Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Eta crossed the coast near Islamorada, FL as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 993 mb. It killed 172 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic tropical cyclone that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta originated from a vigorous tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on October 31.
- Wind at landfall
- 55 kt
- Pressure
- 993 mb
- Peak wind
- 130 kt
- Deaths
- 172
- Damage
- $1.5 billion
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Billion-dollar disasters
A severe storm disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 28, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from November 9, 2002 to November 11, 2002.
- Losses (2024 dollars)
- $1.3 billion
- Kind
- Severe Storm
- Deaths
- 28
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Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Vera, Spain. It killed 165 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
- When
- November 9, 1518
- Deaths
- 165
- Where
- Vera, Spain
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Tornadoes
An F3 tornado touched down in Charles, Prince George's counties, Maryland and tracked 18 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 65. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Potomac River/La Plata to Cedarville, MD.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 65
- Path
- 18 mi
- Width
- 100 yd
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Hurricane Paloma crossed the coast near Santa Cruz del Sur, Camaguey, Cuba as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 970 mb. It killed 19 people in all. Hurricane Paloma was a strong late-season tropical cyclone that set several records for its intensity and formation. It was the sixteenth tropical storm, eighth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.
- Wind at landfall
- 85 kt
- Pressure
- 970 mb
- Peak wind
- 125 kt
- Deaths
- 19
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Van, Turkey. It killed 40 people.
- When
- November 9, 2011
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Deaths
- 40
- Where
- Van, Turkey
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Hurricanes and tropical storms
Hurricane Karen reached its peak of 160 kt (185 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 160 kt
- Pressure
- 920 mb
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Hurricane Dale reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 935 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 140 kt
- Pressure
- 935 mb
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Floods
The 2016 Johannesburg flood was a natural disaster in South Africa that took place on 9 November 2016. The flooding, which occurred in the area east of Johannesburg, affected both Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni.
- Where
- South Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Deaths
- 6
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Hurricane Nicole crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 60 kt, central pressure 985 mb. Hurricane Nicole was a sprawling late-season Category 1 hurricane in November 2022. The fourteenth named storm and eighth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Nicole formed as a subtropical cyclone on November 7, from a non-tropical area of low pressure near the Greater Antilles, and transitioned into a tropical cyclone the next day.
- Wind at landfall
- 60 kt
- Pressure
- 985 mb
- Peak wind
- 65 kt
- Damage
- $1.0 billion
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Hurricane Fung-Wong reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 943 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 943 mb
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Tornadoes
An F2 tornado touched down in Collier, Hendry counties, Florida and tracked 45.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 17.
- Rating
- F2
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 17
- Path
- 45.6 mi
- Width
- 100 yd
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An unrated tornado touched down in Perry, Randolph, Perry counties, Missouri and tracked 48.6 miles, killing 5 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: MO/Chester/Richview, IL.
- Rating
- Unrated
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 15
- Path
- 48.6 mi
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An F2 tornado touched down in Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana and tracked 9.6 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 9. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Keachi, LA.
- Rating
- F2
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 9
- Path
- 9.6 mi
- Width
- 250 yd
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An F3 tornado touched down in Charles, Prince George's counties, Maryland and tracked 18 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 65. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Potomac River/La Plata to Cedarville, MD.
- Rating
- F3
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 65
- Path
- 18 mi
- Width
- 100 yd
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- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $3,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $3,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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An F2 tornado touched down in Collier, Hendry counties, Florida and tracked 45.6 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 17.
- Rating
- F2
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 17
- Path
- 45.6 mi
- Width
- 100 yd
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- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $6.6 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 15
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- Damage
- $250,000
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 1
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An F3 tornado touched down in Tama, Black Hawk, Bremer counties, Iowa and tracked 39.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest.
- Rating
- F3
- Path
- 39.4 mi
- Width
- 10 yd
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- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $4.3 million
- Strongest
- F3
- Events
- 26
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- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 14
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- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $5.0 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 8
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $25 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 25
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An F3 tornado touched down in Nevada, Ouachita counties, Arkansas and tracked 6 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest.
