Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for November 6, 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 7.3 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 738 people, injured 3,900, destroyed 412,000 houses and did $269 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Alabama and tracked 30 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 13 and injuring 400. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Selma, AL.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Henderson, Vanderburgh, Warrick counties, Kentucky and tracked 41.3 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 238.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck S, Darab, Iran. It killed 22 people, injured 90, destroyed 1,445 houses and did $232.3 million in damage.
Tornadoes
This was the deadliest tornado in Indiana since April 3, 1974. This tornado tracked a total of 41 miles from Henderson County, KY into Spencer County, IN. A total of at least 500 homes and buildings were destroyed or severely damaged.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck E, Heze-Dongming, Shandong Province, China. It killed 34 people, injured 2,200, destroyed 3,300 houses and did $5 million in damage.
Tornadoes
During the overnight hours of November 6, 2005, an intense, destructive, and deadly high-end F3 nocturnal tornado inflicted severe destruction to areas around Evansville, Indiana. The tornado resulted in 24 confirmed fatalities across the region, making it the deadliest and most destructive November tornado in Indiana's history.
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph), a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Ruby reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 960 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Rafael crossed the coast near Artemisa, Artemisa, Cuba as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 955 mb. It killed 2 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Rafael was the strongest November tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico on record, tied with 1985's Hurricane Kate. The seventeenth named storm, eleventh hurricane, and fifth major hurricane of the annual season, Rafael formed on November 4 from an area of low-pressure spawned by a Central American gyre.
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll, Montgomery counties, Mississippi and tracked 15.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Vaiden, MS.
Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in White County, Illinois and tracked 14.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Sacramento to N Carmi, IL.
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An F4 tornado touched down in Dallas County, Alabama and tracked 30 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 13 and injuring 400. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Selma, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in White County, Illinois and tracked 14.3 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Sacramento to N Carmi, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Franklin, Coffee, Grundy counties, Tennessee and tracked 34.3 miles, 75 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Estill Springs, TN.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pike, Brown counties, Illinois and tracked 17.2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: New Salem/N Griggsville/W Perry/Versailles, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Caldwell, Hopkins counties, Kentucky and tracked 4.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Dawson, KY.
An F2 tornado touched down in Galveston County, Texas and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Galveston, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Carroll, Montgomery counties, Mississippi and tracked 15.5 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Vaiden, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Brazoria County, Texas and tracked 7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Freeport, TX.
An F2 tornado touched down in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and tracked 2.2 miles, 170 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 11. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Galliano, LA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Sabine Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana and tracked 23.3 miles, 70 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Converse/Hanna/Armistead, LA.
An F-2 tornado moved across rural sections of Avoyelles Parish, destroying two homes and damaging several other bulidings. The tornado began near a church in Eola, where a home lost part of its roof and the steeple blew off the church.
A thunderstorm produced an F2 tornado that first touched down near the intersection of Highway 188 and Four Mile Road. A house suffered roof damage and a couple of barns were damaged. Trees were also blown down.
A weak tornado touched down in a subdivision on the western portion of Slidell. The tornado blew down or heavily damaged dozens of trees and several utility poles. Approximately 20 homes were damaged, mainly from fallen trees and large tree limbs.
An F3 tornado touched down in Henderson, Vanderburgh, Warrick counties, Kentucky and tracked 41.3 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 24 and injuring 238.
This was the deadliest tornado in Indiana since April 3, 1974. This tornado tracked a total of 41 miles from Henderson County, KY into Spencer County, IN. A total of at least 500 homes and buildings were destroyed or severely damaged.
During the overnight hours of November 6, 2005, an intense, destructive, and deadly high-end F3 nocturnal tornado inflicted severe destruction to areas around Evansville, Indiana. The tornado resulted in 24 confirmed fatalities across the region, making it the deadliest and most destructive November tornado in Indiana's history.
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An F3 tornado touched down in Crittenden, Webster counties, Kentucky and tracked 11.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
The tornado first touched down in northwest Henderson County and moved rapidly east-northeast across Ohio River bottomland. This fertile bottomland, used primarily for farming, was sparsely populated. A well-defined swath of snapped and uprooted trees was visible by air.
A cold front set off a line of severe thunderstorms during the predawn hours of November 6. One of the thunderstorms spawned an F2 tornado that struck downtown Munfordville in Hart County. The tornado caused major damage to 44 homes and two businesses.
