Volcanoes
1929November 2, 1929 Eruption of Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Guatemala erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 200 people.
- When
- November 2, 1929
- VEI
- 3
- Deaths
- 200
- Where
- Santa Maria, Guatemala
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Volcanoes
Santa Maria, Guatemala erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 200 people.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Zante, Gastuni, Greece. It killed 80 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia. It killed 30 people, injured 200 and did $16 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Northern, Afghanistan. It killed 26 people, injured 1,172, destroyed 874 houses and did $10 million in damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece. It killed 50 people, injured 80 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Emma reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Louise reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Nuri reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 907 mb, a category 5 storm.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Hempstead County, Arkansas and tracked 7.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Washington, AR.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Richmond County, Virginia and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Lexington County, South Carolina and tracked 1.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
Tornadoes
An expansive (high-amplitude) longwave trough, in combination with unseasonable moisture/instability and wind shear, yielded a prolonged period of severe weather and flooding across the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and portions of western-north Texas.
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An F2 tornado touched down in Haskell County, Texas and tracked 5.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Sagerton, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Hempstead County, Arkansas and tracked 7.1 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Washington, AR.
An F3 tornado touched down in Richmond County, Virginia and tracked 0.1 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Lexington County, South Carolina and tracked 1.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest.
Strong winds downed power lines.
Large trees blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A rapidly intensifying tornado initially touched down in New Smyrna Beach about 1 mile west of U.S. Highway 1 between Enterprise and Wayne Avenues. The tornado moved east northeast at about 50 mph damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines.
An F0 (on the Fujita Scale) tornado briefly touched down on Fairview Drive within West Goshen Township in Chester County at 1215 p.m. EST. Its path length was less than one-tenth of a mile and its path width was about 50 yards.
A strong upper-level trough swept across the region during the day. Across central Georgia, south of a persistent stationary frontal boundary, the atmosphere was able to become moderately unstable.
A dynamic low pressure system tracked through the Mid-Atlantic states on the evening of November 2nd.
An EF1 tornado touched down in City of Baltimore, Baltimore counties, Maryland and tracked 2.72 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 1.
A strong cold front pushed through the Florida peninsula during the afternoon hours on the 2nd. A squall-line associated with the front produced widespread damaging wind gusts along with multiple tornadoes embedded within the fast-moving line.
A Tornado touched down 4.0 miles east-southeast of Crystal Hill at 714 PM EST, traveled northeast, and lifted/dissipated 4 miles west-southwest of Mt. Laurel at 717 PM EST. At the maximum of its intensity, it caused EF2 level damage.
An expansive (high-amplitude) longwave trough, in combination with unseasonable moisture/instability and wind shear, yielded a prolonged period of severe weather and flooding across the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and portions of western-north Texas.
Between November 2–5, 2024, a tornado outbreak and flood event took place across the South-Central United States. The outbreak, late in the 2024 tornado season, produced multiple tornadoes across Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas, resulting in 11 injuries.
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An unnamed storm crossed the coast as a category 1 hurricane, 70 kt (80 mph).
Hurricane Emma reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Louise reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 905 mb, a category 5 storm.
An unnamed storm crossed the coast near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a tropical storm, 45 kt, central pressure 998 mb. The 1991 Perfect Storm, also known as The No-Name Storm and the Halloween Gale/Storm, was a damaging and deadly nor'easter that lasted from October 28 to November 2, 1991. While initially an extratropical cyclone, it absorbed Hurricane Grace to its south, later evolving into a small, unnamed Category 1 hurricane.
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Typhoon Keith passed north of Pohnpei on the 31st of October. The typhoon continued to move in a northwestward direction and rain in advance of the typhoon began falling across the Marianas Islands on the morning of the 2nd.
