November 22 in Weather History

200 events on record, 1360 to 2025

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for November 22, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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

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

The most significant

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

Winter storms and snow

1950The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950

The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from November 22, 1950 to November 30, 1950.

Category
5, Extreme
Index
34.7

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Tornadoes

1874F4 tornado, Colbert County, Alabama

An F4 tornado touched down in Colbert County, Alabama and tracked 19.2 miles, killing 14 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tuscumbria/Brickville, AL.

Rating
F4
Deaths
14
Injuries
30
Path
19.2 mi

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Other weather

2015Hpakant jade mine disaster

On 21 November 2015, a major landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.

Where
Hpakant
Country
Myanmar
Deaths
113

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tornadoes

199261 tornadoes across 10 states

61 tornadoes were recorded on November 22, 1992, in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and more, 4 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 12 people.

Tornadoes
61
States
10
Deaths
12
Violent
4

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By kind

Tornadoes

61 on November 22, oldest first.

1874F4 tornado, Colbert County, Alabama

An F4 tornado touched down in Colbert County, Alabama and tracked 19.2 miles, killing 14 and injuring 30. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tuscumbria/Brickville, AL.

Rating
F4
Deaths
14
Injuries
30
Path
19.2 mi

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1874F3 tornado, Shelby County, Alabama

An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Alabama and tracked 10.2 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Montevallo, AL.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
20
Path
10.2 mi
Width
800 yd

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199261 tornadoes across 10 states

61 tornadoes were recorded on November 22, 1992, in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and more, 4 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 12 people.

Tornadoes
61
States
10
Deaths
12
Violent
4

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1996Tornado in Arizona, November 22, 1996

The largest tornado observed during the event touched down near Interstate 40 about 18 miles southwest of Kingman. The funnel was estimated to be 1/4 mile wide and traveled on an eastward track for about 20 minutes.

Strongest
F1
Events
1

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1999Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 22, 1999

Summary of events for November 22 1999:A surge of warm, moist and unstable air ahead of a cold front and a strengthening frontal wave fired off numerous thunderstorms well east of I-35 late in the afternoon, gradually shifting east to near the Arkansas and Missouri state lines…

Damage
$405,000
Strongest
F1
Events
59

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2004Tornado in Louisiana, November 22, 2004

A small tornado briefly touched down in Iowa, destroying a brick dugout at the high school, and damaging a shed, porch, and trampoline at nearby homes. This tornado was seen by many eyewitnesses.

Damage
$25,000
Strongest
F0
Events
1

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2025Tornado in Kentucky, November 22, 2025

Southerly flow in the warm sector on the 21st allowed for warm moist advection with dew points reaching the lower 60s in portions of Western Kentucky near the Tennessee border.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
1

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Hurricanes and tropical storms

3 on November 22, oldest first.

2003Hurricane in Guam, November 22 to 25, 2003

TYPHOON LUPITLupit started as a tropical depression about 200 miles northeast of Pohnpei on the morning of November 20th, and intensified steadily as it moved west through Micronesia over the next five days.

Damage
$1.7 million
Events
1

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Floods

18 on November 22, oldest first.

1996Flash Flood in Arizona, November 22, 1996

Heavy rain created flash flooding in Kingman causing street closures and some road damage. A few cars were abandoned but no injuries were reported. Also, the combination of rain and hail produced slippery roads resulting in numerous automobile accidents.

Damage
$50,000
Events
1

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2004Flash Flood in Alabama, November 22, 2004

Several inches of rain fell across a large portion of Jefferson County. Roads were covered with water near McDonalds Chapel and along Highway 269. In the Roebuck area, emergency evacuations were required due to rapidly rising water.

Damage
$125,000
Events
1

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2006Coastal Flood in Virginia, November 22 to 23, 2006

An intense low pressure system off the North Carolina coast combined with an upper level cutoff low to provide very strong winds, heavy rains, and moderate coastal flooding across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia from late Tuesday November 21st into Thursday afternoon…

Damage
$340,000
Events
8

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2011Cyclone Berit

Cyclone Berit was a very strong European windstorm that formed as a tropical wave near the Lesser Antilles in mid-November 2011. The storm began producing heavy rain and snow over Northern Europe on 24 and 25 November.

Ended
November 29, 2011

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2011Flooding in West Virginia, November 22 to 23, 2011

The ground was wetter than normal from around an inch of rain that occurred on the 15th into the 16th. Periods of rain started to fall again on Sunday the 20th. A front then sank south on Monday the 21st and became nearly stationary just south of Huntington and Charleston.

