Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for November 12, in any year, each linked to its full record.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, Turkey. It killed 894 people, injured 4,948 and did $1 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing damage and at least 845 fatalities in Düzce, Turkey. The epicenter was approximately 100 km (62 mi) to the east of the extremely destructive 1999 İzmit earthquake that happened nearly three months earlier.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran. It killed 630 people, injured 12,900, destroyed 15,500 houses and did $750 million in damage.
Earthquakes
4 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Eta crossed the coast near Cedar Key, FL as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 996 mb. It killed 172 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic tropical cyclone that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta originated from a vigorous tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on October 31.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Al-Karak (Karak), Jordan, Palestine, Israel. It killed 100 people.
Earthquakes
5 earthquake struck the Alor Archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The island of Alor was devastated by the earthquake, with 17,500 of the 36,300 homes on the island damaged or destroyed.
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Java, Indonesia. It killed 60 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona, Peru. It killed 14 people, injured 624, destroyed 4,006 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck S. Peru, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters. It killed 14 people, injured 624, destroyed 4,006 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Erzincan, Turkey. It killed 15 people.
Tornadoes
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An F2 tornado touched down in Clark County, Illinois and tracked 6.8 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Martinsville, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Grundy, Will, Cook counties, Illinois and tracked 35.9 miles, 120 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 90.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lake County, Indiana and tracked 4.1 miles, 40 yards wide at its widest, injuring 14.
Tree down on FM 109 with roof damage to barn.
The Sheriff's Department reported that a small and short-lived tornado knocked over trees and power lines just south of Lockhart.
Tornado touched down in field along the Atkinson-Coffee County line near Marshal Corbet Road. Just inside of Coffee county one wood frame structure had a portion of its roof removed. Three large 100 yard long chicken houses were totally destroyed and machinery tossed about.
One mobile home destroyed and a portion of the roof of an adjacent wood frame structure removed. Several large trees down across roadway. Several tree tops snapped off and twisted. Debris wrapped around tree tops.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs southeast of Bowling Green.
An F2 tornado touched down near May Rd just off Route 52 southwest of New Philadelphia. It moved east northeast at 45 mph, damaging several homes along Crooked Run Rd. Several homes had significant damage with roofs taken completely off; some walls were toppled.
A cold front ahead of a rapidly deepening low pressure system tracked across the area late in the evening on the 12th. Temperatures soared into the lower 60s during the afternoon hours, creating enough instability to tap the very strong winds aloft.
A tornado touched down briefly and downed numerous trees just east of Hamburg. Reported by the Madison County EMA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Boone, Webster, Hamilton counties, Iowa and tracked 17.6 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
A very intense weather system developed over the central U.S. during the day on the 12th. A strong upper level system moved through the area with mid and upper level winds in the 70 to 90 kt range. Low level winds of 35 to 50 kts transported moisture north into the system.
NWS storm survey determined that an F1 tornado touched down south of Mt. Vernon near the intersection of Highway 39 and FF. The tornado then moved east for five miles before lifting at county road 1230. The path was 75 yards wide.
A tornado destroyed the wall and part of the roof of a business in Hospers, and caused minor damage to contents in the building.
An area of low pressure moving across the northern Gulf along with a northward moving warm front combined to generate thunderstorms across the area. A few of the storms become severe and produced wind damage along with a weak tornado.
A couple of isolated thunderstorms along a cold front brought heavy rainfall, isolated flooding, and a tornado to parts of eastern New York on November 12, 2021.
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Another strong low moved northeast out of the Pacific, crossing Adak at 9 am Sunday with a depth of 951 mbs. The low then moved into the southeast Bering Sea early Monday, finally weakening to a 967 mb center just south of Saint Lawrence Island early Tuesday.
Hurricane Eta crossed the coast near Cedar Key, FL as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 996 mb. It killed 172 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic tropical cyclone that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta originated from a vigorous tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on October 31.
