804. The tornado skipped in a west..northwest direction. One home was heavily damaged. Several bales of hay were destroyed. The tornado crossed the Missouri River into Morton county.
A tornado that developed along a line of weak showers destroyed three barns and damaged a house over rural Webster County. The tornado was on the ground for approximately six miles, and downed numerous trees along it's path.
A potent low pressure system moved across the region, bringing strong winds aloft across the Ohio Valley. Showers that developed along and ahead of a cold front associated with this storm system were capable of producing damaging winds and isolated weak tornadoes.
A cold front moved into the tri-state area with heavy rainfall and some severe weather. In northwest Florida, an EF1 tornado touched down in Washington county with other straight line wind damage in Jackson county.
A potent storm system for early Fall impacted the region and a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the ArkLaMiss region ahead of a cold front. A rare combination of instability and wind shear was in place and storms produced tornadoes, along with damaging winds.
35 tornadoes were recorded on November 1, 2018, in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri.
A potent storm system for early Fall impacted the region and a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the ArkLaMiss region ahead of a cold front. A rare combination of instability and wind shear was in place and storms produced tornadoes, along with damaging winds.
Deepening low pressure moving through the Lower Mississippi River Valley into the Ohio River Valley pushed a cold front through southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on the 1st.
A strong cold front interacted with an unstable atmosphere to produce a fast-moving line of thunderstorms. A few of the storms became severe producing wind damage and a brief tornado across North Mississippi during the early morning hours of November 1st.
Deepening low pressure moving through the Lower Mississippi River Valley into the Ohio River Valley pushed a cold front through southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on the 1st.
A strong storm system moved across the south and spawned an outbreak of tornadoes in Louisiana. The severe weather began late Halloween and went into early November 1st. One long lived tornado was ongoing at midnight.
Just before midnight on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, a tornado impacted the Isle of Jersey in the Channel Islands, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom. Associated with powerful extratropical cyclone Storm Ciarán, the tornado was subsequently rated T6 on the TORRO scale or IF3 on the International Fujita scale, which is broadly analogous to the Enhanced Fujita scale commonly used in the United States, making it the strongest tornado to hit the British Isles since the Birmingham Tornado in…
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 60 kt.
A tropical cyclone hit the coastal town of Machilipatnam on 1 November 1864 causing heavy casualties and damaging properties. A memorial was erected in Machilipatnam to the memory of an estimated 30000 deaths.
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Hurricane Pamela reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 960 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Marie reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 945 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Angela reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Keith reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 925 mb, a category 5 storm.
A strong pressure gradient between high pressure over the Mid-Atlantic states and Tropical Storm Noel over Hispaniola and eastern Cuba caused a prolonged period of strong east winds over Southeast Florida and the adjacent waters.
Hurricane Noel crossed the coast near Killarney, New Providence, Bahamas as a tropical storm, 50 kt, central pressure 993 mb. Hurricane Noel was a deadly tropical cyclone that moved across the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea to Newfoundland in late October 2007. The sixteenth tropical depression, fourteenth named storm, and the sixth hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, Noel formed on October 27 from the interaction between a tropical wave and an upper-level low in the north-central Caribbean.
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Heavy rain began over northern Oklahoma on this date in 1961, and continued into the early morning hours of the second. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2.5 to 3.5 inches, with accumulations of four to six inches in Major County, brought serious flooding to the area. The flooding caused all highways around Enid to be closed.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Widespread heavy rains of 6-10 inches inundated South-Central and Southeast Kansas from the evening of October 30th thru November 1st while 4-8 inches drenched Central Kansas.
Heavy rains of late October continued into the first day or two of November and sent rivers and streams in east central Kansas out of their banks. Numerous roads and highways in the area were flooded and many were closed for a time. Many homes were severly damaged.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew out windows, blew down a fence and damaged a chimney.
Upper air instability and remnants of a tropical cyclone combined to generate torrential rains that produced severe flash flooding over eastern and southeastern parts of the Big Island on the 1st and 2nd of November.
November 2004 was the wettest November since 1924 in Wichita Falls, as a new monthly rainfall record was set with 6.86 inches. It was the 6th wettest November in Oklahoma City with 5.66 inches of rain. The wettest November on record for Oklahoma City was set back in 1931, when 9.63 inches of rain was measured.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Several roads in and around Muskogee continued to be flooded from the evening before. Several cars were stranded in the high water. In addition, 10 to 12 homes had water enter them in the Meadows subdivision just south of Muskogee.