- Rating
- F3
- Path
- 6 mi
- Width
- 880 yd
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An F2 tornado touched down in Washington County, Missouri and tracked 3 miles, 340 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 15.
- Rating
- F2
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Path
- 3 mi
- Width
- 340 yd
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- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $5.0 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 17
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- Damage
- $50,000
- Strongest
- F3
- Events
- 20
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- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $500,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 6
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- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $528,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 7
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The 1992 Bucca tornado was a short-lived but violent tornado which was one of the most violent tornadoes ever observed in Australia, being the second Australian tornado to be officially rated F4 or stronger on the Fujita scale. m.
- Where
- Australia
- Country
- Australia
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An F0 tornado touched down briefly 3 miles east of Clarksville. The tornado damaged two chicken houses.
- Damage
- $105,000
- Strongest
- F0
- Events
- 3
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Summary of events for November 9-10 1998:A solid north-south line of severe thunderstorms raced across all of eastern Oklahoma on the evening of November 9. This was in association with the cold front trailing from a powerful "Colorado low" moving across the central plains.
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $233,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 66
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On this date in 1998, an F1 tornado occurred near Purcell, in McClain County. The tornado began about two miles southwest of Purcell, and ended 1 mile east-southeast of town. Most of the damage was to trees and roofs. No injuries were reported.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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A long line of severe thunderstorms moved across most of western and central Oklahoma during the evening of the 9th producing 1 tornado, widespread straight-line wind damage, and large hail.
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $282,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 47
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Summary of events for November 9-10 1998:A solid line of severe thunderstorms raced across northwest and west central Arkansas on the evening and early morning of Nov 9-10.
- Damage
- $818,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 20
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The tornado touched down breifly prior to hitting one home and lifted after about a mile.
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $125,000
- Strongest
- F0
- Events
- 15
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A small rain-wrapped tornado damaged or destroyed mainly outbuildings, barns, trees and a few roofs as it moved northeast from southwest of Carbondale, across Main and Second streets before dissipating a little west of US Highway 75.
- Damage
- $75,000
- Strongest
- F0
- Events
- 1
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Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in most every county mentioned. Most of the property damage was in the form of roof damage, or minor damage caused by flying debris.
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $894,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 66
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A weak tornado formed on a bow echo about 4.1 miles north-northeast of Troy just west of the intersection of CR 103 and CR 7. The tornado traveled on a northeasterly track crossing CR 103 and CR 7.
- Damage
- $95,000
- Strongest
- F1
- Events
- 1
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The tornado moved into Tipton county from Mississippi county in Arkansas and moved northeast. The tornado produced significant damage across the county. One man was injured was injured by bricks blown down from the facade of a building in downtown Covington.
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $13 million
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 11
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An F2 tornado touched down in Carroll County, Tennessee and tracked 10 miles, 220 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 6.
- Rating
- F2
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 6
- Path
- 10 mi
- Width
- 220 yd
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The tornado touched down just southwest of Twist and moved northeast and later moved into Crittenden County. Some farm buildings were damaged. Several trees and power poles were blown down.
- Damage
- $650,000
- Strongest
- F2
- Events
- 6
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Just after 0600 PST on 11/09/02, a low-topped severe thunderstorm moved onshore east of Harbor, Oregon, and tracked east-northeast along Valley View Road.
- Damage
- $500,000
- Strongest
- F0
- Events
- 1
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A cold front moved east across eastern Virginia during the evening of November 9. A seasonally moist and unstable airmass was in place ahead of the cold front, allowing for locally strong to severe storms.
- Damage
- $42,000
- Strongest
- EF0
- Events
- 5
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Hurricane Karen reached its peak of 160 kt (185 mph) with a central pressure of 920 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 160 kt
- Pressure
- 920 mb
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Hurricane Dale reached its peak of 140 kt (160 mph) with a central pressure of 935 mb, a category 5 storm.