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Widely varied weather problems plagued Oklahoma during the evening of November 12th, 1972. Up to three inches of snow fell across the Panhandle. Meanwhile, strong wind destroyed a home in Weatherford, heavy rains flooded streets in Chickasha, and lightning caused extensive damage to a home in Pauls Valley.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Portions of FM 109 flooded.
The flooding November 12-14 at first appeared dangerously similar to the devastating flood of the previous month over South Texas.
Major flooding visited southeast Texas yet again in November. On November 12th upper level moisture from the Pacific Ocean interacting with low level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and an approaching upper level storm system from the west produced widespread heavy rainfall…
The Navidad River began flooding just before midnight Thursday night and continued through the afternoon on Saturday. Major flooding was reported along the river, although no homes were actually flooded.
Rains of 2.5 to 4.75 inches fell from 2200E on the 11th through 1900E on the 12th. Repetitive showers formed, as dew points of 60 to 65 degrees fed the system from Kentucky.
A large and powerful thunderstorm produced heavy rain in excess of 5 inches in less than two hours, flash flooding and hail across South Central Los Angeles county. Hail accumulations in the area were over 5 inches.
One to two inches of rain and 4 to 10 inches of snow fell from a slow moving storm system. In the morning hours, mud and rock slides occurred on mountain and foothill highways before rain turned to snow, while streets flooded over the inland and desert valleys.
Rains of 1.75 to 2.5 inches fell in about a 12 hour period, causing many small streams to flood and close roads during the morning hours. In Barbour County, firemen rescued a driver from a vehicle stuck in water on a bridge along Arden Road.
Rains of 1.5 to 2.1 inches fell in a 8 to 10 hour period, causing numerous small streams to flood. Several roads were closed early on the 12th. The heavier rains shifted south during the day of the 12th, keeping this event minor for southeast Ohio.
Rains of 2.5 to 3.5 inches fell in a 12 to 20 hour time span, producing relatively minor flooding. Water surrounded homes in the community of Rush. Several roads were flooded and temporarily closed. More severe flooding occurred just to the east, in West Virginia.
People were trapped in cars due to high water on Laurel Fork Road, Railline Road (near Wrigley), and Big Bandy Road (off of Highway 650). A fast-food restaurant was flooded along United States 460, near West Liberty.
A persistent upper trough to the west of Puerto Rico and a extremely moist low level air mass, brought numerous showers during the period from November 12-15.
A fairly mild storm system brought another round of significant precipitation to southwestern Utah. The storm produced enough rainfall to generate a flash flood in Brookside along the Santa Clara River in Washington County.
Heavy rainfall, fueled by a tropical moisture source that had origins in the west Pacific, drenched the region over the course of a few days. This heavy rainfall caused flooding along multiple rivers in northwest Oregon.
Heavy rain caused flooding on 15 western Washington rivers, with eight river forecast points reaching major flood stage.
A low pressure area tracekd across east Texas and western Louisiana, creating up to 8 inches of rainfall. This resulted in some flash flooding in the Jasper, TX area.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida interacted with a strong upper level disturbance to produce a deep, slow moving, low pressure system off the Carolina coast November 11th through the 13th.
An intense Nor'easter produced moderate to severe coastal flooding across much of eastern and southeast Virginia and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
An intense Nor'easter produced moderate to severe coastal flooding across much of the Currituck Outer Banks.
An intense Nor'easter produced moderate to severe coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
During the early morning hours of November 12th, a deep upper trough was located across the Inter-Mountain West into the Great Plains and this feature was able to tap a vigorous plume of moisture from the Eastern Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico into the Four State Region.
Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.
Deep tropical moisture streaming northward into the Mid Atlantic region combined with the approach of a cold front and low pressure, produced heavy rain which caused flooding across portions of central and southeast Virginia.
Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.
An upper level trough Gulf Low continued off the west coast that brought a series of atmospheric rivers resulting in flooding across parts of western Washington. This second atmospheric river episode of the month was a set of three atmospheric rivers back-to-back-to-back.
The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric river, which brought heavy rain to parts of southern British Columbia and northwestern United States.
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Strong southerly wind flow out ahead of an advancing cold front produced strong to damaging wind gusts and some heavy rain that caused some street and basement flooding.