The Crittenden/Webster County tornado was one of a pair of strong supercell tornadoes that occurred simultaneously. This tornado, which was the more southern tornado, was shorter-lived and somewhat weaker than its northern counterpart.
A few large tree limbs were knocked down.
A strong thunderstorm moved over the coastal waters on during the evening, which spawned a waterspout that moved ashore as a tornado.
A sharp cold front interacted with a record warm airmass over Southeast Michigan during the morning of November 6. A narrow line of showers developed along the front and raced across the region between 5 and 8 am.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Bedford, Rutherford counties, Tennessee and tracked 10.49 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3.
Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a cold front during the early morning of November 6th. Some of these storms produced wind damage as well as a tornado.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved east through across all of southern middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of the 6th. A significant tornado developed in northern Franklin County producing damage in the Estill Springs/Decherd areas.
A line of strong thunderstorms moved through northwest Alabama during the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 6th, 2018. Strong wind shear was already in place, with a northward moving instability axis that aided in storm intensification and more robust rotation.
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An unnamed storm reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph), a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Ruby reached its peak of 150 kt (175 mph) with a central pressure of 960 mb, a category 5 storm.
Hurricane Gloria reached its peak of 120 kt (140 mph) with a central pressure of 930 mb, a category 4 storm.
Typhoon Kim, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Unding, was a powerful typhoon that struck the Philippines and Guam in November 1977, causing over 100 fatalities and widespread damage. It was the fiftieth depression, eighteenth tropical storm, ninth typhoon, and third violent typhoon of the 1977 Pacific typhoon season.
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Hurricane Skip reached its peak of 125 kt (145 mph) with a central pressure of 950 mb, a category 4 storm.
An unnamed storm reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 988 mb, a category 4 storm.
Hurricane Tomas crossed the coast near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands as a tropical storm, 60 kt, central pressure 992 mb. Hurricane Tomas was a moderately powerful late-season tropical cyclone which became the latest Atlantic hurricane on record in the calendar year to strike the Windward Islands. The nineteenth named storm and twelfth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Tomas developed from a tropical wave east of the Windward Islands on October 29.
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Hurricane Rafael crossed the coast near Artemisa, Artemisa, Cuba as a category 3 hurricane, 100 kt (115 mph), central pressure 955 mb. It killed 2 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Rafael was the strongest November tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico on record, tied with 1985's Hurricane Kate. The seventeenth named storm, eleventh hurricane, and fifth major hurricane of the annual season, Rafael formed on November 4 from an area of low-pressure spawned by a Central American gyre.
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Hurricane Kalmaegi reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 948 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Heavy showers and thunderstorms moved across central and southern Oklahoma on this date in 1996, and continued through the early morning of the 7th. Flash flooding occurred across many counties. Durant received up to 5 inches of rain, and city streets became impassable with as much as 2 feet of water covering the roads. In Lincoln County, eight stranded motorists had to be rescued on a bridge between Davenport and State Highway 99. In Norman, several cars were stranded at the corner of Robinson and northeast 12th Street.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Low pressure moving northeastward along the coast from the Mid-Atlantic States brought a mixture of weather to the state. About 8 inches of snow fell over much of Sullivan County before the precipitation changed to rain around daybreak.
A tropical wave caused one to four inches of rain but locally up to six inches in Homestead which damaged crops in south Miami-Dade County and caused minor flooding of several house on Key Biscayne. Street flooding was common in Palm Beach County.
Several days of nearly non-stop weather systems brought copious amounts of rainfall to northwest Oregon. With moderate temperatures in place, very close to all of this rainfall became run-off, and many rivers over the area swelled in response.
Very heavy rains with little to no snow pack resulting in substantial runoff and flooding.
A cold front moved across Middle Tennessee during the day on Monday, November 6, stalling across far northern Alabama in the evening before lifting slowly back northward overnight into Tuesday, November 7.
In an unseasonably warm airmass, thunderstorms formed along a cold front moving into Ohio from the west on the afternoon of the 5th. These storms were aided by a strong upper level system.
It warmed somewhat by the 6th (more seasonable temperatures), with mainly rain in the forecast. Precipitation expanded across the northern half of the state from Oklahoma ahead of an incoming cold front.
The combination of King Tides and high pressure centered north and west of the Mid Atlantic region and low pressure tracking northeast off the Southeast coast, produced northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the…
The combination of a surface trough over the eastern Caribbean and an|upper-level trough north and west of the region promoted wet and unstable conditions during the week of November 6-9.