- Peak wind
- 140 kt
- Pressure
- 935 mb
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Hurricane Paloma crossed the coast near Santa Cruz del Sur, Camaguey, Cuba as a category 2 hurricane, 85 kt (100 mph), central pressure 970 mb. It killed 19 people in all. Hurricane Paloma was a strong late-season tropical cyclone that set several records for its intensity and formation. It was the sixteenth tropical storm, eighth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.
- Wind at landfall
- 85 kt
- Pressure
- 970 mb
- Peak wind
- 125 kt
- Deaths
- 19
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Ida developed from a tropical wave moving over the southwestern Caribbean Sea that spawned an area of low pressure on November 2nd. This low developed into a tropical depression on November 4th and then strengthened into a tropical storm a little later that same day.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 14
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During the early morning hours of 10 November 2009 (540 AM CST), Tropical Storm Ida made initial landfall near Dauphin Island, Alabama with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with locally higher gusts. A second landfall occurred around 6 AM CST near Bon Secour, Alabama.
- Damage
- $8.0 million
- Events
- 3
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Ida, a Category Two hurricane, weakened as it approached the northern Gulf Coast on November 9. It came ashore over the western Florida Panhandle coast about 30 miles east-southeast of Mobile, Alabama during the morning of November 10.
- Damage
- $600,000
- Events
- 6
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Hurricane Eta crossed the coast near Islamorada, FL as a tropical storm, 55 kt, central pressure 993 mb. It killed 172 people in all, by the National Hurricane Center’s count. Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic tropical cyclone that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Eta originated from a vigorous tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on October 31.
- Wind at landfall
- 55 kt
- Pressure
- 993 mb
- Peak wind
- 130 kt
- Deaths
- 172
- Damage
- $1.5 billion
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Hurricane Nicole crossed the coast as a tropical storm, 60 kt, central pressure 985 mb. Hurricane Nicole was a sprawling late-season Category 1 hurricane in November 2022. The fourteenth named storm and eighth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, Nicole formed as a subtropical cyclone on November 7, from a non-tropical area of low pressure near the Greater Antilles, and transitioned into a tropical cyclone the next day.
- Wind at landfall
- 60 kt
- Pressure
- 985 mb
- Peak wind
- 65 kt
- Damage
- $1.0 billion
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Hurricane Nicole approached the SE FL Atlantic Coast and made landfall as a Category 1 near Vero Beach during the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, November 10th.
- Damage
- $58 million
- Events
- 6
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Hurricane Fung-Wong reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 943 mb, a category 4 storm.
- Peak wind
- 115 kt
- Pressure
- 943 mb
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A strong cold front moved slowly across New York State Friday and Friday night (11/8/96) and across Vermont Saturday (11/9/96).
- Damage
- $23 million
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $9.0 million
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system produced 4 to 5 inches of rain across most of central New York and the northern Catskills.
- Damage
- $2.0 million
- Events
- 6
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- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $500,000
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $500,000
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York.
- Damage
- $500,000
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York.
- Damage
- $400,000
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York.
- Damage
- $200,000
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system dumped 4 inches of rain across much of Schoharie County between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
- Damage
- $150,000
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system dumped 4 inches of rain across much of Schoharie County between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
- Damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 1
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A strong cold front moved slowly across New York State Friday and Friday night (11/8/96) and across Vermont Saturday (11/9/96). Periods of heavy rain resulted late Friday night into Saturday.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 1
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From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain across much of the Catskills, which produced flooding in parts of Ulster County.
- Damage
- $40,000
- Events
- 1
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- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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Cyclone Tilo was a European windstorm which affected northern and western Europe in early November 2007. Combining with the remnants of Hurricane Noel, Tilo's storm surge led to the North Sea flood of 2007, affecting the coastlines of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Belgium, starting on the night of 8–9 November 2007.