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Severe thunderstorm winds damage trees and homes north of Floresville.
Strong winds severely damaged the cotton crop on a farm located along State Road 37 near the Mitchell-Colquitt County line. Reported by the Camilla Enterprise.
Strong winds developed across northern Wisconsin in the wake of a rapidly intensifying low pressure system that moved across Wisconsin and northern Lake Michigan.
A strong low pressure system moved across the straits on the evening of the 12th, moving into Ontario overnight as it deepened to 974 mb.
An intensifying low pressure system moved southeast across southern Minnesota into the lower Great Lakes. As the storm passed Iowa, strong subsidence took place. A tropospheric fold reached below 700 mb in the wake of the storm, enhancing the wind.
A strong arctic cold front moved across northern Ohio on the evening of the 12th. Gusty westerly winds behind the front caused widespread damage. Most of the damage occurred during the late evening hours of the 12th and the early morning hours of the 13th.
A strong arctic cold front moved across northwestern Pennsylvania during the late evening hours of the 12th. Gusty westerly winds behind the front caused considerable damage through the morning hours of the 13th.
High winds knocked down parts of walls at a Pottery Barn as well as at a restaurant in a fashion mall on the far north side of Indianapolis. A man and woman were injured inside the restaurant as a result.
Winds gusted to 65 MPH behind a strong cold front that moved across the region during the late afternoon and evening. Numerous power outages occurred with trees and power lines down.
Strong west to northwest, post-cold-frontal winds occurred over parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Maximum wind gusts were generally in the 39 to 49 kts range (45 to 57 mph).
A non-thunderstorm high wind event from late on the 12th to the early morning hours on the14th knocked down trees and power lines in portions of Franklin County and knocked down trees across Patrick, Carroll, Grayson, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Smyth, Roanoke, Montgomery, Bland,…
A strong fall storm system moved across the Upper Midwest during the day. Between 0900 CST and 1500 CST the surface low deepened at about 1 mb per hour.
A strong fall storm system moved across the Upper Midwest during the day. Between 0900 CST and 1500 CST the surface low deepened at about 1 mb per hour.
Several counties in west central and portions of central ohio experienced damage to trees and power lines due to synoptic wind. A cold front associated with low pressure over the Great Lakes region produced strong winds behind it, averaging 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts.
Trees and power lines blown down throughout the county.
Straight-line wind blew several trees down, with one willow tree falling onto a trailer home, splitting it in half. Severe thunderstorm wind blew one untied trailer home off of the foundation and ripped off siding, awnings, and shingles of several homes.
A microburst, with an estimated wind of 60 mph (52kt), struck near Atwood Lake, producing a swath of damage along Menlo Drive off Route 542. The microburst was 200 yards long and 50 yards wide. Numerous tall pine trees were snapped. A few fell onto houses and sheds.
As the low pressure system mentioned in the narrative above liftednortheast, a cold front swept through the state. In the wake of thefront, strong subsidence took place and very strong winds were mixeddown in the dry slot behind the front.
A pair of strong wind storms struck western Washington on the night of Nov 12th and early on the 13th, and again on the night of Nov 14th through the 15th.
Boating accident during high winds on Lake Moultrie.
Low pressure deepened along the Virginia Capes, with a north to northwest flow across the mountains in its wake. Weak high pressure building in from the west provided a pressure gradient between the two systems, causing strong winds to channel through Fancy Gap Mountain.
A strong Pacific jet stream brought strong winds to western Nevada.
A strong Pacific storm brought very strong winds to areas of northwest Oregon. These strong winds caused downed trees as well as downed power lines over much of the area.
A strong low pressure system moving across northern Washington brought high winds and damage.
Deep low pressure moved from the eastern Pacific northeast into northern Vancouver Island, creating strong pressure differences and strong damaging southerly winds across much of western Washington.
On November 12, a strong cold front moved across North Central Idaho and produced high winds across the Camas Prairie near Grangeville and the Salmon River Region north of Riggins, as upper level winds mixed down to the surface and interracted with strong pressure gradient winds.