Hurricane Nuri reached its peak of 155 kt (180 mph) with a central pressure of 907 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Lisa crossed the coast near Belize City, Belize District, Belize as a category 1 hurricane, 80 kt (90 mph), central pressure 985 mb. Hurricane Lisa was a strong tropical cyclone that caused extensive and destructive flooding across Belize and other parts of northern Central America in November 2022. Lisa was the fourteenth tropical cyclone, twelfth named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
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The Great Flood of 1927 was a flooding event in Vermont, and some parts of the bordering states. In early November 1927, heavy rainfall across New England caused extensive and destructive flooding.
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On this date in 1998, the Chikaskia River at Blackwell rose to a crest of 34.40 feet, which is nearly five and a half feet above flood stage. This was in association with a three-day flood event across northern Oklahoma, in which 16 river forecast points were above flood stage, with 17 counties affected. Unfortunately, one woman drowned when her car was swept off a highway near Aline, in Alfalfa County.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Heavy rains produced urban flooding in the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Several cars stalled crossing flooded roads.
An intense storm moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico across Western New York during the afternoon and evening hours focusing on the lower Cattaraugus Creek and Buffalo metro area.
Widespread heavy rainfall from very slow-moving thunderstorms produced generalized 2 to 3 inch amounts from Fredericksburg to Austin to Lexington to Seguin, San Antonio, Bandera, Kerrville and back to Fredericksburg.
Cars washed off roads in Bryan with 2 to 3 feet of water in the streets. SH 21 barricaded in Kurten with flooding on FM 1179. Several roads washed out between Bryan and Kurten. San Creek Road washed out just north of Kurten.
November 2nd-5th Episode NarrativeHeavy rain fell across portions of north Texas during the first part of November. These rains served as the precursor of a very wet month over the region.
A frontal trough just north of the region combined with daytime heating caused very heavy rainfall across the central and northeast sections of Puerto Rico.
Nearly a week of moderate to strong onshore winds, culminating with the approach of hurricane Michelle, produced coastal flooding from Hollywood Beach to Hallandale Beach.
Three houses in Manati were affected by a large landslide.
A series of storms fueled by extratropical moisture, most often called the Pineapple Express, moved over northwest Oregon November 2-7. These storms dropped copious amounts of rainfall over the area, especially in areas of higher elevation.
The extratropical remnant low pressure of former Hurricane Noel moved northeast well offshore of the Carolina coast on November 2nd. Although the center of the low remained well off the coast, strong winds and moderate coastal flooding occurred across eastern North Carolina.
An intensifying coastal low pressure system moved up the coast from North Carolina, crossing the benchmark (40 N/70 W) southeast of Nantucket.
Low pressure developing along the Gulf Coast spread very moist air and rain into the western Piedmont early on the 1st, and continuing through much of the 2nd and the early part of the 3rd.
Low pressure developing along the Gulf Coast spread very moist air and rain into Upstate South Carolina early on the 1st, and continuing through much of the 2nd and the early part of the 3rd.
Rich moisture with dewpoints in the 60s streamed north ahead of a cold front this afternoon.
A swath of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across parts of southeastern Pennsylvania on the night of November 2.
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Sheriff reported trees blown down in Simonton.
Several trees were blown down. Two houses had minor damage and one dairy barn had major structural damage.
A very intense northwest Pacific storm moved into the extreme southwest Bering Sea...just northwest of Attu...Saturday morning.
A 25 foot boat capsized less than 1 mile east of Breezy Point in Rockaway Inlet (Queens). The Ambrose Light Tower Bouy reported wind speeds from 20 to 25 knots and areas of fog occurred.
High winds persisting throughout the day caused tree damage over the area, including large trees blown down. Other damage also occurred, including a body shop under construction destroyed in Brookings, and the roof blown from a mobile home in Yankton.
High winds persisted across the area for several hours causing minor structural and tree damage. A few power outages also resulted.
A strong low pressure system over the Great Lakes produced 50 to near 60 mph winds over much of northern and central South Dakota on Saturday. Half of an unsecured double wide trailer was overturned by the strong winds in Ft. Pierre.
