[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (November 11)

2002: Damage was heavy in Northern California from the previous day's storm.
Many north state power outages would linger for another day.
Thousands of north state residents sat in dark homes after the region's most destructive storm in years.
Wind shrieked up to 80 mph and battered Northern California's power grid, leaving 500,000 people without electricity from Bakersfield to Redding.

1997: A tornado in Irvine touched down and another funnel cloud developed.
Property and vehicle damage was incurred in Irvine from flying debris.
Ten cars were thrown a few feet.

1993: A tornado in Portola Hills (near Tustin) caused two injuries and property damage.

1985: Heavy rain from a cold, slow-moving storm with embedded thunderstorms started on this day and ended on 11.13.
It produced 4.25" in Julian, 3.42" in La Mesa, 2.63" in SDSU, 2.44" in Vista, 2.40" in Lemon Grove, 2.39" in Alpine, 2.19" in Poway, 2.13" in Chula Vista, and 1.84" in San Diego.
Flooding occurred in Spring Valley and Mission Valley, with erosion damage in La Mesa.
The storm dropped 14 inches of snow in Mt. Laguna, five inches in Julian and through the San Gabriel Mountains.
Light snow fell as low as Alpine (1800 feet elevation).

1978: 12" of snow fell in Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily snowfall on record for November.

1954: 1.79" of rain fell in Victorville, the greatest daily amount on record for November.

1950: It was 30° in Santa Ana, the first date of the season with a freezing temperature on record.
It also marks the lowest November temperature on record.
This also occurred on 11.12.1950, 11.24.1952, and 11.30.1948.

1915: Bridgeport had a morning low of -14°.

1902: Wet day in Fresno: 1.88" of rain fell, setting a daily record.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego


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