- Where
- Norway
- Countries
- Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany
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The remnants of what was at one time Hurricane Ida brought very heavy rain and gusty winds to a large portion of Central Alabama.
- Damage
- $98,000
- Events
- 39
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Low pressure moving up along the East Coast produced rainfall amounts between 1.5 inches and 3.5 inches across much of eastern and southeast Virginia.
- Events
- 30
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Low pressure moving up along the East Coast produced rainfall amounts between 1.5 inches and 3.5 inches across much of central and south central Virginia.
- Events
- 22
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The 2016 Johannesburg flood was a natural disaster in South Africa that took place on 9 November 2016. The flooding, which occurred in the area east of Johannesburg, affected both Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni.
- Where
- South Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Deaths
- 6
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A Flash Flood Watch was issued on the second weekend of November, mainly due to a tropical wave moving through the area and a lingering frontal boundary. Saturated soils and moderate to heavy rainfall helped increase the flood and debris flow threat.
- Damage
- $164,000
- Strongest
- 52 kt wind
- Events
- 21
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A frontal boundary moved into the region and stalled while Tropical Storm Rafael meandered in the gulf. Moisture from the decaying tropical cyclone streamed north across Louisiana. This produced heavy rain over the area that produced flooding.
- Damage
- $165,000
- Events
- 8
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A frontal boundary moved into the region and stalled while Tropical Storm Rafael meandered in the gulf. Moisture from the decaying tropical cyclone streamed north across Southeast Texas. This produced heavy rain over the area that produced flooding.
- Damage
- $75,000
- Events
- 4
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- Injuries
- 2
- Strongest
- 1.75 in hail
- Events
- 8
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- Strongest
- 2.25 in hail
- Events
- 26
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Several large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds.
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $62,000
- Strongest
- 85 kt wind
- Events
- 3
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- Deaths
- 2
- Damage
- $3,000
- Events
- 1
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Winds knocked down large limbs and snapped power poles.
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $305,000
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 12
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Numerous trees and large limbs knocked down across the county.
- Damage
- $480,000
- Strongest
- 63 kt wind
- Events
- 23
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Brief wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common along a squall line, preceding a cold front. Some of the representative wind gusts were 38 mph at Beckley, 45 mph at Huntington, 46 mph at Parkersburg and Charleston, and 47 mph at Elkins.
- Events
- 34
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Gusty winds, between 30 and 40 mph at times, caused scattered trees to fall through the day. Winds were generally below advisory criteria, but many rotted trees and limbs fell because of the overall windy and rainy conditions.
- Events
- 29
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Law enforcement reported trees down.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 17
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Brief wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph were common along a squall line, ahead of a strong cold front. Fallen trees damaged vehicles and at least one roof in the town of Athens.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 9
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Numerous trees and power lined knocked down across the county.
- Damage
- $55,000
- Strongest
- 50 kt wind
- Events
- 7
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Thunderstorm winds ripped the porch off a farmhouse, toppled several trees and power lines, and damaged a pump house, two tractors and an irrigation system. Reported by the Albany News Herald.
- Damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 1
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Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.
- Damage
- $62,000
- Strongest
- 57 kt wind
- Events
- 4
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A line of thunderstorms was set off by a cold front earlier in the afternoon. That evening, there were strong gradient winds over Central Kentucky in the wake of the front.
- Damage
- $75,000
- Strongest
- 70 kt wind
- Events
- 1
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A severe thunderstorm produced 50 knot wind gust (58 mph) at the north end of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Several trees were blown down in nearby Lewisburg. Three houses were damaged by the fallen trees and large tree limbs.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Strongest
- 50 kt wind
- Events
- 2
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Trees and power lines down.
- Damage
- $43,000
- Events
- 1
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A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts were damaged the roof of a motel and retail store, blew out several automobile windows, and downed a few trees.
- Damage
- $40,000
- Events
- 1
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Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage to a portion of the roof of a house, damaged two mobile house and several outbuildings. Several pine trees were also blown down.
