476 MONTHLY WEA4THER REVIEW NOVEMBER, 19%
SEVERE LOCAL HAIL AND WIND STORMS, NOVEMBER, 1936
Report of the Chief of Bureau] [The table herewith contains such data as have been received concerning severe local storms that occurred during the month. A more complete statement will appear in the Annual
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Damage principally to overhead wire systems.
Highways blocked; much corn blown down ____
Windows broken, some dnmnm to roofs. One
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Oroesbeck, Tex.. .___ ______
Severe sandstorm%
T h u n d e r s t o r m, wind :ind h:iil. Tornado ....______
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La Plata (near) to Cedar- d e , hid.
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hluch cotton ruined; windmills. telephone lines signs and buildings of weak contructiod
Chracter of damage not reported-.-. _____
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Homes, barns, trees and crops damaged or do. stroyed; lirestock killed; 11 persons injured. Heavy damage to all kinds of buildings; 40 01
more persons injured. Property dnmage especially heavy mount Choctaw and Culpepper. A numher of homes and barns demolished 01
damaged. Property damage severe, north section of Hebei Sljrings almost totolly wrecked. Roads im passable; mony persons injured. Sevi.ral hoiires blown down
Charncter of damage not reported _________._.__
damaged.
Alpena, Mich
Atlantic City, N. J. (off coast of). Allentown, Pa. - _______.._
Chester County, Pa _______
Philadelphia, Pa
Reading, Pa., and vicinity.
Trenton, N. J., and vicinity
COM&hlt and Massa- chusetts.
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Southern and Central,
Eaqtern Iowa ____________.
Scotia, Calif ______.______..
Clods, N. Mex., and vi-
Southwestern Oklahoma.- 8an Francisco, Calif _______
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cinity.
daruage. Buildings, timher and crops wrecked or badl: damaged; livestork killed. Seventeen jmrson: injured,. Path 14 miles long.
Northwestern Texas- _____
Violent winGI ......
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Torn:i(lo ..........
Barry to Henry County,
Laelede to Phelp Coun-
Howell and Oregon Coun-
Pope to Van Buren Coun-
Perry and Conway Coun-
Fauikner and Cleburne
Mo., into Illinois.
ties, Mo.
ties, Mo.
ty, Ark.
ties, Ark.
Counties, Ark.
long. Unsubstintid huildings damaged and a numhe of negroes injured. hlinordauugeatmnnypoints throughout State Railway station and church practically demo1 ished and a numher of trees blown down P3t.h several miles lone.
Newport, Ark. (near) - - ___
Sherldan, Ark _____________
Moscow, Ark., and vici-
Macedonia, Ark.. ______ . - -
Claiborne Parish, La ______
nity.
Series nf severe thunderstorms and wind. Tornado.. ___.____
Morehouse Parish, La.....
aged orer path 7 miles long. Five person: slightly injured. Church blown down and many other building: dam:aged; trees prostrated; telephone servio imp.iired: 12 persons injured. Sever:il frame buildings destroyed; many tree: unrooted or twint.erl off: Dath 2 miles.
Marks (near), hIiss-- _____
Tennessee.. - __ - __ __ - - - __ - - Florence,, Tenn ___________
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&uth Carolina (northern tier of counties).
Graham. N. C. (8 miles
Eastern Lake Superior -... southwest of).
Canover (near) Tryon Statesville, h i s b u r ; a n d Winaton-Salem. NC.
Po;t's;;;outh, Va., and vi.
Houghton, Mich., and vi.
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property Chnractcr of storm Remarks
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rornadic wind and Shade trees uprooted and weak bnildlngs demol- hail. ished at points along path 2 miles long. Heavy One person in- hail broke many windows.
rornado.. . . . . . . .
Wind and SUOIT..
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Wind and rain ...
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jured. Five dwellings and a schoolhouse wrecked 4 homes damaged, 14 barns and contents a tdtal loss, and 14 school children and 3 adults killed nt La Plat.ta. A numher of buildings dam- aged or wrecked in Cedarville. Small build- ings, fences. and poles lereled over a path 18
miles long. Drifted snow caused tie-up of traffic; streets and highways impassable in places. Tug boxt with oil tanker in tow stranded; oil salvaged but tug alniost total wreck. Several houses unroofed and wires and poles blown down. Waterfronts badly damaged; part of sea wall washed away; poles and trees blown down. Some damage at Ex mition grounds by rain; minor damage by i l l i n g signs, etc. Several roofs blown off; trees uprooted; window: broken. Homes damaged; telephone and telegraph poles prostrated; trees broken; 3 persons hurt. Storm left Wail of damaged buildings, trees, and tangled wires in it.s wake. ,Many persons in- jured; U. S. Cutter ddorrrll wrecked and a score of fishing boats sunk. Traffic and tele. phone service demoralized.
person slightly injured. High wind ....-.-. Barns :ind windmills demolished and stacked grain ruined. Small buildings wrecked in ritv ___".
-.-.do ____.____ .___ Mill building wrecked injuring 4 men __________ Rain and wind .... Damage principally by flooding; traffic inter. rugted; shipping delayed. A few trees blown
___.do ____. ..._____ Heaviest property damage at Moscow; aboui
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40 persons injured.
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Ode ... .-- ________ Several freighters swepc 'sshore: one lumbe
Iieavs hsil ...-.-.-, Hail over small areas did considerable damagi 1 steamer a total wreck, others damaged.
to windows and automobiles.
Severe thunder- Warehousesand contents badly damaged; mino
Wind and'snow ... Two vessels wrecked on Geweenaw Point..--
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Oreen Bay Press Gazette
DfBcisl, U. S. Wenther Bu- (Wis.) .
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Fort Smith Journal (Ark.). Official, U. 9. Weather Bu- reau.
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Times Record (Fort Smith,
Southwest American (Fort Smith, Ark.).
Times Record (Fort Smith,
Southwest American (Fort
Times Record (Ft. Smith,
Ark.).
Smith, Ark.
Ark.). Do.
Bureau.
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OWclal, U. 6. Weather
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Do. Orwnville News (Oreen-
Official, U. 5. Weather Bu-
Courier Express (Buffalo,
Official. U. S. Weather Bu-
ville, 9. C.).
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