A deep low pressure area moving across British Columbia combined with very strong upper level winds produced damaging surface winds across northeast Oregon.
A strong mountain wave produced damaging west wind over the Absaroka Mountains and adjacent Cody Foothills during the overnight hours of November 12 and 13. Another mountain wave developed along and in the lee of the Bighorn Mountains early on the 13th.
A strong Pacific weather system brought gusty winds to North Central Montana. Wind gusts in excess of 80 mph were reported.
Strong southwesterly winds developed during the evening over parts of the Black Hills and accelerated as they moved down the northern and eastern slopes of the Black Hills. Wind gusts were measured at 87 mph west of Spearfish and 95 mph southwest of Hermosa.
Downsloping and gradient winds provided gusty conditions in association with deep low pressure over western Canada. The strongest winds were recorded in eastern Fremont and western Natrona counties where automated stations measured peak gusts of 77 mph and 67 mph, respectively.
The remnants of Hurricane Ida soaked the region during November 12th. Winds gusting up to 35 mph and the wet ground made it easier for smaller trees to fall. One tree fell on a car, killing the driver in Rockingham county.
The combination of strong high pressure over the Great Lakes and northern New England, and intense low pressure moving northeast along the North Carolina coast, produced very strong northeast winds across eastern and southeast Virginia.
A microburst occurred on the south side of Greenville damaging several buildings; including an automobile service building and a Braum's fast food restaurant.
A strong storm system centered over northern Colorado produced widespread damaging winds...in excess of 100 mph at times...over south central and southeast Colorado. There were widespread power outages and damage...especially over sections of Custer and Las Animas Counties.
A prolonged period of strong and gusty west to southwest winds affected much of southeast Wyoming. Gusts above 60 mph were common along the Interstate 25 and 80 wind corridors.
A strong arctic cold front moved across Southeast South Carolina starting in the afternoon and continuing through the overnight hours. Strong winds developed in associated with the strong pressure gradient and the presence of a strong low level jet.
An area of very strong low pressure moved northeast across the Central Great Lakes on November 12th. A cold front stretching south from the low swept east across northern Ohio during the morning. Strong southwest to west winds behind the cold front gusted to as much as 60 mph.
A strong cold front crossed the region around noon. This was followed by a period of strong winds to the lee of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Wind gusts were measured to 60 mph. The winds downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages reported.
A cold front moved across the eastern Lake Ontario region. The thunderstorms that accompanied the cold front produced wind gusts that downed trees in Croghan. Radar estimated these winds near 60 mph.
A powerful fall storm occluded in the western Great Lakes on Friday, November 12th.
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Snowstorm of November 12, 1976 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from November 12, 1976 to November 15, 1976.
Intermittent rain fell around the Anchorage bowl, while temperatures near sea level were still at or just belowfreezing. Numerous accidents were reported (43), 5 of which produced injuries. Temperatures rose into the mid and upper 30s later in the morning.
Low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved through and east of the northern Great Lakes region. Winds rapidly increased behind a cold front passage on the evening of the 12th, with numerous wind gusts in excess of 50 mph.
On November 12, a strong cold front moved across Western Montana and produced heavy snowfall and high winds in the Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains as well as high winds in the Anaconda and Deer Lodge areas.
Snowstorm of November 12, 2009 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from November 12, 2009 to November 17, 2009.
A series of two Pacific storms tracked across the Rocky Mountain region bringing widespread winter conditions to western Colorado. The first system dragged a cold front across the state and spread snowfall across the western Colorado mountains and valleys of northwest Colorado.
A strong low pressure developed over Oklahoma and southern Kansas during the day on the 12th. The low lifted north-northeast, passing through central Iowa during the evening of the 12th, reaching southeast Minnesota by the early afternoon of the 13th.
A fast but strong storm system that developed across the Central Plains Friday night, November 12th, moved north-northeast across portions of southeast Minnesota, and into West Central Wisconsin by the afternoon of Saturday, November 13th.