Damage
$400,000
Events
12

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2011Flooding in West Virginia, November 22 to 23, 2011

A strong area of low pressure moved across the upper Ohio Valley bringing heavy rainfall up to 2 inches in some areas. This produced flooding of roadways as well as some streams and creeks across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

Damage
$210,000
Events
7

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2011Flooding in Ohio, November 22, 2011

A strong area of low pressure moved across the upper Ohio Valley bringing heavy rainfall up to 2 inches in some areas. This produced flooding of roadways as well as some streams and creeks across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

Damage
$95,000
Events
3

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2011Flood in Pennsylvania, November 22 to 23, 2011

A strong area of low pressure moved across the upper Ohio Valley bringing heavy rainfall up to 2 inches in some areas. This produced flooding of roadways as well as some streams and creeks across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

Damage
$100,000
Events
1

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2011Flooding in Ohio, November 22 to 23, 2011

The ground was wetter than normal from around an inch of rain that occurred on the 15th into the 16th. Periods of rain started to fall again on Sunday the 20th. A front then sank south on Monday the 21st and became nearly stationary just south of Lawrence County.

Damage
$30,000
Events
2

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2014Flood and Sleet in Texas, November 22 to 23, 2014

An upper level storm system moved across north Texas on the 21st and 22nd of the month. Cold air filtered in on the 21st, while moisture returned on the 22nd. A few areas reported sleet and freezing rain, with minimal impacts.

Injuries
4
Damage
$205,000
Events
5

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Severe storms

20 on November 22, oldest first.

1996High Wind in Colorado, November 22, 1996

Strong winds blew the roof off of a 40 foot by 80 foot warehouse. The roof landed on a truck and some construction equipment. The roofs of several smaller storage buildings were also blown off, causing minor damage where they landed.

Damage
$20,000
Events
1

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1999Damaging Wind in Missouri, November 22 to 23, 1999

Thunderstorm winds estimated at up to 80 mph tore across northwest Pettis County. A railroad crossing arm was snapped 1 mile north of LaMonte. Two miles east of Houstonia, a hog barn was destroyed, and a trailer home and a 2-story house sustained extensive damage.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
70 kt wind
Events
1

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2002High Wind in Alaska, November 22 to 24, 2002

Strong pressure gradients, set up by a 973 low that developed in the eastern Pacific and a significant high over northern British Columbia produced strong easterly winds around Turnagain Arm and along the upper Anchorage Hillside.

Damage
$50,000
Strongest
96 kt wind
Events
3

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2005Strong Wind in Maryland, November 22, 2005

A large low pressure system along with a strong cold front moved across the region on Thanksgiving Day causing strong winds. The system caused a prolonged period of strong winds in many parts of the region.

Damage
$1.5 million
Events
6

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2010Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 22, 2010

A strong cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass triggered scattered thunderstorms across west-central Illinois during the afternoon of November 22nd. Some of the cells became severe with damaging wind gusts and hail.

Damage
$100,000
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
5

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2011Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 22, 2011

A line of severe storms ahead of a strong cold front pushed through portions of Central Mississippi from late morning through the early afternoon hours. The high winds associated with the line of storms produced damage mainly in the form of blown down trees and power lines.

Damage
$755,000
Strongest
75 kt wind
Events
11

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2014Damaging Wind in Oregon, November 22, 2014

An upper level trough produced widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms to Northwest Oregon on November 22. One of these convective showers resulted in a downburst of strong wind near Coburg, Oregon and the downing of several large trees.

Damage
$45,000
Strongest
52 kt wind
Events
1

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Winter storms and snow

37 on November 22, oldest first.

1950The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950

The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from November 22, 1950 to November 30, 1950.

Category
5, Extreme
Index
34.7

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1997Winter Weather in Vermont, November 22, 1997

A storm system over the ohio valley Friday afternoon (11/21/97) moved east and redeveloped off the New Jersey coast early Saturday (11/22/97). This storm then moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine Saturday night.

Damage
$30,000
Events
6

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1997Winter Storm in Vermont, November 22, 1997

A low pressure system south of Long Island on November 22, produced heavy wet snow across southern Vermont. Snowfall averaged 4 to 8 inches in Bennington and Windham Counties. The heavy wet snow downed trees and power lines, which produced scattered power outages.

Damage
$35,000
Events
2

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1997Winter Storm in Vermont, November 22, 1997

A storm system over the ohio valley Friday afternoon (11/21/97) moved east and redeveloped off the New Jersey coast early Saturday (11/22/97). This storm then moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine Saturday night.

Damage
$20,000
Events
2

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2003Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 22 to 24, 2003

Strong low pressure moved out of the southern high plains toward eastern Wisconsin. Heavy snow and strong winds tracked from southwest and west central Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. There was a wide swath of 6 to 10 inches of snow, most of which fell prior to 1600 CST.

Events
36

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2005Winter Storm in Vermont, November 22 to 23, 2005

A storm system off the south coast of New Jersey early on Tuesday, November 22nd moved north across eastern portions of Maine the night of November 22nd. A mixture of snow, sleet and rain the morning of November 22nd changed to snow by afternoon.

Damage
$160,000
Events
8

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2005Winter Weather in New York, November 22, 2005

A storm system off the south coast of New Jersey early on Tuesday, November 22nd moved north across eastern portions of Maine the night of November 22nd. A mixture of snow, sleet and rain the morning of November 22nd changed to snow early in the the afternoon.

Damage
$30,000
Events
6

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2005Winter Weather in Vermont, November 22, 2005

A storm system off the south coast of New Jersey early on Tuesday, November 22nd moved north across eastern portions of Maine the night of November 22nd. A mixture of snow, sleet and rain changed to all snow during the the afternoon of November 22nd.