- Damage
- $40,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees down.
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees and power lines down.
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees and power lines down.
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees down.
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees down.
- Damage
- $29,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees down.
- Damage
- $28,000
- Events
- 1
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Trees, power lines, power poles down.
- Damage
- $28,000
- Events
- 1
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Low pressure over the upper Great Lakes deepened as it moved to Quebec. The passage of the low brought strong thunderstorms to the area during the late morning and afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages reported.
- Damage
- $190,000
- Strongest
- 1 in hail
- Events
- 13
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An intense low pressure system moving across northern Lake Superior generated damaging winds over northwest Upper Michigan on November 9th. The following reports highlighted the event. -100-foot U.S. Coast Guard tower blown down in Keweenaw County.
- Damage
- $150,000
- Strongest
- 65 kt wind
- Events
- 9
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A powerful low pressure system lifted northeast across the northern Great Lakes. Very gusty west to northwest winds downed a number of trees and some power lines, especially in the shoreline counties along Lakes Superior and Michigan.
- Damage
- $75,000
- Strongest
- 52 kt wind
- Events
- 10
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Strong winds ahead of an approaching storm system buffeted the Mojave Desert, raising areas of blowing dust. Poor visibility contributed to a 13-vehicle pileup on Interstate 40, killing four people.
- Deaths
- 4
- Damage
- $1.0 million
- Events
- 1
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A strong ridge of high pressure building into the region from the northeast and a deep surface low over the northern Gulf of Mexico resulted in a tight surface pressure gradient across north Georgia on the morning of November 9th with subsequent gusty winds.
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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A period of wet snow occurred from the afternoon of Friday, November 9th into the early morning hours of Saturday, November 10th in the southern Adirondacks ahead of a low pressure system.
- Damage
- $24,000
- Events
- 26
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A rapidly strengthening low pressure system coming off the Rockies caused surface pressures to drop around 14 mb in 24 hours. This drop in air pressure created a strong pressure gradient that caused strong winds across the area.
- Damage
- $25,000
- Strongest
- 65 kt wind
- Events
- 3
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A strong cold front moved through the area on November 9th with the first freeze of the season behind it.
- Damage
- $19,000
- Strongest
- 2 in hail
- Events
- 24
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Heavy lake effect snow occurred over a seven day period. Total storm accumulations ranged from 6 inches in Elyria (Lorain County) to 69 inches in Chardon (Geauga County).
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $21 million
- Events
- 8
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Heavy lake effect snow accumulated an average of two to three feet over a 7 day period. Total storm amounts ranged from 21 inches in Conneautville (Crawford County) to 55 inches in Edinboro (Erie County).
- Damage
- $4.0 million
- Events
- 3
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A brief but heavy snow shower caused a 12 car pile-up on Highway 16 near La Crosse. Multiple-car accidents also occured on Highway 35, 33 and Interstate 90.
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 1
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An 81-year-old Rawlins man died when his car slid off an icy Rawlins street, crashed through a small fence and tumbled over a 17-foot retaining wall, landing on its roof. Several inches of snow fell 11/09, making roads slick.
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $8,000
- Events
- 1
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Intense low pressure system tracked across southern and central Minnesota bringing heavy snow to parts of the west. Canby reported 13.5 inches of snow with accompanying lightning and thunder. Madison reported 10 inches.
- Injuries
- 2
- Strongest
- 60 kt wind
- Events
- 32
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- Injuries
- 2
- Events
- 26
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Strong upper level low pressure and powerful surface system over colorado ejected northeast into the northern plains during the early morning hours on the 9th and intensified during the day.
- Events
- 23
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A powerful winter storm passed through northern Nebraska November 9 and 10. Although snowfall amounts were generally less than 4 inches, strong wind made conditions much worse than they would be otherwise.
