Weather on This Date - November 22

Entry posted by NorthGeorgiaWX November 22, 2018

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November 22, 1641
An observer at Boston, MA, recorded a great tempest of wind and rain from the southeast all night, as fierce as a hurricane, and thereupon followed the highest tide which we have seen since our arrival here . (David Ludlum)

November 22, 1957
Extremely destructive Santa Ana winds blew from Oxnard to San Diego and inland parts of southern California. The high winds produced a 28,000 acre brush fire on a 40-mile front west of Crystal Lake. People were ordered off streets in some areas due to flying debris. (21st-22nd) (The Weather Channel)

November 22, 1987
Eight cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Elkins, WV, reported a low of 5 degrees above zero. Gale force winds continued along the Northern Atlantic Coast. (The National Weather Summary)

November 22, 1988
Wet and windy weather prevailed across the western U.S., with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. Winds gusted to 62 mph at Vedauwoo WY, and reached 75 mph at Tillamook OR. Shelter Cove CA was drenched with 4.37 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

November 22, 1989
Strong northerly winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Michigan, with heavy snow in extreme southeastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee WI received nine inches of snow, and in Racine County there were more than one hundred automobile accidents. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

November 22, 1992
A severe weather outbreak occurred producing several tornadoes. The strongest tornadoes were an F-4 tornado in Putnam and Greene Counties, and another F-4 tornado in Cobb and Cherokee Counties. Estimated damages from both these storms were near $54 million. In Putnam County, 68 homes were completely destroyed and another 109 were damaged. Fifty-five people were injured. Three deaths occurred at Lake Oconee when a house and a trailer were swept into the lake. In Greene County, the tornado demolished most of the town of White Plains. Sixty-six homes and five businesses were destroyed. One woman was killed and 31 people were injured. In Cobb County, over 325 residences and businesses were either destroyed or damaged and 34 people were injured. In Cherokee County, at least 200 homes had varying degrees of damages, mostly around Woodstock. Although no one was killed, 12 people were injured. (NWS Atlanta)

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