Record setting rainfall occurred across portions of the southern Midlands as a stalled front and a deep plume of tropical moisture caused rain rates of over 2-4 per hour for over six hours.
A line of slow moving thunderstorms developed along a surface boundary across the Valdosta area and moved repeatedly over the same areas during the evening and overnight hours of November 6th.
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Golfball to baseball size hail and 60 mph winds blasted Eldoradoand portions of Schleicher County and caused extensive damage.More than 700 homes sustained damage from hail and high winds, mostly broken windows.
The combination of high winds and lightning strikes caused serious damage to an electrical substation in Mason. This resulted in a power outage which lasted well into the following day.
Winds blew down power lines.
A cold front moving southward through west Texas was a focus for severe thunderstorm development during the evening hours. The dry line limited the western extent of the development.
Winds blew down tree limbs.
Numerous trees were blown down and a mobile home lost its roof due to high winds.
High winds knocked down four trees. Two of the trees struck a car and caused the death of the driver.The car, a 1988 Mercury Cougar, was totaled.
Thunderstorm wind gusts caused property damage in several areas of New Orleans near the Mississippi River. The convention center in the central business district had a small part of roofing material peeled off.
Thunderstorm wind gusts blew the roof off of a trailer and knocked down several trees which damaged several houses.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees, ripped a roof off a front porch, knocked utility poles down, and damaged a barn.
Wind damage reported to a jail house and numerous trees down.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a building, and lifted a small storage shed over a fence, destroying it. Ten large pecan trees were blown down.
A deep and rapidly intensifying November storm system moved North-NorthEast through Southeast Lower Michigan during the morning. High winds along the associated cold front knocked down trees leading to widespread power outages.
Several tree limbs were blown down northeast of Rochester.
On a night in which tragedy was visited upon far southwestern Indiana, when the deadliest Indiana tornado in 31 years killed 23 Hoosiers, a large and damaging squall line moved through central Indiana in the early morning hours, fueled by a cold front and the unusual early…
Following the passage of a cold front, strong winds developed across the Niagara Frontier. Winds gusted to 66 mph. The winds downed trees and power lines throughout the five county area. At the height of the storm, over 20,000 homes and businesses were without power.
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires. Several structures had roof damage including the roof of a barn in Remsen. In Rome the storm took down about 2 dozen trees, some wires, and 6 power poles.
A very strong area of low pressure passed to the north of Lake Erie on November 6th. A cold front trailing the low swept east across northern Ohio and produced damaging winds.
A 62 mph wind gust was measured at Toledo Express Airport.
A cold front, accompanied by a line of severe thunderstorms, crossed the region during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Scattered power outages were reported. Hail, up to 3/4" in diameter, fell across parts of the Finger Lakes.
Some trees were knocked down.
Numeorus trees were blown down, including several two foot diameter oak trees and a 25 foot pine tree. Structure damage was also reported in Antwerp as well as northeast of Paulding. Damage is estimated around $100,000.
A 64 MPH wind gust was measured by a trained spotter in Dixon. The south portion of the high school in Dixon received major damage. A portion of the roof was damaged, as well as several classrooms, anexit door and hallway. Some parts of the school sustained water damage.
Severe storms and a few supercells brought widespread wind damage and scattered large hail overnight. Much of the damage was centered across north central Kentucky just south of the Ohio River.
A very strong area of low pressure passed to the north of Lake Erie on November 6th. A cold front trailing the low swept east across northwestern Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours. Westerly winds behind the front gusted in excess of 50 mph.
A strong storm system over the northern Great Lakes region on the morning of November 6th moved northeast into Canada. It reached northern Quebec the late night of November 6th.
A strong storm system over the northern Great Lakes region on the morning of November 6th moved northeast into Canada. It reached northern Quebec the late night of November 6th.
Numerous trees were reported down across the county.
Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Unconfirmed report of power company tower down. [CORRECTED TIME]
Trees and power lines blown down. One tree fell on a car. [CORRECTED TIME]
Large tree blown down onto house 8 miles east of New Castle in Scott Twp. Numerous trees and power lines down in the county. [CORRECTED TIME]
Trees down countywide. [CORRECTED TIME]
Numerous trees and power lines blown down countywide. [CORRECTED TIME]
Trees and power lines down. [CORRECTED TIME]
Trees down countywide. [CORRECTED TIME]
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires countywide, including Mecklenburg.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees in East Syracuse. Winds also downed several trees and partially destroyed a fence in Cicero. A tree fell on a parked car also in Cicero. Winds also blew down several trees in Mattydale.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
Trees and power lines blown down countywide. [CORRECTED TIME]
Trees and power lines blown down. Wind damage to building. [CORRECTED TIME]
Numerous trees and power lines blown down. [CORRECTED TIME]
A strong storm system over the northern Great Lakes region on the morning of November 6th moved northeast into Canada. It reached northern Quebec the late night of November 6th.
A strong storm system over the northern Great Lakes region on the morning of November 6th moved northeast into Canada. It reached northern Quebec the late night of November 6th.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. The wind blew down a tree onto a car parked on Grand Boulevard in Binghamton. Thousands of customers lost power.
Thunderstorm winds downed scattered trees countywide, including Liberty.
Thunderstorm winds downed 8 trees and 4 electrical wires. One of the trees fell on an unoccupied vehicle.
Thunderstorm winds downed scattered trees and wires countywide.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees, removed a barn roof, and removed siding from a house.
Very intense winds developed across the Northeast Plains of Colorado following the passage of a storm system. In Phillips County, damage was reported at Holyoke. Extensive structural damage was observed at a local gas station, a city storage shed and a main street business.
An intense low pressure area developed over the Central Plains states. Northwest winds of 45 to 70 mph developed in the strong surface pressure gradient west of the low pressure system which affected eastern Colorado, western Kansas and southwest Nebraska.
A powerful low pressure system over Nebraska produced very strong winds over parts of southeast Wyoming.
A deep but filling low moved northeast across central Vancouver Island. The KPDX-KBLI gradient reached about +10 with the KOLM-KBLI portion about 2/3 of that. There was brief high wind in several zones.
A line of thunderstorms accompanied a sharp cold front during the late morning hours. The thunderstorms produced a wind gust that downed a 120-foot light standard at the downtown ballpark. The light standard destroyed a nearby parked car.
A strong storm system moved through the Tennessee Valley Region during the early morning hours with numerous reports of wind damage in association with the system's squall line.
A cold front crossed the middle Ohio River Valley and central Appalachians early on the the 6th. There was little to no lightning, but a line of showers just ahead of the front contained some strong wind gusts.
Deepening low pressure tracked from the Central Great Lakes to southwestern Quebec. A swath of rain moved across the eastern Great Lakes, which resulted 0.25 - 0.75 inch from Western NY to North Central NY, respectively.
A line of thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front produced Isolated reports of damaging thunderstorm winds across northwest Georgia during the early morning hours.
A cold front moved through the Bay Area in early November bringing gusty northwest winds across the region. Wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph were observed with a 58 mph gust at Mt Tamalpais overnight as well as a 43 mph gust at the San Francisco Airport.
Two people in separate incidents were killed by falling tree branches during a thunderstorm.
A cold front swept through the area, bringing high winds into eastern North Dakota. Stout pressure rises and good mixing up to 750mb lead to good mixing, and high wind warnings.
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Snowstorm of November 6, 1986 was ranked category 2, Significant, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from November 6, 1986 to November 9, 1986.
An area of surface low pressure dropped southeast out of Canada to the North Dakota and Minnesota border, bringing the first bout of winter weather to eastern North Dakota.
A surface low dropped southeast out of Canada to the North Dakota and Minnesota border, bringing the first outbreak of winter weather to the Devils Lake region. As the temperature fell on the back side of the low, rain changed to freezing rain and then to snow.
A winter storm dumped 12 to 14 inches of snow on the higher elevations of southern New Mexico, mainly the lower Gila region and the southern Sacramento Mountains.
A backcountry snowboarder and his dog were buried and killed in a hard slab avalanche on the north side of Mines Peak, just northeast of the summit of Berthoud Pass.
With early season arctic air in place over the Northern Panhandle, a 992 MB low moved into the northern Gulf of Alaska. Heavy snowfall resulted.
After the warmest six month period in history, lake effect season got off to a quick start about a week earlier than normal. A sharp cold front moved across the region during Monday evening the 5th and lake plumes developed off Lake Erie prior to dawn of the 6th.
An area of low pressure moved across the central Great Lakes on November 6th. Cold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie behind this low caused lake effect snow showers to develop in Northwest Pennsylvania.