A warm winter storm brought heavy rain to Northern and Central California inducing debris flows over recent fire scarred areas, causing power outages, downing trees and causing numerous traffic collisions.
Periodic heavy rainfall allowed river flooding to continue from October into November.
Extensive heavy rainfall across much of eastern Texas and Louisiana during the month of October 2009 led to considerable runoff flowing into the Sabine River basin well into November 2009.
Extensive heavy rainfall across much of eastern Texas and Louisiana during the month of October 2009 led to considerable runoff flowing into the Sabine River basin well into November 2009.
Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of October resulted in a record breaking crest on the Bayou Bodcau Reservoir in the month of November.
Widespread lakeshore flooding from record high water levels of the Great Lakes and periodic strong onshore flow occurred from late April 2019 to November 2019. Extensive erosion and property damage occurred, with monetary values in the millions.
A deepening area of consolidated low pressure tracked from the north shoreline of Lake Erie to Toronto, and then along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario Thursday evening, October 31st.
A developing area of low pressure moved from the Gulf of Mexico on during the night of the 30th and moved north into the eastern Great Lakes as it intensified during the evening of October 31st.
A strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.
A developing area of low pressure moved from the Gulf of Mexico on during the night of the 30th and moved north into the eastern Great Lakes as it intensified during the evening of October 31st.
Low pressure moved northeast through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River valley, bringing a plume of deep moisture into Central New York. Rain, with embedded bands of thunderstorms, developed ahead of the low pressure area during the day of 31 October.
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Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
One tree was blown down near the Burnshire Dam in along the N. Fork Shenandoah River Valley.
Several sheds were blown down and trees were blown across the road.
One mobile home tipped over, one carport roof blown off, and metal skirting around another mobile home was ripped off.
High pressure over the Rockies and low pressure in the Great Lakes Region created a tight pressure gradient which produced northwest winds at 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. The winds buffeted the Eastern Nebraska Panhandle as well as Southwest and Northcentral Nebraska.
A strong coastal low pressure system moved northeast into southeastern Massachusetts from south of Long Island and brought high winds to many parts of southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands. There were even a few gusts to hurricane force.
During the afternoon and evening hours of November 1, damaging winds occurred across the Catskills, mid Hudson Valley, Taconics and parts of the upper Hudson Valley, due to a combination of deep low pressure over the Mid-Atlantic States and strong high pressure in southern…
A strong pressure gradient developed across the northern plains, between a low over southern Ontario and a high building in from Montana. The peak wind was reported at Devils Lake, where a gust of 76 mph was reported.
A strong pressure gradient developed across the northern plains, between a low over southern Ontario and a high building in from Montana. The peak wind across northwest Minnesota occurred at Hallock, with a gust of 69 mph.
Strong winds occurred ahead of a cold front.
A strong autumn cold front swept across between 0100E and 0400E. Strong winds existed just above the surface. There were fast moving showers near the front, with just a few embedded thunderstorms. The convection was able to mix some of the strong wind gusts down to the surface.
A line of showers and isolated thunderstorms developed along a cold front across Ohio the evening of October 31st. This line moved east during the overnight hours of November 1st and was able to mix strong winds aloft down to the surface.
Deep low pressure lifted across the Great Lakes region. The system brought strong winds to much of the region on Friday, November 1st. Winds gusted as high as 62 mph. The strong winds downed trees and power lines throughout the region.
A line of showers and isolated thunderstorms developed along a cold front across Ohio the evening of October 31st. This line moved east during the overnight hours of November 1st and was able to mix strong winds aloft down to the surface.
A strong cold front moved across the region during the early morning hours of November 1st. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of the front and caused some damage. Over two dozen reports of damaging winds were reported.
An anomalously strong low pressure region (976mb) moved from Ontario into southern Quebec. Southern New England was sandwiched in between this and high pressure off the coast to the southeast, creating a very tight pressure gradient over the region.
A strong and deepening area of low pressure moved across Ontario and Quebec provinces on November 1st.
A line of showers and isolated thunderstorms developed along a cold front across Ohio the evening of October 31st. This line moved east during the overnight hours of November 1st and was able to mix strong winds aloft down to the surface.
A strong autumn cold front swept across southeast Ohio between 0000E and 0300E. Strong winds existed just above the surface. There were fast moving showers near the front, with just a few embedded thunderstorms.
As a strengthening low pressure system lifted north through the Great Lakes into Ontario, strong winds aloft mixed down to the ground during the late morning and afternoon. Surface temperatures were still in the mid 60s to lower 70s with sunshine.