Damage
$40,000
Events
2

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2005Winter Weather in Vermont, November 22, 2005

A storm system off the south coast of New Jersey early on Tuesday, November 22nd moved north across eastern portions of Maine the night of November 22nd. A mixture of snow, sleet and rain changed to all snow during the the afternoon of November 22nd.

Damage
$40,000
Events
2

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2007Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, November 22 to 23, 2007

Unseasonably cold air settled over the Great Lakes with lake temperatures still in the lower 40s. This allowed for ideal conditions for a single band of lake effect snow to persist across much of Berrien county, causing localized amounts of around 8 inches in a few locations.

Damage
$20,000
Events
1

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2011Winter Weather in New York, November 22 to 23, 2011

A low pressure system originating over the southern plains strengthened as it moved northeastward into the Ohio Valley Tuesday, November 22nd. The system then tracked eastward across Pennsylvania and off the mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday, November 23rd.

Events
16

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2013A category 1 snowstorm begins in the South

Snowstorm of November 22, 2013 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the South. It lasted from November 22, 2013 to November 28, 2013.

Category
1, Notable
Index
1.1
Winter deaths filed
14

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2013Ice Storm in Texas, November 22 to 24, 2013

An arctic airmass moved into the region with well below normal temperatures in it's wake. An upper trough was situated over the western Conus, and stayed there for several days. An extended period of wintry precipitation resulted over West Texas.

Damage
$1.0 million
Events
27

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2013Winter Weather in Texas, November 22 to 26, 2013

An arctic airmass settled over South Central Texas and then south to southeasterly low level flow developed setting up on overrunning pattern. A series of upper level shortwave troughs moved across the region producing winter precipitation over several days.

Events
18

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2014Winter Weather in Kentucky, November 22, 2014

A warm front passed over the Ohio Valley. Due to a very cold ground, the rain showers in the wake of this warm front created a slushy layer of ice on road surfaces. While temperature sensors climbed above freezing in most locations, the rain still froze on area roadways.

Deaths
1
Events
9

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2014Winter Weather in Ohio, November 22, 2014

A warm front passed over the Ohio Valley. Due to a very cold ground, the rain showers in the wake of this warm front created a slushy layer of ice on road surfaces. While temperature sensors climbed above freezing in most locations, the rain still froze on area roadways.

Injuries
5
Events
31

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2019Winter Weather in Kansas, November 22, 2019

Kansas lost 5 people to vehicle accidents on November 22nd where ice and snow played a role. There was 1 fatality in the NWS Topeka service area in Dickinson County. Generally the area received 1-3 inches of snow with some light freezing drizzle and sleet also reported.

Injuries
2
Events
1

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Cold

1 on November 22, oldest first.

Wildfires

8 on November 22, oldest first.

2002Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 22, 2002, in Oklahoma, and burned 1,208 acres; the cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.

When
November 22, 2002
Acres
1,208

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2002Sugarloaf Mountain Fire

The Sugarloaf Mountain Fire was discovered on November 22, 2002, in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
November 22, 2002
Acres
1,200

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2005Entrance Road Fire

The Entrance Road Fire was discovered on November 22, 2005, in Brazoria County, Texas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
November 22, 2005
Acres
1,500

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2010Break Down Fire

The Break Down Fire was discovered on November 22, 2010, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
November 22, 2010
Acres
3,000

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2013Mccabe Fire

The Mccabe Fire was discovered on November 22, 2013, in Sonoma County, California, and burned 3,505 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
November 22, 2013
Acres
3,505

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2016November 2016 Israel fires

In November 2016, a wave of wildfires and urban fires occurred in Israel from Beersheva in the south to Nahariya in the north. Some of the fires occurred naturally; others were arson attacks.

Ended
November 27, 2016
Where
Jerusalem
Country
Israel

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Earthquakes

27 on November 22, oldest first.

19951995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake

3 on the Mw scale. The epicenter was located in the central segment of the Gulf of Aqaba, the narrow body of water that separates Egypt's Sinai Peninsula from the western border of Saudi Arabia.

Deaths
8
Injured
30

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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20142014 Nagano earthquake

On November 22, 2014, at 22:08 local time, an earthquake struck southeast of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. 2 Mw according to the United States Geological Survey, with a maximum intensity assigned IX (Violent) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Where
Japan
Country
Japan
Injured
46

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Volcanoes

2 on November 22, oldest first.

Tsunamis

12 on November 22, oldest first.

Space weather and aurora

1 on November 22, oldest first.

Other weather

10 on November 22, oldest first.

2015Hpakant jade mine disaster

On 21 November 2015, a major landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing.

Where
Hpakant
Country
Myanmar
Deaths
113

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2025High Surf in California, November 22 to 26, 2025

A 35-year old man and two women were hit by a large wave on November 22. The two women were able to self-rescue, but the man was not. Just after 3 PM, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office and California State Parks launched a rescue effort for the man. Around 4:24 PM, a U.S.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Events
1

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Sources

Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-25.