This Day in Weather History November 14

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1997: Heavy snow fell in a narrow band from northwestern through east central Iowa with accumulations of 9.3 inches at Sioux Rapids and Clinton, 10.0 inches at Kanawha, and 12.0 inches at Allison. The snow remained on the ground for nearly two weeks in parts of northern and northwestern Iowa, keeping temperatures unusually cool during that period.

1959: Unusually cold weather affected Iowa with many locations reporting record low temperatures for so early in the season, including Le Mars where the low of -24 F set the state record for this early and was only one degree shy of the all-time Iowa November record low which was set a full two weeks later in 1887. At Rock Rapids, Sheldon, and Sibley lows of -20 F set their all-time November cold records. Low temperatures reported further south and east included -13 F at Onawa, -12 F at Clarion, -10 F at Carroll, Pocahontas, and Sac City, -8 F at Jefferson and Woodward, -5 F at Ankeny, -4 F at Atlantic and Council Bluffs, -2 F at Shenandoah and Winterset, and -1 F at Corning, Des Moines, and Knoxville.

1928: A rare series of violent November tornadoes moved northeast from south of Vinton to near Manchester, passing very near Center Point and producing significant damage along their path. A woman was killed by flying debris as she ran from a barn and nine people were injured by the tornado, which was on the ground intermittently for about 45 miles.

The National Weather Service Des Moines