A cool early season storm brought wintry weather which impacted travel over Sierra mountain passes. This system also brought rain across the area at lower elevations, locally heavy with thunderstorms.
Strong winds occurred behind low pressure and strong cold front.
Strong winds occurred behind low pressure and strong cold front.
High winds occurred behind low pressure and strong cold front.
Strong winds occurred behind low pressure and strong cold front.
High winds occurred behind low pressure and strong cold front.
A strong cold front moved through eastern Idaho overnight on the 1st into the 2nd and very strong winds occurred with substantial power outages.
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Snowstorm of November 1, 1946 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from November 1, 1946 to November 7, 1946.
A 41 yr. old man drowned when his pickup was blown into a slough. The man was driving along highway 200 near Hurdsfield when he came to a low spot on the highway with bodies of water on either side of the highway.
A major winter storm hit eastern Montana leaving over 1500 residents without power as nearly 2000 power poles snapped in half. The storm started as rain and produced several hours of sleet before changing to snow.
An intense winter storm brought high winds and heavy, wet snowfall to portions of northeastern Wyoming. In Crook and Weston Counties, snowfall rates were one to two inches an hour.
An intense winter storm brought heavy, wet snowfall and very strong winds to portions of western South Dakota. In Butte and Harding counties, the snowfall was greatest on the western half of the county. Totals ranged from 4 to 6 inches.
Deep low pressure tracked northward along the outer coast causing impacts across Southeast Alaska beginning Halloween night through November 2nd.
The 2025 Nepal snowstorm disaster occurred in Nepal on 1-3 November 2025 and resulted in the deaths of at least 9 people of various nationalities. Injuries and fatalities resulted from severe snowstorms and avalanches on and around the mountains of Panbari, in Gandaki Pradesh and at the base camp of Yalung Ri, Dolakha District in the Himalayan Range.
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Drought persisted through November across the southwestern half of South Central Texas. A heavy snow event near the end of the month again added moisture to soils across the Hill Country.
Drought-like conditions continued to affect much of the eastern piedmont and northern neck of Virginia right through November. The November rainfall departure from normal for Richmond was -1.87 inches.
This was the fifth month in a row that drought conditions were seen across Central and Northern Maryland. Persistent high pressure over the Southeast U.S. forced most rain producing low pressure systems to steer north of the region.
A very dry period from July through November resulted in drought-like conditions across much of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore. This caused significant crop damage and other drought-related problems throughout much of the area.
Dry conditions started in July, subsided in August, started again in September, and continued through most of November. In most areas, crops were damaged or destroyed. Water levels in creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes were fairly low. Water levels in some shallow wells were low.
Dry conditions started in July, subsided in August, started again in September, and continued through most of November. In most areas, crops were damaged or destroyed. Water levels in creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes were fairly low. Water levels in some shallow wells were low.
A drought, which began in early September, ended, at least temporarily, for much of eastern Nebraska on November 22nd when .5 to 1.5 inches of precipitation fell. For many locations, this was the first significant rain of over a quarter of an since September 4th.
Average to above average precipitation continued across the South Plains, the extreme southern Panhandle, and the Rolling Plains in November resulting in improving soil moisture conditions during the month.
Unseasonably warm conditions prevailed across all of north and central Georgia throughout the month. Monthly average temperatures of 55.7 (deg. F) to 62.8 averaged some 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
Very dry conditions, which actually began during the late summer, continued and intensified during November. Many reporting stations in North and Central Georgia received less than 1 inch of rain during November for the second consecutive month.
Drought conditions worsened across north Texas in November. The regions of east and north Texas considered to be in severe drought (D2) as classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor continued to expand.
Drought conditions continued across North Texas. Although occasional rainfall helped some areas of North Texas improve by the end of October, many areas missed out on the beneficial rains. The U.S.
Severe to extreme (D2-D3) drought conditions were seen across much of Oklahoma during the month of November despite some precipitation.
Drought conditions continued to worsen across north and central Georgia during November. Rainfall deficits continued to grow, with many locations across the north and central part of the state reporting rainfall deficits of 15 to 20 inches.
November was characterized by persistent significant rainfall over the southeastern Texas Panhandle with spotty rain showers elsewhere. Exceptional (D4) drought continued for much of the South Plains and Rolling Plains.
Drought conditions across portions of north Texas continued to improve during the month. Several counties in the northwestern portion of the County Warning Area (CWA) improved below severe drought status after 2 inches of rain fell during the month.