- Damage
- $38,000
- Events
- 13
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A sharp cold front brought an abrupt change to colder conditions and the season's first lake effect episode. As is usually the case in early season events, elevation played a major role in snowfall accumulations.
- Damage
- $80,000
- Events
- 4
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An area of low pressure passed well to the north of Lake Erie late on November 9th and early on the 10th. A cold front trailing this low moved across the area during evening hours of the 9th.
- Damage
- $60,000
- Events
- 2
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An area of low pressure passed well to the north of Lake Erie late on November 9th and early on the 10th. A cold front trailing this low moved across the area during evening hours of the 9th.
- Damage
- $60,000
- Events
- 2
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A moisture-laden low pressure system moving from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes region dropped heavy snow over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the 9th into the 10th.
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $54,000
- Events
- 12
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A strong upper level disturbance lifting from west Texas into the mid Mississippi Valley brought widespread rain to eastern Iowa beginning late in the evening of November 7th and continued through the 8th and into the early morning hours of November 9th.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 2
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A light snow event during the morning hours of November 9th created icy roadways. Snowfall amounts ranged from a half inch to around 2.5 inches, but this was enough to create dangerous driving conditions which resulted in a fatal accident on State Highway 13 four miles west of…
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $5,000
- Events
- 1
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An area of low pressure formed over Oklahoma during the day on the 8th and advanced northeast across Missouri. There was strong support in the upper levels of the atmosphere as a negatively tilted shortwave lifted northeast out of the southwest US.
- Damage
- $1.2 million
- Events
- 6
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Snowstorm of November 9, 2012 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Northern Rockies and Plains. It lasted from November 9, 2012 to November 13, 2012.
- Category
- 1, Notable
- Index
- 2.6
- Winter deaths filed
- 1
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A complex winter weather event materialized across the Northern Plains November 8th through early November 11th. Three waves of winter weather impacted west and central North Dakota, the third wave being the most severe.
- Events
- 22
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Snowstorm of November 9, 2014 was ranked category 1, Notable, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Upper Midwest. It lasted from November 9, 2014 to November 11, 2014.
- Category
- 1, Notable
- Index
- 1.7
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An early winter storm brought a record snowfall amount, on November 10th, to St. Cloud, Minnesota with 13.2 inches. This is a daily record as well as the most snowfall in any 24 hour period for any November. St.
- Events
- 29
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An arctic air mass pushed southward in western Montana Sunday night into Monday(Nov. 10). There was a period of rain on Sunday before the arctic air mass moved through setting up the stage for a flash freeze and snow combination by Sunday night.
- Damage
- $96,000
- Events
- 5
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Low pressure moved over northeast California and western Nevada on the 9th and 10th, causing a modest snowfall. However, lake effect snow downwind of Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake greatly boosted snowfall totals for portions of western Nevada.
- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 1
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Heavy lake enhanced snow bands developed off both Lake Superior and Lake Michigan and impacted portions of west and central Upper Mi from the 9th into the 10th. Strong winds also caused considerable drifting of snow over the Keweenaw Peninsula.
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 7
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An area of low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes on the evening of November 9. Cold air wrapping behind the system allowed for rain to change over to snow and for lake effect snow showers to develop over an open Lake Erie.
- Damage
- $175,000
- Events
- 2
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Unusual warmth with a week of temperatures mainly in the 70s (even 50s and 60s on November 9 less than a day before this storm) was brought to an abrupt end as a deep trough of low pressure moved out of Rockies and into the Plains.
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $40,000
- Events
- 11
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Unusual warmth with a week of temperatures mainly in the 70s (even 50s and 60s on November 9 less than a day before this storm) was brought to an abrupt end as a deep trough of low pressure moved out of Rockies and into the Plains.
- Deaths
- 2
- Damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 2
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A Colorado low lifted into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Although the system was not very slow moving, it was a very dynamic system which produced very high snowfall rates of nearly three inches per hour in some locations.