A moist storm system entered northern Utah on November 12th, with the heaviest snow falling in the mountains of far northern Utah. Following the storm, a fatal avalanche occurred in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Hurricane force winds, up to 115 mph, downed trees in and power lines across the Front Range Mountains and Foothills. Numerous trees were downed in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sprague Lake was closed until crews could clear the access road of several fallen trees.
Moist isentropic ascent ahead of an occluded front pushing into the region off of the eastern Pacific clashed with cold continental air established over the area.
A 42 year-old man was killed when he was struck by another car on the expressway after leaving his own vehicle following a collision. The season's first light snow as well as black ice contributed to the accident.
A warm front from the south collided with an arctic air mass from the north and produced significant winter weather across most of central and northeast Oregon. Heavy snow occurred across much of central and northeast Oregon, with the highest accumulations over central Oregon.
Light snow began falling early in the morning on November 12. While the snow was generally light - moderate at times - 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across the area which caused area roads to become icy, and numerous vehicle accidents ensued.
Lake effect snow showers moved through the region on the evening of November 12th. The synoptic forcing as the front came through prior to the lake effect snow was largely due to strong frontogenesis, which resulted in upward vertical motion.
A wet and vigorous low pressure system brought snow and strong winds across much Eastern Washington on the evening of November 12th into November 13th. The heaviest snowfall was near the Cascade Crest with 1 to 2 feet reported.
A very early season snowfall blanketed western Kentucky during the early morning hours. The highest accumulations ranged from two to three inches along the Ohio River from Owensboro and Henderson southwest to Paducah and Wickliffe.
A very early season snowfall blanketed southern Illinois during the early morning hours. The highest accumulations ranged from two to three inches along and southeast of a line from Mount Carmel to Harrisburg to Cairo.
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A 39 year old man was found deceased in an irrigation ditch in Medford on the morning of 11/12/2018. Evidence collected indicated that hypothermia was the cause of death. The low temperature in Medford that morning was 25 degrees.
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The Unnamed Fire started on November 12, 1986, in Florida, and burned 2,029 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on November 12, 1989, in Kansas, and burned 2,682 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on November 12, 1989, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,020 acres.
The Schyler Fork Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Fayette County, West Virginia, and burned 4,637 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The North Unit Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Texas, and burned 3,500 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Kentucky, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Kentucky, and burned 2,575 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unit 4 Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Texas, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Kentucky, and burned 2,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Grorge Hil Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Mingo County, West Virginia, and burned 1,282 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Groundhog Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Knox County, Kentucky, and burned 753 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 1999, in Kentucky, and burned 600 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Larman Fire was discovered on November 12, 2001, in Madison County, North Carolina, and burned 2,943 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 2001, in Tennessee, and burned 2,214 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 1,880 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 2001, in Virginia, and burned 1,283 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Bee Branch Fire was discovered on November 12, 2001, in McDowell County, West Virginia, and burned 500 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
The White Dog Fire was discovered on November 12, 2005, in Perry County, Mississippi, and burned 5,300 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 12, 2005, in Harlan County, Kentucky, and burned 2,200 acres.
The Cap Knob Fire was discovered on November 12, 2005, in McCreary County, Tennessee, and burned 1,555 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Chi Chi Fire was discovered on November 12, 2007, in Sweet Grass County, Montana, and burned 17,954 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Last Day Fire was discovered on November 12, 2007, in Kittson County, Minnesota, and burned 5,100 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The South Mocccasins Fire was discovered on November 12, 2007, in Fergus County, Montana, and burned 1,470 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Gobey Road Fire was discovered on November 12, 2011, in Morgan County, Tennessee, and burned 1,384 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Co Rd 184, Al Fire was discovered on November 12, 2011, in Lawrence County, Alabama, and burned 1,163 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
A cold front pushed into northwest Georgia during the morning hours of the 12th. Very little precipitation was associated with the cold front, but winds increased behind the front to between 15 and 20 MPH and gusting to over 25 MPH, creating high fire danger conditions.