A strong low pressure system created an intense pressure greadient across the Red River Valley area, producing wind gusts up to 47 knots. Several inches of fresh snow were blown around by the strong wind, causing low visibilities.
Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof shingle and lanai damage to 42 structures near the intersection of Del Prado Boulevard and SE 40th Street in Cape Coral.
A line of showers associated with a cold front produced gusty winds in excess of 30 mph across portions of north central Maryland during the morning of the 2nd. Just south of Mt Airy, one large, healthy tree was blown down, just missing a nearby home.
A line of showers associated with a cold front produced gusty winds in excess of 30 mph in portions of northern Virginia during the morning of the 2nd. Some of these winds may have exceeded 58 mph, producing spotty damage. In Haymarket, a few trees and wires were blown down.
Garage destroyed by downburst.
An intense storm which moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to Western New York brought high winds to the region. Barns collapsed in York (Livingston County) and Harrisburg (Lewis County). Trees and lines were downed and power outages were scattered throughout the area.
A powerful autumn weather system, packing heavy rain and wind gusts between 45 and 60 mph, tracked northeast along the Appalachian mountain chain and across the eastern shore of Lake Ontario during the late afternoon and nighttime hours.
A powerful autumn weather system, packing wind gusts between 45 and 60 mph, tracked northeast along the Appalachian mountain chain and across the eastern shore of Lake Ontario during the late afternoon and nighttime hours.
An unseasonably humid air mass spread across the Middle Atlantic States on November 2nd.
A cold front swept across north central and northeast Maryland during the early evening hours of the 2nd. Thunderstorms with brief heavy downpours and damaging wind formed ahead and along the front. A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in Frederick County.
The combination of a strong high pressure system exiting off the coast and a strong cold front approaching from the west caused damaging southeast wind gusts, estimated at least 58 mph.
Strong, post frontal, gradient wind gusted as high as 45 mph across the area. Individual ASOS sites from around the area indicated sustained winds of 17 to 23 mph, with peak winds of 33 to 38 mph. Numerous trees were uprooted and many large limbs were broken off.
An unseasonably humid air mass spread across the Middle Atlantic States on November 2nd.
Strong, gusty, southeast winds developed ahead of an intensifying low pressure system that moved northward through the Great Lakes. The winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. There was no estimate on the number of customers affected.
A strong storm system moved northeast through the Tennessee River Valley early on the 2nd. Strong southwest winds ahead of the system reached damaging levels and blew down trees and power lines in several locations.
Strong, gusty, southeast winds developed ahead of an intensifying low pressure system that moved northward through the Great Lakes. The winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. There was no estimate on the number of customers affected.
Strong winds buffeted central and eastern Massachusetts as deepening low pressure moved across southern Canada. High winds in Hampden County downed two large trees in Southwick, which blocked portions of Routes 57 and 168. Several large tree limbs were also downed.
Strong south/southeast winds developed across the region in advance of a low and cold front crossing Quebec province. The strongest winds occurred near the coast where winds were onshore and also across the higher terrain of the region.
High winds in excess of 40 mph knocked down some trees and power lines.
An area of low pressure developed over western North Carolina, along a frontal boundary, during the morning of November 2. This low rapidly deepened as it tracked nearly due north through the eastern portions of the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes by evening.
Strong low pressure moved northeast through the Tennessee River Valley early on the 2nd.
Several trees were blown down.
A storm system over the Tennessee Valley Tuesday morning, November 2, 1999 moved northeast into the St. Lawrence Valley Wednesday morning, November 3, 1999. Strong winds developed ahead of this system.
A storm system over the Tennessee Valley Tuesday morning, November 2, 1999 moved northeast into the St. Lawrence Valley Wednesday morning, November 3, 1999. Strong winds developed ahead of this system.
A storm system over the Tennessee Valley Tuesday morning, November 2, 1999 moved northeast into the St. Lawrence Valley Wednesday morning, November 3, 1999. Strong winds developed ahead of this system.