- Damage
- $225,000
- Events
- 32
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A strong Colorado Low moved through the area, bringing multiple inches of snow and 30 - 50 MPH winds to the area. This created blowing snow or blizzard conditions in some areas.
- Events
- 37
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The Tenmile Fork of Cabin Creek Fire started on November 9, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 3,388 acres.
- When
- November 9, 1987
- Acres
- 3,388
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The Slate Creek Fire started on November 9, 1987, in West Virginia, and burned 1,566 acres.
- When
- November 9, 1987
- Acres
- 1,566
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The Betsy Fire started on November 9, 1989, in Texas, and burned 1,582 acres.
- When
- November 9, 1989
- Acres
- 1,582
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The Hunter Fire was discovered on November 9, 1992, in Louisiana, and burned 2,880 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 1992
- Acres
- 2,880
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The Cub Branch Fire was discovered on November 9, 1994, in Logan County, West Virginia, and burned 532 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 1994
- Acres
- 532
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 9, 1995, in Chautauqua County, Kansas, and burned 1,200 acres.
- When
- November 9, 1995
- Acres
- 1,200
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The Starlake Fire was discovered on November 9, 1995, in Texas, and burned 1,030 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 1995
- Acres
- 1,030
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A week after the last significant rains on the 2nd, a second round of Indian Summer weather boosted afternoon temperatures into the upper 60s to the upper 70s on the 9th. Brush fires increased across southern West Virginia. Most of the fires were set by arsonists.
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- $13,000
- Events
- 12
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 9, 1999, in Kentucky, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 1999
- Acres
- 1,200
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The Mud Fork Fire was discovered on November 9, 1999, in Mingo County, West Virginia, and burned 723 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 1999
- Acres
- 723
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 9, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 2001
- Acres
- 2,500
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The Mare Br. Ameagle Fire was discovered on November 9, 2001, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, and burned 1,044 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
- When
- November 9, 2001
- Acres
- 1,044
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 9, 2001, in Kentucky, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 2001
- Acres
- 1,000
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The White Oak Br Fire was discovered on November 9, 2001, in Mingo County, West Virginia, and burned 813 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 2001
- Acres
- 813
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The Big Jarrell Creek Fire was discovered on November 9, 2009, in Boone County, West Virginia, and burned 1,243 acres; the cause was recorded as fireworks.
- When
- November 9, 2009
- Acres
- 1,243
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Dry conditions combined with winds gusting to 30mph and low relative humidity to allow a wild fire near Galena, Kansas to burn out of control for several hours. The fire burned around 100 acres of off Schermerhorn Road and destroyed a couple of mobile homes.
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 1
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The Arabia Bay Fire was discovered on November 9, 2010, in Clinch County, Georgia, and burned 2,710 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- When
- November 9, 2010
- Acres
- 2,710
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The Range 51 Fire was discovered on November 9, 2010, in Riley County, Kansas, and burned 2,150 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- November 9, 2010
- Acres
- 2,150
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The Unnamed Fire was discovered on November 9, 2010, in Nebraska, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- When
- November 9, 2010
- Acres
- 1,000
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The Rock Mountain Fire was reported on November 9, 2016, in Rabun County, Georgia, and burned 24,725 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- November 9, 2016
- Acres
- 24,725
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The Stinking Creek Fire was reported on November 9, 2016, in Campbell County, Tennessee, and burned 10,586 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- November 9, 2016
- Acres
- 10,586
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The Lookout Mountain Fire was reported on November 9, 2016, in De Kalb County, Alabama, and burned 2,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- November 9, 2016
- Acres
- 2,000
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The Gatliff Fire was reported on November 9, 2016, in Whitley County, Kentucky, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- November 9, 2016
- Acres
- 1,800
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The Cherry Creek Fire was reported on November 9, 2019, in Cheyenne County, Kansas, and burned 10,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
- When
- November 9, 2019
- Acres
- 10,000
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The Widgeon Fire was reported on November 9, 2022, in Jefferson County, Texas, and burned 3,505 acres.