Snowstorm of November 6, 2008 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from November 6, 2008 to November 8, 2008.
Snowfall mostly in the 2 to 4 inch range combined with winds sustained at over 30 mph and gusting as high as 50 mph to produce widespread blizzard conditions with near zero visibilities.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved east across southern South Dakota on November 5th and 6th. Very strong northwest winds combined with up to 12 inches of snow to produce near whiteout conditions across Sheridan and Cherry Counties.
The first winter storm of the season brought a combination of wind, ice, and snow to portions of eastern North Dakota. A slow moving, potent upper level low pressure system tracked from South Dakota into Minnesota.
Strong upper level winds developed across the northern Rockies ahead of a couple low pressure troughs entering the region. The first crossed the Pacific Northwest with strong mid-level winds across the Rockies and adjacent plains.
A Pacific low pressure system produced periods of light to moderate snowfall along the Interstate 80 corridor from Arlington to the Wyoming-Nebraska border. Total snow accumulations ranged from three to six inches.
A slow moving cold front brought a couple rounds of accumulating snow to much of southern WI. The 1st round affected the morning commute and resulted in some vehicle slide-offs and accidents, including one indirect death from a vehicle accident.
A moist, mid-level occluded front interacted with arctic air entrenched across western Montana and brought periods of heavy snow, gusty winds and sub-zero wind chills.
A multi-day AR event caused record level snow and widespread wind across multiple states.
A storm system passing across the region will lead to a series of rounds of widespread snow.
An upper low dove south into the Four Corners area during the day November 6th with much colder air diving south into northern and central NM during the day. Snow developed across northwest and north central NM during the day.
The upper low and associated trough finally pushed east of our forecast area as we moved into the weekend. Some upslope flow remained as things started to dry out, giving us another day or so of snowfall.
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High pressure over the Mid Atlantic led to temperatures to drop below freezing overnight.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner confirmed the death of a homeless man as hypothermia. He was found deceased in a parking lot.
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Nehalem 9NE recorded 11.77 inches, Oregon’s all-time greatest 24-hour precipitation, as the State Climate Extremes Committee lists it.
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The River Fire started on November 6, 1986, in California, and burned 4,617 acres.
The Bottcher Fire started on November 6, 1986, in California, and burned 2,680 acres.
The Tucker Hollow Fire started on November 6, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 5,857 acres.
The Kiwis Creek Fire started on November 6, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 4,873 acres.
The South Fork of Tug River Fire started on November 6, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 3,487 acres.
The STATEC0045 Fire started on November 6, 1987, in Alabama, and burned 2,668 acres.
The Fourpole Creek Fire started on November 6, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 1,214 acres.
The Elk Hollow Fire started on November 6, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 1,173 acres.
The Yocum Fire started on November 6, 1990, in California, and burned 1,005 acres.
The Bravo Fire started on November 6, 1992, in California, and burned 1,974 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 6, 1992, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,950 acres.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 6, 1992, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,125 acres.
The Signboard Fire was discovered on November 6, 1999, in Elko County, Nevada, and burned 4,434 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Trout Creek II Fire was discovered on November 6, 1999, in Elko County, Idaho, and burned 3,189 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Doug Dahl Fire was discovered on November 6, 1999, in South Dakota, and burned 1,600 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Rattlesnake Doutre Fire was discovered on November 6, 1999, in Box Elder County, Utah, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Lost Valley Fire was discovered on November 6, 1999, in California, and burned 889 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
The Horsehitch Fire was discovered on November 6, 2000, in Greene County, Tennessee, and burned 1,119 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 6, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Burnwell Fire was discovered on November 6, 2001, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and burned 729 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
This wildfire began about 1315 CST roughly fourteen miles west of Wayside in southeast Randall County. The wildfire was located just east of Interstate 27 and just south of Farm to Market Road 285 in which approximately one hundred acres burned.
The Wild Horses Fire was discovered on November 6, 2008, in Oklahoma, and burned 6,325 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
The Levant Fire was discovered on November 6, 2008, in Thomas County, Kansas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Squaw Creek Fire was discovered on November 6, 2009, in North Dakota, and burned 1,580 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Albright Road Fire was discovered on November 6, 2010, in Johnson County, Wyoming, and burned 1,199 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Van Buren Fire was discovered on November 6, 2010, in Van Buren County, Arkansas, and burned 1,004 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tracer Fire was discovered on November 6, 2010, in Indiana, and burned 870 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Chestnut Knob Fire was reported on November 6, 2016, in Burke County, North Carolina, and burned 6,435 acres.