A storm system over the Tennessee Valley Tuesday morning, November 2, 1999 moved northeast into the St. Lawrence Valley Wednesday morning, November 3, 1999. Strong winds developed ahead of this system. Trees were uprooted in Newport Center with power outages.
An intense 950 mb low 270 miles south of Amchitka Thursday afternoon was centered 270 miles south of Adak at 9 am Friday...showing little change in intensity.
Winds from a severe thunderstorm damaged roofs and blew down trees in the southwest part of the San Antonio.
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and destroyed two outbuildings.
A very powerful 952 mb low in the northeast Gulf of Alaska brought very high winds to Southeast Alaska.
One storm in Anderson County produced quarter size hail, and a lightning strike started a house fire in Tarrant County.
A deep low moved NE across northwest Washington. Strong southerly wind developed over the interior, with strong onshore flow on the coast. High wind reports were scattered, but a few hundred thousand people lost power in the Seattle area.
An intense low pressure that passed east of New Jersey on the 2nd combined with an approaching high pressure system to bring strong northwest winds into Eastern Pennsylvania mainly during the late morning and early afternoon of the 2nd. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph.
Deep low pressure passed south and east of Long Island.
A strong low pressure system passed south then east of Long Island.
An intense low pressure that passed east of New Jersey on the 2nd combined with an approaching high pressure system to bring more strong (northwest) winds into New Jersey mainly during the morning of the 2nd.
An intensifying coastal low pressure system moved up the coast from North Carolina, crossing the benchmark (40 N/70 W) southeast of Nantucket. This storm brought strong to damaging winds to much of New England.
A strong low pressure system passed south then east of Long Island.
A strong cold front brought gusty post-frontal winds to much of western Utah on November 2 and 3.
A strong trough of low pressure brought strong winds to southeast California and southern Nevada, along with snow in the higher elevations of the southern Great Basin.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the late afternoon and evening of November 2nd. The airmass ahead of the front was unseasonably warm and humid with temperatures in the 70s and dewpoints of around 60 degrees.
On the afternoon of November 2, 2016 a lone supercell formed just west of the Kansas City Metro area and moved eastward into the far northern part of the city.
An area of low pressure formed along a slow-moving cold front as it crossed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A cold front crossed central Pennsylvania during the evening hours of November 2, 2018, generating a narrow cold frontal rainband across the Lower Susquehanna Valley.
Strong winds blew across many of the wind prone areas of southeastern Wyoming in addition to the mountain valleys and foothills along the high plains. Winds generally were gusting into the mid 60 mph range though some sites reached into the middle 70 mph range.
In the wake of a cold front, strong to damaging west to northwest winds blew across the region, aided by mixing due to a very cold pool of air aloft.
Strong swell waves in the eastern Pacific resulted in two fatal boating accidents in the waters off the North Bay.
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A low pressure system over Colorado moved northeast over the plains and intensified. Heavy snow fell across northcentral and western North Dakota with snow amounts ranging from 6 to 14 inches. In Divide county 14 inches of snow fell in the city ofFortuna.
The "Election Day" storm originated as a large Bering Sea storm. This system produced a strong pressure gradient as it moved toward the Gulf Coast of Alaska. It intensified as it moved through the Eastern Aleutians and approached the Bristol Bay coastline.
On Tuesday, November 2, 2004, a powerful upper level storm system passed through West Texas. As a result, the season's first measurable snowfall occurred across West Texas mainly along and west of the Caprock.
Cold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop.
A trough moved across the Pacific Northwest bringing southwest flow and moisture to the region. Winds aloft increased as a strong pressure gradient set up along the Rocky Mountain Front.
A light snowfall (1 to 4 inches above 4800-5000 ft) fell on the 2nd and 3rd. The snow and cold contributed to a man's death in the Pine Nut Mountains on the 3rd.
An early season winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of central and northern Nevada. Many valley areas in Eureka, Lander, and Elko counties received 6 to 10 inches of snow, with a few areas picking up between 1 and 2 feet.
