On This Day In Weather History...

NOVEMBER 9TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1913...
The "freshwater fury", a rapidly deepening cyclone, caused unpredicted
gales on the Great Lakes. Eight large ore carriers on Lake Erie sank
drowning 270 sailors. Cleveland OH reported 17.4 inches of snow in 24
hours, and a total of 22.2 inches, both all-time records for that location.
During the storm, winds at Cleveland averaged 50 mph, with gusts to 79 mph.
The storm produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Buffalo NY, and buried Pickens
WV under three feet of snow. (9th-11th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1926...
A tornado in Charles County of southern Maryland killed seventeen persons.
(The Weather Channel)
...1970...
One of the worst cyclones in recent history hit the coast of Bangladesh. Storm 
surges of 13 to 16 feet combined with high tides and more than 10 inches of 
rain, causing incredible flooding and killing more than 300,000 people. (NWS Louisville)
... 2000...
Roofs were ripped from several homes by a tornado of F1 strength near 
Burkesville KY. Two buildings were lifted up and moved greater than 50 yards in 
an F1 tornado near Blowing Springs KY. A porch roof was ripped off a house with 
an F1 tornado northwest of Horse Cave KY. A barn was blown down by an F1 tornado 
in Marion County. Two tornadoes struck Washington County KY both of F1 strength. 
One was near Saint Catherine the other near Sharpsville. An F1 tornado struck 
near Versailles. (NWS Louisville)
...2002...
The infamous Veterans Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak got underway. The outbreak 
began Saturday evening with six tornadoes that struck western Tennessee, but by 
the time the weekend was over, 76 tornadoes were reported across 17 states, 
killing 36 people. (NWS Louisville)