The Jetts Creek Fire was reported on November 6, 2016, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, and burned 3,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The 2019-3238 Fire was reported on November 6, 2019, in Riley County, Kansas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Elk Lake Fire was reported on November 6, 2020, in Beaverhead County, Montana, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Meadow Branch Fire was reported on November 6, 2022, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, and burned 3,762 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Coal Fork Fire was reported on November 6, 2023, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Left Fork of Long Bottom Creek Fire was reported on November 6, 2023, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and burned 2,400 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Steep Valley Fire was reported on November 6, 2023, in Fayette County, West Virginia, and burned 2,206 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The North GA Fires 2023 Fire was reported on November 6, 2023, in Catoosa County, Georgia, and burned 1,784 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The North GA Fires 2023 Complex was reported on November 6, 2023, in Catoosa County, Georgia, and burned 1,784 acres.
The Signal Knob Fire was reported on November 6, 2023, in Knott County, Kentucky, and burned 1,338 acres.
The Jones Fork Road Fire was reported on November 6, 2023, in Pike County, Kentucky, and burned 1,092 acres.
The Mountain Fire was reported on November 6, 2024, in Ventura County, California, and burned 19,904 acres.
The Large Impact Fire was reported on November 6, 2025, in El Paso County, Colorado, and burned 5,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
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An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW.
An earthquake struck Jalisco,zacatecas, Mexico.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gallipoli, Gemlik, Turkey. It killed 2 people.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia.
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck NW. Irian Jaya, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Fakfak, New Guinea, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Off East Coast Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Near E Coast Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia.
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Gahkom,golruiyeh,patkuiyeh,laigazan,ganj, Iran.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Greece-Albania. It killed 1 person, injured 3 and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck E, Heze-Dongming, Shandong Province, China. It killed 34 people, injured 2,200, destroyed 3,300 houses and did $5 million in damage.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China. It killed 738 people, injured 3,900, destroyed 412,000 houses and did $269 million in damage.
On 6 November 1988, two earthquakes struck Lancang and Gengma counties, Yunnan, near the China–Myanmar border. 0, occurring at 21:03 CST.
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck S, Darab, Iran. It killed 22 people, injured 90, destroyed 1,445 houses and did $232.3 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Gujarat, India. It killed 1 person and injured 5.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Dorud-Razan, Iran. It injured 104.
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sparks, Oklahoma, United States. It injured 2 and destroyed 14 houses.
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Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
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A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck NW. Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Off Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, with a maximum water height of 1.26 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Off Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, with a maximum water height of 1.25 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck S. Kuril Islands, Russia, with a maximum water height of 5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, AK, United States, with a maximum water height of 0.1 meters.
3 on November 6, oldest first.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began November 6, 1957, reached Kp 7 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 31; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began November 6, 1997, reached Kp 7 and lasted 12 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 44; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began November 6, 2000, reached Kp 7 and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 55; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
9 on November 6, oldest first.
Strong winds following the passage of a cold front caused the Lake Erie water level to rise several feet from Ripley to Buffalo. The high water levels and waves of ten to fifteen feet resulted in some erosion of the lake shore and limited property damage.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the southeast Louisiana and Mississippi coastal waters as a strong upper level disturbance moved across the lower Mississippi Valley.
Light winds and high humidity led to widespread dense fog.
A strong cold front moved through the Eastern North Carolina coastal waters during the evening and overnight hours of November 6th, 2014. Numerous strong marine wind gusts were observed across the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and along the Outer Banks.
A swell from a powerful low far northwest of the islands produced surf of 25 to 40 feet along the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, and Molokai; and the north-facing shores of Oahu and Maui; and 20 to 30 feet along the west-facing shores of Oahu and the…
A deepening trough off of the West Coast enhanced by an upper jet led to large-scale ascent over the Bay Area, and particularly the Central Coast, as a series of cold fronts swept through the area over a three day period from November 5th-7th.
A young man drowned in a rip current while swimming in Jensen Beach.
Dense fog developed over much of central and south central Kansas on the morning of November 6th. Airport observations indicated visibility dropped to 1/4 of a mile at times. There were numerous vehicle accidents across the region with some injuries.
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 6, 2024.
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