Abundant Pacific moisture moved over cold air in place at the surface. This combined with a strong disturbance aloft resulted in heavy snow across the western portions of the Billings Forecast Area.
A large upper level Pacific trough brought heavy wet snow to northwest Montana. The region experienced one of the warmest autumns on record leading up to the snow storm which caused a plethora of tree damage and power outages.
A closed low pressure system and associated surface cold front progressed into the Great Basin and lifted across western Colorado. This resulted in moderate to heavy snow across the mountains.
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It was a very warm start to the month of November in 2012 across Oklahoma and western north Texas. On the 2nd, a record high temperature was reached at Oklahoma City when a high temperature of 84 degrees was measured. Wichita Falls, Texas also broke a high temperature record when the thermometer topped out at 87 degrees. The average high temperature for the first few days of November at Oklahoma City is 68 degrees and 71 degrees at Wichita Falls.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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The body of a newborn baby - with the umbilical cord still attached - was found abandoned just outside of a church in Warren. The discovery was made at around 11 am. An autopsy showed that the baby was killed by exposure to cold.
Four lost hikers were found the following morning, suffering from hypothermia.
Temperatures dropped into the middle to upper 20s for several hours during the early morning of the 2nd. Areas of frost were also reported.
High pressure overhead caused radiational cooling on the morning of the 2nd and 3rd.
High pressure overhead caused radiational cooling on the morning of the 2nd. Temperatures dropped to between 28 and 32 degrees early in the morning where the growing season was still in effect across portions o northern and central Virginia.
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The Davin Creek Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 5,264 acres.
The Christan Branch Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 4,833 acres.
The Lens Creek Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 3,607 acres.
The Nancy Fork Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 3,194 acres.
The Spencer Ridge Fire started on November 2, 1987, in Kentucky, and burned 2,559 acres.
The New River Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 2,191 acres.
The Wolfpen Branch Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 1,885 acres.
The Trace Branch Fire started on November 2, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 1,760 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on November 2, 1990, in Missouri, and burned 1,528 acres.
The Rollins Branch Fire started on November 2, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 14,424 acres.
The Milk Branch Fire started on November 2, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 3,432 acres.
The Stone Branch Fire started on November 2, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,723 acres.
The Gilbert Creek Fire started on November 2, 1991, in West Virginia, and burned 1,565 acres.
The Repplier Fire was discovered on November 2, 1993, in California, and burned 8,780 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Old Coach Fire was discovered on November 2, 1993, in California, and burned 2,160 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 8,134 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 4,700 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Tennessee, and burned 1,610 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The Blair Fork Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Mingo County, West Virginia, and burned 1,592 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 1,542 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 1,440 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Grassy Fork Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Lincoln County, West Virginia, and burned 1,114 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2000, in Kentucky, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 4,070 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 1,700 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 850 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Richeau Hills 2 Fire was discovered on November 2, 2005, in Platte County, Wyoming, and burned 1,082 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2006, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, and burned 2,909 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 2, 2008, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, and burned 990 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The South Fork 3 Bar Fire was discovered on November 2, 2010, in Powder River County, Montana, and burned 1,465 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Snake River Fire was discovered on November 2, 2012, in Alaska, and burned 16,566 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Flatwood Rd Fire was discovered on November 2, 2012, in Campbell County, Tennessee, and burned 1,216 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
A slow moving cold front moved through the forecast area during the morning hours, resulting in some shower activity. Behind the cold front snow levels dropped and fairly widespread rainfall was occurring in the Valley.
The Hidden Fire was reported on November 2, 2016, in Tulare County, California, and burned 2,768 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Raven Rock Fire was reported on November 2, 2016, in Wise County, Virginia, and burned 2,402 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Eagles Nest Fire was reported on November 2, 2016, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, and burned 2,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Number One Hill Fire was reported on November 2, 2016, in Pike County, Kentucky, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Knob Fire was reported on November 2, 2016, in Macon County, North Carolina, and burned 1,130 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Range 45 Northeast Fire was reported on November 2, 2023, in Forrest County, Mississippi, and burned 1,200 acres.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Zante, Gastuni, Greece. It killed 80 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Calabria, Italy. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Eritrea, Tigray, Ethiopia. It killed some people (about 51 to 100) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
An earthquake struck Gansu Province, China. It killed many people (about 101 to 1,000) and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan. It killed 1 person and destroyed 14 houses. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Northern Pacific Ocean.
An earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
6 earthquake, the largest in the republic since 1911. The earthquake's hypocenter is probably located beneath the Tian Shan Mountains, near the border with Uzbekistan and north of Namangan.
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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kyrgyzstan.
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Bima,raba, Sumabawa, Indonesia.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Volos-Agria (Magnesia), Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100). It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia. It killed 30 people, injured 200 and did $16 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Simeulue, Sumatera, Indonesia. It killed 3 people, injured 65 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
The 2002 Sumatra earthquake occurred at 08:26:10 WIB on 2 November. 4 with an epicenter just north of Simeulue island, and resulted in three fatalities.
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In November 2002, two earthquakes struck northern Pakistan, causing major damage to many villages in the Gilgit-Baltistan region and killing 41 people.
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Vancouver Island, Canada. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Northern, Afghanistan. It killed 26 people, injured 1,172, destroyed 874 houses and did $10 million in damage.
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Santa Maria, Guatemala erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 200 people.
Hekla, Iceland erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. It killed 1 person.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck SW Portugal.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Ionian Sea, Greece. It killed 50 people, injured 80 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Calabrian Arc, Italy.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Seikaido, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.8 meters. It killed 1 person and destroyed 14 houses.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan, with a maximum water height of 0.7 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck North Aegean, Greece, with a maximum water height of 1.2 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Vancouver Island, Canada, with a maximum water height of 0.06 meters.
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A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began November 2, 1975, reached Kp 7- and lasted 45 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 65; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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Multiple vehicle accident 2 miles southeast of Merced, CA, on Highway 99 involving several cars and a tractor-trailer truck rig just around 0610 PST. Injuries were reported by the California Highway Patrol.
Following a period of high surf, rip currents affected the Volusia County beaches for several days. A man swimming in the ocean got caught in a rip current. The man was rescued and taken to a local hospital where he remained in critical condition for a week, but then died.
Lightning struck a home in Brownsburg during the morning hours of November 2nd.
Abundant low level moisture trapped under drier air aloft resulted in periods of widespread dense fog across portions of Upper Michigan from the evening of the 2nd through the morning of the 4th.
A swell from a powerful low that passed north of the Hawaiian Islands generated surf of 15 to 35 feet along the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau and Kauai, and the north-facing shores of Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii; surf of 6 to 12 feet along the…
An eleven vehicle accident occurred on Highway 181 about halfway between Beeville and Skidmore during the early morning hours in dense fog. The dense fog reduced visibility to around 50 feet. The accident involved a school bus being rear ended by a delivery truck.
A lingering ridge of surface high pressure over the Ohio Valley provided favorable conditions for dense fog. Visibility was one-quarter mile or less over a widespread area, except in and near Owensboro.
Surface high pressure extended from the Ozarks of Missouri to the upper Ohio Valley. Clear skies and light winds provided favorable conditions for widespread dense fog. Visibility was reduced to one-quarter mile or less.
A lingering ridge of surface high pressure over the Ohio Valley provided favorable conditions for dense fog. Visibility was one-quarter mile or less over a widespread area.
A dynamic low pressure system tracked through the Mid-Atlantic states on the evening of November 2nd.
A strong cold front was moving across the Florida peninsula as a strong mid to upper level trough pushed across the southeast United States.
A subsiding northerly swell maintained a high rip current risk for the exposed beaches of northern Puerto Rico.
High pressure over the Atlantic Ocean brought moderate onshore winds to the coast of Palm Beach County in South Florida, which led to strong rip currents and rough surf on November 2nd and 3rd. Large breaking waves in the surf zone resulted in dangerous beach conditions.
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