The Table Rock Fire was discovered on November 12, 2013, in Burke County, North Carolina, and burned 2,579 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Landfill Fire was discovered on November 12, 2013, in Wythe County, Virginia, and burned 1,509 acres; the cause was recorded as smoking.
The Bench Bluff Fire was reported on November 12, 2016, in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and burned 2,018 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Half Way Fire was reported on November 12, 2016, in Clay County, Alabama, and burned 1,066 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Matts Creek Fire was reported on November 12, 2023, in Bedford County, Virginia, and burned 11,020 acres.
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An earthquake struck Al-Karak (Karak), Jordan, Palestine, Israel. It killed 100 people.
An earthquake struck Serbia, Balkans NW.
An earthquake struck Iquique, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Ocumare DE LA Costa DE Oro, Venezuela. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Puerto Rico, US Territories.
An earthquake struck Java, Indonesia. It killed 60 people.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Erzincan, Turkey. It killed 15 people.
An earthquake struck Juchitan, Mexico. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck S Central, Peru. It killed 7 people and did $1 million in damage.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck St Andrew, Jacks Hill, Jamaica.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Latur, India. It injured 25.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona, Peru. It killed 14 people, injured 624, destroyed 4,006 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
The 1996 Nazca earthquake occurred on November 12 at 16:59 UTC. The earthquake was located offshore near Nazca, Peru.
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, Turkey. It killed 894 people, injured 4,948 and did $1 billion in damage.
2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing damage and at least 845 fatalities in Düzce, Turkey. The epicenter was approximately 100 km (62 mi) to the east of the extremely destructive 1999 İzmit earthquake that happened nearly three months earlier.
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5 earthquake struck the Alor Archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The island of Alor was devastated by the earthquake, with 17,500 of the 36,300 homes on the island damaged or destroyed.
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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Quetta, Pakistan. It injured 12.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran. It killed 630 people, injured 12,900, destroyed 15,500 houses and did $750 million in damage.
4 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province in Iran, closest to the epicentre, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan.
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5 occurred near Jacó, Costa Rica. It was also felt in parts of Nicaragua and Panama and was followed by more than 20 aftershocks.
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A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. It killed 2 people and injured 3.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as meteorological struck N. California, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Northern Chile, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Ocumare DE LA Costa DE Oro, Venezuela.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 1 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck S. Peru, with a maximum water height of 0.4 meters. It killed 14 people, injured 624, destroyed 4,006 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began November 12, 1940, reached Kp 7- and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 49; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began November 12, 1960, reached Kp 9 and lasted 99 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 280; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 40 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began November 12, 2025, reached Kp 9- and lasted 33 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 137; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Lightning destroyed the top floor of a two-story wood-frame house. Reported by the Perry News Herald.
Lightning struck and damaged the roof of a Camilla church. Reported by the Camilla Enterprise.
Lightning struck the roof of a home, and severely damaged the attic and adjacent bedroom. Reported by the Pelham Journal.
Chain-reaction wreck on U.S. highway 17 near Bostwick in Putnam County, Florida. Visibilities between one sixteenth and one quarter of a mile reported by Naval Air Station Jacksonville 20 miles north of wreck site and Pinecastle Bombing Range (KNAE) 20 miles south of the wreck…
A Butte Falls woman died early Wednesday 11/12/2008 when her minivan veered off Butte Falls Highway and struck a tree. Jackson County deputies identified the woman as Juanita Mae Moore, 66, of Broad Street.
A powerful nor'easter produced storm force wind gusts for around 24 hours across lower Delaware Bay, coastal Delaware and most of coastal New Jersey from the morning of the 12th into the early evening of the 13th. Peak wind gusts were around 52 knots (60 mph).
A strong low pressure system lifted across the Great Lakes and into Quebec Province. Persistent southeast winds preceded the system with a quick shift to southwest and increase in speed with the passage of a strong cold front.
Hazardous marine conditions due to northerly swells affecting the north coast of Puerto Rico. Dangerous Rip current were observed along the north facing beaches of Puerto Rico.
A strong cold front produced squalls that resulted in gale-force wind gusts.
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