The continuation of much needed rainfall occurred during the month of November, which helped alleviate the devastating drought somewhat over Oklahoma.
A dry November caused the ongoing drought conditions to worsen across the Texas Panhandle. Exceptional (D4) drought affects the majority of the north Texas Panhandle including Carson County.
A dry November caused the ongoing drought conditions to worsen across the Oklahoma Panhandle. Exceptional (D4) drought affects all of Beaver County and most of Texas County.
Drought conditions worsened during the month of November largely due to well above seasonal average temperatures and well below normal precipitation. Extreme (D3) drought had expanded to encompass the majority of the South Plains area.
Very few rainfall events occurred during the month of November over Oklahoma. This allowed drought conditions to persist or even worsen in some areas.
Drought levels generally remained the same throughout the month of November despite the dry season being upon the region. Most counties remained anywhere between severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought conditions. Lamb County dropped from severe (D2) to moderate (D1) conditions.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, November 2013 marked the 18th consecutive month during which drought of at least category D2 Severe intensity plagued at least some portion of South Central Nebraska, prolonging one of the most notable droughts in decades.
Precipitation was below normal for most locations across north Texas during the month of November, leading to a continuation of the persistent drought conditions across the region.
Dry conditions continued into November, which created continued stress on crops. Some locations were even classified as being in extreme drought. This drought classification expanded and covered much of the state by the end of the month.
The D4 Exceptional drought conditions rapidly worsened over Georgia through the month of November. By the end of the month, all but two counties in north and central Georgia were in the D2 Severe to D4 Exceptional drought area.
Dry conditions continued into November, which created continued stress on crops. The drought continued to get worse across the state through the month before some relief came in the form of showers and thunderstorms near the end of November.
Although most of north and central Georgia ended November with below normal rainfall, the more seasonal temperatures and steady rainfall events still assisted in ending drought conditions over the area.
Dry conditions developed rapidly across New Hampshire starting in the middle of May. The period May 16 to June 25 was exceedingly dry.
Dry conditions developed rapidly across western Maine starting in the middle of May. The period May 16 to June 25 was exceedingly dry. There was some relief in late June and July, especially in the Western Maine Mountains and parts of the Mid-Coast. Southern Maine.
A lack of significant precipitation as the agricultural season ended maintained severe to extreme drought conditions.
A lack of significant precipitation as the agricultural season ended maintained severe to extreme drought conditions.
Late October precipitation eased drought conditions across southeast South Dakota.
Extreme (D3) Drought conditions continued across portions of southwestern Missouri. Drought conditions saw some improvements across portions of the southwest Missouri Ozarks during the month of November.
Warm and dry weather started November 2023, maintaining a pocket of Severe (D2) Drought across portions of Hidalgo, Starr, Brooks, and Kenedy County.
The combined effects of persistent above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation starting in early July 2023 resulted in mounting drought impacts across much of the state of Mississippi. Through the month of November, D3 (Extreme Drought), as depicted on the U.S.
Drought Conditions diminished through the month. A period of significant rains fell across the region early in the month with 3 to 8 inches of rainfall measured at some locations.
Drought Conditions diminished through the month. A period of significant rains fell across the region early in the month with 3 to 5 inches of rainfall measured at some locations.
The month began with Severe (D2) drought lingering across the Ozarks. Locations across west central and southern Missouri saw drought conditions improve through the month thanks to some beneficial rainfall.
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An arctic front moved through the state on October 29th, bringing much colder temperatures into the first four days of November.
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The Bull Creek Fire started on November 1, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 5,080 acres.
The Spruce Fork Fire started on November 1, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 3,988 acres.
The Dry Branch Fire started on November 1, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 8,054 acres.
The Peachtree Fire started on November 1, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 6,632 acres.
The Rum Creek Fire started on November 1, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 3,544 acres.
The Broad Hollow Fire started on November 1, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 2,004 acres.
The Peters Branch Fire started on November 1, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,822 acres.
The Sugar Fire started on November 1, 1991, in Kentucky, and burned 1,144 acres.
The UNIT3ARSON Fire was discovered on November 1, 1994, in Texas, and burned 9,912 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Bullhead Fire was discovered on November 1, 1999, in South Dakota, and burned 9,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Lone Fire was discovered on November 1, 1999, in New Mexico, and burned 2,000 acres.