- When
- November 9, 2022
- Acres
- 3,505
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The Rachel's Chapel Fire was reported on November 9, 2023, in Dickenson County, Virginia, and burned 1,135 acres.
- When
- November 9, 2023
- Acres
- 1,135
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An earthquake struck Vera, Spain. It killed 165 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
- When
- November 9, 1518
- Deaths
- 165
- Where
- Vera, Spain
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An earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- November 9, 1659
- Where
- Banda Sea, Indonesia
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An earthquake struck Leogane,petit Goave, Haiti.
- When
- November 9, 1701
- Where
- Leogane,petit Goave, Haiti
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Massachusetts, New Hampshire, United States.
- When
- November 9, 1727
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Where
- Massachusetts, New Hampshire, United States
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An earthquake struck Manila, Philippines. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- November 9, 1828
- Where
- Manila, Philippines
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An earthquake struck Croatia, Balkans NW.
- When
- November 9, 1880
- Where
- Croatia, Balkans NW
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An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
- When
- November 9, 1887
- Where
- Northern Italy
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A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu Islands.
- When
- November 9, 1910
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Where
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu Islands
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An earthquake struck Sanriku, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- November 9, 1938
- Where
- Sanriku, Japan
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
- When
- November 9, 1960
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Sichuan Province, China
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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Acre, Brazil.
- When
- November 9, 1963
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Where
- Acre, Brazil
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A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Gorgan, Iran.
- When
- November 9, 1977
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Where
- Gorgan, Iran
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A magnitude 5 earthquake struck N, Parma, Italy. It injured 100.
- When
- November 9, 1983
- Magnitude
- 5
- Where
- N, Parma, Italy
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Van, Turkey. It killed 40 people.
- When
- November 9, 2011
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Deaths
- 40
- Where
- Van, Turkey
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Off East Coast Honshu, Japan. It caused a tsunami.
- When
- November 9, 2025
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Off East Coast Honshu, Japan
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Lightning struck the attic of a two story house and ignited a gas line which set the home on fire.
- Damage
- $70,000
- Events
- 1
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High seas overturned a fisherman's boat at the Vega Alta Coast. One of the occupants drowned while the other received injuries as he hit the reef.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Events
- 1
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Lightning struck a home on M71, surging through the entire house. The interior was a total loss because of smoke damage, but the house was still standing.
- Damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 2
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Dense fog developed over parts of Oklahoma during the early to mid morning hours of the 9th. A couple of automobile accidents occurred as a result of poor visibility due to dense fog. Several injuries occurred, but thankfully no fatalities were reported.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $35,000
- Events
- 3
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Dense fog developed over parts of western Oklahoma during the early and mid-morning hours of November 9th, 2007. Multiple accidents occurred as a result of the poor visibility, including a school bus that collided with a car and pickup. Multiple injuries occurred as a result of the fog, but thankfully no fatalities.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Swells of 2 to 3 feet from a distant storm in the north Atlantic created ideal rip current conditions along the Palm Beach County coast.
- Deaths
- 1
- Events
- 1
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Long period swells associated with distant Tropical Storm Sean produced numerous strong rip currents along the east central Florida coast. A female swimmer was pulled out to sea by a rip current and battered by the rough surf so that she became submerged in water.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Events
- 1
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Widespread dense fog blanketed western Kentucky during the early morning hours. Visibility was one-quarter mile or less. A surface high pressure ridge across the Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys provided favorable conditions for dense fog.
- Events
- 22
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An elevated short period swell brought high surf and choppy seas to local beaches and the adjacent waters. One fatality was reported when a private fishing vessel capsized.
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $50,000
- Events
- 2
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A moderate rip current risk prevailed across the northern coast of Puerto Rico due to seas 3 to 5 feet and winds out of the east at 5 to 10 knots. A northerly swell was invading the Atlantic waters, and the risk was expected to increase to high in the evening hours.
- Deaths
- 2
- Events
- 1
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