RSS Feeds- In 1974...Bismarck ND was in the middle of a 5 day snowstorm that dumped 28.3 inches of snow.
- In 1982...Hurricane Iwa struck the Hawaiian islands of Niah, Kauai and Oahu. Winds gusted above 130 mph and sustained winds were near 100 mph. Honolulu had gust to 81 mph. Total damage was well over $200 million. Iwa was the first hurricane to strike Hawaii in 23 years since Dot had hit the islands in August 1959.
- In 1989...So much for a White Christmas. How about a White Thanksgiving? Low pressure tracking across the Carolinas brought heavy rain to parts of the Southern Atlantic Coast Region for Thanksgiving Day, and blanketed the Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England with heavy snow. The storm produced up to nine inches of snow over Long Island NY, and up to 14 inches on Cape Cod MA, at Yarmouth. Totals of 4.7 inches at New York City and 6 inches at Newark NJ were records for Thanksgiving Day, the 8 inch total at Providence RI was a record for any given day in November, and the 6.5 inch total at Strasburg CT was a record for the month of November as a whole.
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