The Fortune Fire was discovered on November 1, 1999, in South Dakota, and burned 1,782 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The N. East Corner Fire was discovered on November 1, 1999, in Montana, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The LD2305 Fire was discovered on November 1, 1999, in North Dakota, and burned 1,190 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire started on November 1, 1999, in North Dakota, and burned 1,062 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 2,944 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 2,925 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Measle Fork Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Wyoming County, West Virginia, and burned 2,859 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Schoolhouse Branch Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Wyoming County, West Virginia, and burned 2,533 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Summer Fork Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Wayne County, West Virginia, and burned 1,934 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Buffalo Creek & Toney Fork Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Logan County, West Virginia, and burned 1,619 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Campbranch Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 1,088 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 500 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 7,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Puckett Ridge Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in McDowell County, West Virginia, and burned 4,850 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Sharin Hollow Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and burned 1,383 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Fealty Gap Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Clay County, Kentucky, and burned 1,291 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Whitman Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Logan County, West Virginia, and burned 1,099 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Coalwood Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in McDowell County, West Virginia, and burned 1,098 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 1, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 650 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Old Fire, which began on October 25, was not fully contained until November 5. During the first few days of November, another 2 deaths and 7 injuries occurred and 143 structures were lost.
The Cedar Fire, which began on October 25, was not fully contained until November 16.
The Paradise Fire, which began on October 26, was not fully contained until November 15, 2003 During the first few days of November, another 700 acres was consumed, 67 structures and 75 vehicles destroyed, 6 injuries occurred, and additional damage occurred to 15 structures, 10…
The Minninghaw Fire was discovered on November 1, 2011, in Missouri, and burned 4,761 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
Throughout the spring, summer and autumn, north Georgia saw an extended period of below normal rainfall. By late summer and early fall all of north Georgia was experiencing severe, extreme or exceptional drought conditions.
The Nolansburg Fire was reported on November 1, 2016, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and burned 7,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Monitor Fire was reported on November 1, 2017, in Chelan County, Washington, and burned 1,169 acres.
A wildfire began from lightning in the Gunnison National Forest, 11 miles southwest of Crested Butte, Colorado.
A wildfire began from lightning approximately three miles into the South San Juan Wilderness, 13 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
A wildfire began from lightning in the San Juan National Forest, 12 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
The Matagorda South Fire was reported on November 1, 2025, in Calhoun County, Texas, and burned 2,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Kanagawa, Japan. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Dodecanese Islands, Greece.
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal. It killed 50,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. With the eruption it accompanied, it killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and injured 60.
An earthquake struck Montreal, Canada. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China. It killed 7 people, injured 5 and destroyed 73 houses.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Ecuador.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Near E Coast Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
An earthquake struck East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Satipo,andamarca,acobamba,la Merced,victoc, Peru. It killed 233 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Concepcion, Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50). It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Guam, US Territories.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Dushanbe, Andizhan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck N, Aomori, Misawa, Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, US Territories. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Near Central Coast, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Northeastern, Shanxi, China. It injured 4, destroyed 6,000 houses and did $44 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Gilgit, Pakistan. It killed 11 people, injured 40 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It injured 28 and destroyed 1,000 houses.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China. It destroyed 2,453 houses and did $10.5 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. It caused a tsunami.
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Etna, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
Banda Api, Pacific Ocean erupted. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000). The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake.
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A tsunami struck Netherlands.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal, with a maximum water height of 18.3 meters. It killed 50,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck St. Lawrence, Canada.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Andreanof Islands, AK, United States.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Southern Chile.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.9 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico, US Territories, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 0.07 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
10 on November 1, oldest first.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1932, reached Kp 6- and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 22; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1943, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 28; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1948, reached Kp 6+ and lasted 30 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 56; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 53 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1949, reached Kp 6 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 33; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1952, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 26; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1966, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 31; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1982, reached Kp 5 and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 36; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1984, reached Kp 6- and lasted 6 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 27; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 57 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 1992, reached Kp 6 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 23; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 55 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm began November 1, 2001, reached Kp 5 and lasted 3 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 24; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 60 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
3 on November 1, oldest first.
November 2005 was a historic month for Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls. Temperatures were about 8 degrees above average for both cities. Both cities had also tied for the driest November on record. No precipitation occurred at all in Wichita Falls, which had only occurred four times before since 1897. Only a trace of precipitation was observed in Oklahoma City, which had only occurred twice since 1897.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
A house fire in Killeen was started by lightning.
Long period swell produced high surf and dangerous ocean conditions. A boat capsized and several fatalities occurred.
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